The border in Svetogorsk is the closest border checkpoint, which is located next to the Finnish city of Imatra. Please note that as soon as you enter the city you need to follow the road signs “Main Road” and you will come straight to this border checkpoint.
Before checking documents at the border, we recommend that drivers top up their tank, since the price of gasoline in Finland is much higher than in Russia. This can be done at the VTK gas station, which is located very close to the border.
Contacts and details
| Name | Customs post of Svetogorsk international checkpoint |
| Customs code | 10206010 |
| Organizational structural form | Customs authority (not specialized) |
| Customs clearance | produced |
| Parent's name | Vyborg customs |
| Short name | t/p MAPP Svetogorsk |
| Border section | Russian-Finnish |
| Kind of transport | Automotive, Railway |
| Full address | 188990, Leningrad region, Vyborg district, Svetogorsk |
| Telephone | +7 (81378) 5-94-82 |
| Fax | +7 (81378) 5-94-83 |
| [email protected] customs.ru | |
| Website | https://sztu.customs.ru/folder/144444 |
| Working with ATA carnets | Yes |
| OKATO code | 41000 |
| SOATO code | 1141 |
t/p MAPP Svetogorsk on the map
Other posts and customs of Svetogorsk and Leningrad region
- Ust-Luga Customs Post (10218040)
- Yamburg Customs Post (10218060)
- Yaninsky customs post (10210370)
- Kingisepp Customs (10218000)
- Customs post of railway border crossing point Ivangorod (10218020)
- Customs post MAPP Ivangorod (10218030)
- Volkhov customs post (10210010)
- Gatchina customs post (10210020)
- Torfyanovsky customs post (10206100)
- Priozersky customs post (10206110)
- Vyborg customs (10206000)
- Customs post of railway border crossing point Buslovskaya (10206020)
- Customs post of the Brusnichnoe international border crossing point (10206030)
- Customs post of the Torfyanovka international checkpoint (10206040)
- Customs post Seaport of Vyborg (10206050)
- Vyborg railway customs post (10206070)
- Vyborg customs post (10206080)
- Svetogorsk customs post (10206090)
- North-West Energy Customs Post (with the status of a legal entity) (10006040)
See also: Leningrad region, Svetogorsk, Customs posts, Autoposts, Railway stations
Online queue at the Svetogorsk-Imatra border
To understand how busy the Svetogorsk automobile checkpoint is, you can watch the queue online from a video camera installed at the border in Imatra. Geographically, it is located in front of the entrance to the main terminal of Finnish customs. If you look at the photo, the building will be on the right, and the tail of the line will be on the left.
So, you stood in line and reached the entry barrier. Here you need to open your passport and show the page with your photo to the border guard. To avoid wasting time searching, do it in advance.
Customs broker services
- Personal customs clearance specialist;
- We prepare and execute the necessary documentation - declarations, applications, various permitting forms, documents, reporting;
- Recommendations on HS codes for goods;
- Preliminary calculation of customs value and amount of advance customs payments;
- Drawing up DT projects and related documents;
- Document flow with customs;
- Submission of information at the request of the Customs post of MAPPA Svetogorsk;
- Representation of the Customer's interests in the customs authorities of the Russian Federation;
- Organization, if necessary, of preliminary customs inspection of goods and vehicles before submitting the DT;
- Drawing up a declaration of intent under the seal of the customs representative;
- Consulting in the field of foreign economic activity (FEA);
Passing the border from Finland
As soon as you have passed Finnish customs and entered the territory of the Svetogorsk checkpoint, stand in the middle row, because Finnish citizens usually stand in the right lane. They are required to file customs declarations and take longer to complete passport control. The left lane is for buses.
Photo: fin-ware.ru
At the traffic light you start driving. Stop at the STOP sign and go to passport control. At our customs, inspection takes place according to the usual procedure. Look for a free window where the controller is running. Passengers also submit documents for the driver.
The driver presents his passport, vehicle registration certificate and tells the controller the number of passengers. After you have been stamped about crossing the border, open the hood and trunk for inspection and wait for the customs officer and border guard. Passengers can get into the car.
- Head of the checkpoint: (813-78) 59-475.
- Deputy Chief: (813-78) 59-477.
- Operational duty officer: (813-78) 59-481.
- Operates around the clock.
If everything is in order with your luggage, then you are heading out. When leaving customs at the checkpoint, you need to show the border guard the blue border crossing stamp that you recently received. In our next article we will tell you about the rules for crossing the border in Imatra. You will learn the basic procedure at customs and what documents you will need to travel to Finland.
Price
One consignment of goods is understood as a consignment of goods sent at a time to the consignee using one waybill in one vehicle within the framework of one foreign trade contract.
| Type of work | Cost without VAT) |
| Carrying out customs operations and declaring goods of one consignment in import mode (IM 40): - consulting; — checking the package of documents provided by the Customer for customs clearance of one consignment (including shipping documents); — formalization of delivery documents, preparation, filling out the declaration form and electronic submission to the customs authority. | from 5,000 rubles |
| Carrying out customs operations and declaration for each subsequent consignment in import mode, if there are several consignments in one vehicle (IM 40): - consulting; — checking the package of documents provided by the Customer for registration of one consignment (including shipping documents); — formalization of delivery documents, preparation, filling out the declaration form and electronic submission to the customs authority. | from 4,000 rubles |
| Registration of each additional sheet of goods declaration, starting from the 5th (fifth) product in the import mode (IM 40). | from 450 rubles |
| Carrying out customs operations and customs declaration of goods of one consignment in export mode (EC 10): - consulting; — checking the package of documents provided by the Customer for one consignment (including shipping documents); — formalization of delivery documents, preparation, filling out the declaration form and electronic submission to the customs authority. | from 3,000 rubles |
| Carrying out customs operations and declaring goods of one consignment (other modes): - consulting; — checking the package of documents provided by the Customer for customs clearance of one consignment (including shipping documents); — formalization of delivery documents, preparation, filling out the declaration form and electronic submission to the customs authority. | from 10,000 rubles |
| Payment (additional payment) of any types of customs duties under one DT on behalf and on behalf of the Customer, using the representative’s own funds through terminal payment using a customs card/online service of the ROUND payment system. | from 3% of the documented payment amount (additional payment), but not less than 1,000 rubles |
| Assistance in obtaining a Declaration of Conformity with the CU TR for goods, as well as other permitting documents. | discussed individually |
Operating procedure
- Request. You leave a request in any convenient way: by phone, email or through forms on the website.
- Consultation with a specialist. We call you back and find out your task in the field of foreign economic activity and inform you of the price for customs clearance.
- Signing the contract. Agreeing on the terms of cooperation and signing the contract.
- Preparation of documents and certificates. Collection and preparation of the necessary permits for the import or export of your goods.
- Customs clearance. Submitting a declaration, resolving disputes and attending inspections and inspections.
Passing the border in Svetogorsk
Those who ride bicycles to Finland do not need to stand in queues. You can drive straight to the entry barrier and they will let you through without queuing. There may be a traffic controller at the entrance to the border inspection. It controls the flow of traffic and will show you the lane where you need to go.
Photo: fin-ware.ru
You drive up to the STOP sign, it is located right in front of the traffic light, and wait for the cars ahead to go through control. Only two or three cars are allowed into each lane where inspections take place; traffic light signs will indicate this to you.
At the checkpoint in Svetogorsk, inspections are carried out, documents are checked and stamps are placed on border crossing. You can submit documents to any window where the controller operates. If there is no one there, then you need to go to the main building of the customs terminal. Tourists need to follow some simple rules:
- The driver submits documents first.
- Passengers present their passports after the driver.
- If you are driving, then you need to tell the controller the number of passengers.
- The driver must present his foreign passport and vehicle registration certificate.
- Passengers must present only their foreign passports.
After you have been stamped, go to your car and wait for the border guard who inspects the cars. You can open the hood and trunk, they will see that you have passed passport control and will come up to you.
Photo: fin-ware.ru
Your car will be inspected and if everything is in order, the barrier will be opened for you. There is a Duty-Free shop ahead. We put the stamps, bought what you need and moved on. You pass another checkpoint where you need to show your blue mark in your passport. After it begins the neutral zone and the territory of Finland.
