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and practices in Russia17.06.2018
A fine of 320 thousand rubles, for attempting to smuggle currency out of the Russian Federation for $20,350
More than 20 thousand US dollars found Kursk customs officers
Kursk customs officers at the Krupets automobile checkpoint detained a citizen trying to illegally take out of the country a currency equivalent to more than 20 thousand US dollars
A truck arrived at the Krupets customs checkpoint to leave for Ukraine. To the question of the duty customs inspector about the availability of goods and objects prohibited or restricted for export from Russia, as well as cash in excess of 10 thousand US dollars in equivalent, the driver of the car answered negatively. In the course of the subsequent customs inspection, a package with 20 thousand US dollars, 17 thousand Russian rubles and 2 thousand Ukrainian hryvnias was found in the cab of the car belonging to the driver. The total amount of currency detected was more than 1 million 260 thousand rubles, which is equivalent to more than 20,350 US dollars.
In accordance with clause 1 of Article 260 of the Customs Code of the Eurasian Economic Union, cash and (or) traveler’s checks are subject to customs declaration, if the total amount of such cash and (or) traveler’s checks during their one-time import into the EEU customs territory or one-time export from the customs territory of the Union exceeds the amount equivalent to 10 thousand US dollars at the exchange rate valid on the day of the submission to the customs authority of the passenger customs declaration.
In regard to the citizen of Ukraine, the excess of the rules for the carriage of currency amounted to 10,350 USD or 640,000 rubles.
On the fact of violation of currency legislation in respect of the 49-year-old citizen of Ukraine, a protocol was drawn up on an administrative offense under Article 16.4 of the Administrative Code of the Russian Federation “Non-declaration or inaccurate declaration of cash and (or) monetary instruments by individuals”.
The case of an administrative offense has been considered. There has been issued a decision appointing the guilty with the administrative punishment in the form of a fine in the amount of 320 thousand rubles.
Press Service of the Central Customs Administration, tks.ru, 15 June 2018 | 
