Legal news
and practices in Russia01.08.2018
Confiscation of undeclared 7 thousand US dollars, exceeding the allowed limit of 10 thousand, when departing from the Russian Federation
Undeclared money confiscated
Cash funds that the Russian citizen “forgot” to declare are confiscated by a court decision.
In February 2018, a passenger of the Krasnoyarsk-Baku flight illegally relocated $17,372.08 at the rate of the Central Bank of Russia across the customs border of the Eurasian Economic Union on the day of the offense.
He did not fill out the passenger customs declaration in respect of cash and followed the “green corridor” intended for the movement of goods that are not subject to customs declaration.
The man explained that he did not know about the rules, in particular, about the need for a written declaration of cash. The amount exceeding the cash withdrawal limit without a written declaration was $7,372.08 at the date of departure.
Krasnoyarsk customs officers filed an administrative offence case under Article 16.4 of the Code on Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation (non-declaration of cash by an individual).
At the moment, the court imposed a penalty of confiscation of money for committing an administrative offense.
Press Service of the Siberian Customs Administration (STU), tks.ru, 01 August 2018 | 
