This article will be interesting and useful to those who intend to drive a car from Belarus to Russia. It covers information for the current 2013 year.
Car from Belarus: how to drive?
So, at the moment there are only two conditions in order to drive a car from Belarus without duty. First - the car must be cleared in Belarus (at any time). Second - the car must comply with Euro-4 standard. If both of these conditions are met, then such a machine from Belarus will be a “checkpoint”. Therefore, bring it is not difficult.
Some nuances
In order to bring a car from the Republic of Belarus duty-free with further receipt of the TCP and registration, it is necessary to consider the following. The population of Belarus is ten times smaller than the population of Russia. Accordingly, there are fewer cars there. And there are fewer “passing" cars. Therefore, you should hurry and decide on his choice. By the way, you need to choose a car with an engine capacity of more than 2 liters, as well as cars that are no more than 3 years old. This can be explained by the fact that the duties on importing cars with a small volume and a large one in Russia are completely different, unlike Belarus, where these duties are lower. Also, duties on importing new cars in Russia are much higher than on old ones. And in Belarus, again, they are not so obviously different. Choose a car in advance, study the ads for their sale. Next, you need to determine whether the car from Belarus meets Euro-4 environmental standard.
Certificate Euro 4
What you need to know about him? The fact that it can only be obtained in Russia, and not in Belarus. And getting it on cars manufactured before 2006 is practically impossible (practically because it is potentially possible, but it will cost a lot, the cost of the car will be more than in Russia). You also need to make sure that the vehicle is deregistered in the Republic of Belarus.
After everything is ready
You need to call the seller, make an appointment with him. Discuss all the details of the transaction: time, place, currency and other things. Next you need to plan a trip to Belarus. Take care of the place where you will live, about communication, about all the necessary things. When you arrive and meet with the seller, you need to carefully inspect the car for damage and inconsistencies in the documents with these numbers of units and assemblies.
A car from Belarus may require a diagnosis if you doubt it. You can do it right at a car service in Belarus. If all the checks were successful, make a purchase.
Customs
Before you go shopping, you will need to find out all the nuances of customs control in our country. Until April 2011, the Belarusian customs issued special certificates stating that the vehicle was cleared. Now these certificates are not issued, and the customs in the Russian Federation checks this fact by querying the appropriate database. If there is no information in this database, a written request will be sent to the Republic of Belarus. This will delay the receipt of TCP for one or two months.