Recycling collection in Russia will be maintained again.
The Ministry of Industry and Trade published a proposed decision that closes the last ways to bring a vehicle from abroad cheaper than Russian dealers. The department assures that this document does not increase the base rates - the planned increase awaits drivers as early as January 1, 2027. But the calculation rules change so that you will still have to pay too many hundreds of thousands and millions of rubles for foreign cars. While the project is being discussed, new requirements could start from May 1, 2027.
The main change concerns the import of cars through the EAEU countries - in particular through Kyrgyzstan, where cars were brought from Korea, China and Japan in order to save on customs. Previously, only commercial sellers had to pay the difference in customs duty, but now ordinary people who rent a car for themselves will also have to pay. The difference between the Russian payments and what is given during customs clearance in a neighboring country will be added to the clearance fee according to a special list of the Ministry of Industry and Trade. Due to this, crossovers with a volume of two liters will be more expensive by about half a million, and three liters by a million. All advantages will disappear: for example, a Geely Mongero imported through Kyrgyzstan will be equal in price to the new Volga for 4.8 million.
The second change concerns anyone who orders a vehicle for personal use: in order not to lose the preferential recycling fee, the vehicle must be registered with the traffic police only one month after customs and not be sold for an entire year. For residents of Moscow, St. Petersburg or the southern regions who transport cars from Japan via Vladivostok by car carriers, it is almost impossible to meet the deadline within 30 days because of laboratories and shipping. If you are late, you will have to pay an additional commercial rate of 1.2 to 3.5 million rubles. Lovers of old foreign cars over 30 years old will also get it - they will be exempt from collection only if they can prove that the car is a cultural value.
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