We bought a used car and got someone else's scrap collection. And it can happen.
Lawyer Pavel Bobrovich explains: Sales before the end of 12 months from the date of issuing the customs clearance order require an additional payment of a fee.
"When purchasing from a person who did not meet the payment obligation, the payer may be the buyer. "Before the settlement, you should check the import documents, the payment of the fee and the date of the first sale," warns the lawyer.
From January 1, 2027, recycling collection rates will increase by 10-20%. But this does not mean that every car in the secondary market will automatically become more expensive by the same amount.
Yaroslav Klimov, an economist at the Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation, points out: the fee mainly concerns imports, and not any resale of a car already registered. Moreover, the price is determined by demand, condition, mileage and repair costs.
The changes will affect fresh and powerful foreign cars the most. For personal import of cars with up to 160 horsepower and an engine capacity of up to three liters, preferential rates are maintained subject to the established conditions: 3.4 thousand rubles for a new car and 5.2 thousand for a car older than three years.
Therefore, before the purchase, you should study not only the body and the engine. Import documents, customs payments and transaction dates may be equally important.
A cheap ad does not guarantee a cheap purchase.