Stages and cost of customs clearance of an electric car

Customs clearance of an electric vehicle without paying duties

It is noteworthy that the Verkhovna Rada considered various bills on this topic. In particular, one of the options was Draft Law number 5494, declaring the large-scale development of the electric vehicle market in Ukraine, and dated back to December 1, already far away in 2021. This bill dealt with complete tax exemption during customs clearance of an electric vehicle in Ukraine.

However, it was not he who influenced the deputies, but draft 6776-D, on the country’s budget. It was this bill that became a full-fledged current law No. 2245 on December 7, 2017. Its essence is the exemption of the import of electric vehicles from all countries from remaining customs taxes, including excise duty and VAT.

It is noteworthy that this amendment is valid until December 31, 2018. Therefore, if you have a desire to buy and clear customs electric cars in Ukraine, then now is the most favorable time for this. The Ukrainian government rarely pleases the population with such pleasant bonuses and almost unique promotions, so you have less than a year to realize your dream of buying and clearing an electric car. Don't miss the chance.

Customs payments when importing an electric vehicle into the Russian Federation

When importing an electric vehicle into the Russian Federation at customs, you must pay customs duties, which are absolutely the same for both individuals and legal entities, with the exception of recycling fee rates.

1) The customs clearance fee depends on the customs value of the electric vehicle

2) The import duty for customs clearance of an electric vehicle is 15%.

3) Excise tax based on the power of the installed electric motor.

Table 1. Excise tax rates for electric vehicles

4) VAT on import 20%

5) The size of the recycling fee for an electric car in Russia

When importing an electric vehicle into the Russian Federation, you must pay a recycling fee, the amount of which depends on the age of the vehicle and the type of foreign trade participant.

When imported by an individual:

Table 2. Recycling fee for individuals for electric vehicles

When imported by a legal entity or individual entrepreneur:

Table 3. Recycling fee for legal entities and individual entrepreneurs for electric vehicles

Thus, for legal entities or individual entrepreneurs, the size of the recycling fee is much higher, and registration of a car at customs occurs with the permission of the copyright holder, if the manufacturer is located in ROIS!

Registration of cars at customs for legal entities occurs with the permission of the copyright holder on the territory of the Russian Federation, if the manufacturer is located in the ROIS!

How to clear customs of an electric car in Ukraine 2021 with Sea Way

Our company’s specialists are ready to provide a full range of services to implement your plans. Full consultation and support of the process, starting from the purchase and delivery of an electric vehicle, ending with its customs clearance in Ukraine this year. Finding and viewing Law No. 2245 on the World Wide Web on your own is not difficult. However, use only official publications, including the Verkhovna Rada newspaper and the official government website. There is no need to carefully study the entire document. Those who are interested in purchasing and customs clearance of electric vehicles in Ukraine will need to find only seven lines. For convenience, we present them below.

The authorship of the draft law belongs to a group of deputies led by People's Deputy Howard Robert. It is noteworthy that he was the co-author of Law 3251, which made it possible to reduce the excise tax on used cars. This decision had a serious and positive impact on customs clearance of cars in Ukraine.

Today, thanks to the work of the deputy and his team, motorists in our country can buy and clear customs cars from Europe and the USA inexpensively, which allows them to save money when compared, for example, with buying a Ukrainian car.

The real benefits of an electric car in numbers

Taking into account statistical data, it has been established that a car travels on average about 30 thousand kilometers per year. Average fuel consumption per hundred kilometers is 10 liters. Thus, each car owner spends more than 70 thousand hryvnia per year on fuel when using a vehicle with an internal combustion engine. These are financial flows that are directly washed out of the country.

Regarding the electric car, it can be noted that the cost of “refueling” will be from 3 to 4 thousand hryvnia per year. The calculation takes into account the average consumption of an electric vehicle of 10 kW per 100 km and the cost of a kilowatt of 1.29 UAH. This in itself is promising and relevant, and after the adoption of Law 2245, regarding electric vehicles, even more in demand help appeared both for the energy independence of our country and for reducing the burden on the environment, as well as a qualitative change in the entire transport system of the country.

Caring for the environment is the main direction of development of modern society. Most highly developed countries are planning to abandon cars running on gasoline or diesel in favor of innovative electric vehicles. Many programs have been developed to encourage the transition to environmentally friendly cars.

Customs clearance of electric vehicles in Ukraine is one of the services of our company.

Is it necessary to clear customs for an electric car in Russia?

All issues related to the legalization of vehicles imported for permanent use are regulated by the Tax Code of the Russian Federation, internal acts of the customs service of the Russian Federation, as well as international agreements. Thus, when concluding an agreement on the creation of the Customs Union, the need arose to create a customs code regulating issues related to the movement of cargo between the borders of the participating countries.

Based on these regulations, the answer to this question is clearly positive. Regardless of which country the vehicle is imported from, it will need to be cleared through customs. Even zero customs fees when crossing borders in the customs union do not cancel customs clearance as such. This means that a driver importing a vehicle for personal permanent use from abroad must inevitably provide documents and a car for inspection. This rule also applies to electric cars.

Attention! Tariffs and procedures have changed, but the need to legalize a vehicle has not been canceled. For electric cars, the procedure is no different from the standard one.

What are the advantages of electric cars?

• The main advantage is environmental friendliness, something for which the whole world values ​​such cars. The machine does not produce hazardous emissions into the atmosphere.
• Savings: using gasoline consumes thousands per year, and powering an electric car is several times cheaper. For a 100 km distance, the car consumes about 10 kW.
• Fuel independence: By abandoning gasoline and diesel, we become energy independent of expensive resources.
• Wide choice: the range of electric car offers on the market is growing, the buyer is not limited to several models. The most famous electric cars are Tesla, but Ford and Nissan brands have already presented their samples.

Subtleties of customs clearance

Customs clearance of an electric car in Odessa provides advantages, since the legislative system is aimed at popularizing environmentally friendly transport. According to the resolution of the Verkhovna Rada, by the end of 2018 it was possible to carry out the procedure as economically as possible - without duty, VAT and excise tax. But this resolution is not the only one and not the first in the history of popularization of electric cars in the country.

In 2021, a document appeared according to which persons who cleared an electric car through customs in Ukraine were exempt from paying taxes.

Customs clearance of electric vehicles in 2021 has its own characteristics - our company will help you understand the intricacies without making mistakes. By using our services, you do not have to delve into the legal intricacies yourself - this will save time.

Customs clearance procedure

Customs clearance implies a series of actions aimed at legalizing the import of a vehicle into the country. It occurs in several stages at once:

1. Creation of a deposit for the amount of all tax fees associated with the import of transport. Only customs duties are paid separately.
2. Crossing the border In this case, the inspector will ask to present a document for the car. List of documents for customs clearance of an electric car:
3. Domestic and foreign passports of the driver
4. Power of attorney to carry out actions at customs if the car is not driven by the owner of the vehicle.
5. A customs declaration with which transport is registered. It is filled out according to form TD-6. You can fill out the form directly at customs.
6. Application – receipt. By drawing up it, the owner of the vehicle agrees to have the vehicle inspected by a customs inspector.
7. OSAGO policy.
8. Originals and copies of title documents for the electric vehicle.
9. Technical certificate.
10. Warranty card for the car.

Buying a car abroad: saving

It’s no secret that buying an electric car in the USA is much cheaper than in Ukraine. A used car undergoes customs clearance, documents are drawn up for it, after which the buyer can safely use the car.

All procedures in Ukraine will be handled by an experienced customs broker who will carry out the clearance process quickly and without problems. The tax rate for an electric car is 1 euro per 1000 W of battery capacity. There are no restrictions on the number of cars per year.

To get complete information from a professional, call our hotline number today.

European and American electric vehicle market

When thinking about buying and clearing an electric car, pay attention to:

• Tesla;
• Ford Electric;
• Nissan Leaf.

These electric cars are best purchased in the States. However, pay attention to the fact that American lighting standards are different from European ones. There are also a lot of decent options on the European market, especially since shipping an electric car from Europe is cheaper.

You can calculate the cost of customs clearance of a car, and Sea Way customs brokers will provide assistance in all processes, from selection and purchase to customs clearance and certification of an electric vehicle in Ukraine. For more complete information, call our consultants and enjoy the quality of electric vehicle customs clearance services.

How to properly clear an electric car through customs?

Customs clearance of an electric vehicle will occur in several stages:

Posting bail

The deposit amount will have to be paid several days before the car actually crosses customs. This money must be deposited into the account of the customs authority by the person accompanying the cargo. Alternatively, this money can be deposited at customs.

Documents that will be needed to make a deposit:

• Passport of a citizen of the Russian Federation (+ international passport);
• An application indicating the date, place (name of the customs point) and time at which the car will arrive in the Russian Federation;
• A copy of the registration certificate for an electric vehicle purchased abroad;
• If the deposit will be paid not by the owner of the electric car, but by his authorized representative, then a notarized power of attorney will be required, confirming the legality of the actions taken.

Evidence of receipt by the customs authority of deposit funds will be an issued receipt. It must be presented when the owner and the car cross customs, so you should immediately pay attention to the accuracy and correctness of the entered data.

Crossing the border checkpoint

To register at the border checkpoint, you must present all the documents listed in the previous paragraph, including a receipt, a warranty certificate and the original registration certificate for the electric vehicle.

At the checkpoint, a mark will be made in a special journal, a personal notification number will be assigned indicating that the border has been crossed, and a long-awaited pass will be issued, which will allow access to the customs control zone for subsequent registration.

Registration

Registration, after you have crossed the checkpoint, includes several procedures. The electric vehicle will be assigned a code in accordance with the classifier operating on the territory of the EAEU, which lists all goods permitted for transportation - the “Unified Commodity Nomenclature for Foreign Economic Activity of the EAEU” (TN FEACN of the EAEU).

The person accompanying the electric car provides information about its cost and the date when the car left the assembly line; customs payments will be calculated based on this information.

Customs payments

Fees that must be paid include:

• payment for customs clearance of technical equipment. This amount is regulated by Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation dated December 28, 2014 No. 863. The cheaper the initial cost of transport, the less this amount will be. It is worth noting that the most profitable option for the buyer is to import an electric car from China, where the lowest prices are recorded;
• cost combined with age will determine the amount of value added tax;
• the engine power of the car will be the determining factor for calculating the excise duty;
• The service life of an electric vehicle is twenty years. This is how long it can work effectively, while maintaining the environmental safety of the environment. In order for the machine to be disposed of after the end of this period, you will have to pay the appropriate fee, which is provided for by Federal Law No. 89-FZ of June 24, 1998 “On Production and Consumption Waste”;
• customs duty, depending on the purpose of the vehicle, its category and type - 17% for passenger cars, 15% for electric trucks. On cars with a hybrid engine, customs duties must be paid in full by motorists.

For the time required to complete all formalities, the electric vehicle is placed in a customs warehouse intended for temporary storage, of which the person accompanying it is notified with a special document.

Registration of a customs cleared electric vehicle with the traffic police

After all documents have been completed and confirmation of the provided vehicle data has been received, the amount previously sent to the deposit account is transferred to pay fees and duties. These actions are confirmed by a receipt. A receipt order and PTS are also given to you. All of them are necessary to obtain permission and pick up the car from the warehouse. In addition, the completed documents will allow you to register the vehicle with the traffic police.

The procedure for processing documents at customs can take almost the entire day. A person who imports an electric car into Russia needs to approach customs clearance responsibly and carefully monitor the compliance of all data recorded in registration and customs documents, so as not to have problems later. Registration and permitting documentation must be filled out correctly - pay special attention to this.