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Russian Customs Regulations
According to article 7 of the Russian Law "On Import and Export of Cultural Values" you should declare all items of value on your customs form upon arrival in Russia. If your customs form is lost or stolen, report it to Russian militia and obtain a certificate to show to customs officials when you depart the country.
Generally speaking, you should obtain a receipt for all items of value--including caviar--purchased in Russia.
Old artifacts such as icons, samovars, rugs and antiques must have a certificate indicating that they have no historical value. Otherwise they are likely to be confiscated. You may be able to obtain this certificate from the store that sold the item or from the Ministry of Culture.
Regional Department of Culture in Vladivostok:
3a, Strelnikova
St.
tel./fax: (4232) 41-07-12
e-mail: tuvlad@vlad.ru
Representative in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk:
tel: (4242) 42-99-77
137
Lenina St.
tel: (4242) 42-38-79
Regional Department of Culture in Khabarovsk:
34
Muravyova-Amurskogo
tel: (4212) 30-59-16
e-mail: prot.cult.khab@mail.kht.ru
e-mail:
prot.cult.khab@mail.ru
Representative in Magadan:
3 Naberezhnaya reki Magadanki
tel:
(41322) 2-15-87
Representative in Anadyr:
5 Rultytegin St.
tel: (42722)
2-60-27
Representative in Blagoveshchensk:
135 Lenina St.
tel: (4162)
44-32-62
Representative in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy:
tel: (41522) 7-38-43,
(41522) 11-22-59
For further information, please call the International Department of
Russian Customs at 7 (4232) 41-42-94.