There is approved the list of customs bodies competent in performance of customs operations in respect of goods transferred by sea (river) transport
The Order of the Federal Customs Service of Russia N 497 of
April 19, 2007 (document is in Russian) approves
the list of customs bodies, in which activity area there
are included established and opened sea (river) check points
of access trough the State boarder of the Russian Federation,
as well as ports opened for calling of foreign ships and ports
opened for international communication, they being specialized
customs, which competence is restricted exclusively by performance
of customs operations in respect of goods transferred by sea
(river) transport. The provisions of this
Order is not applied on use of special simplified procedures
of customs clearance and electronic form of declaration.
