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Official: Yes, of course5. Have you got any presents or any things liable to duty?


Kozlov: No, I haven't.


Customs Official: Well, thank you, sir.


Kozlov: Thank you.
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Task 3
NORTH – WESTERN CUSTOMS
Russia's Customs Service is a very effective organization. In the past years the North-Western Customs Administration has established an optimal Customs infrastructure, but that does not mean changes will not 27 be introduced to it. The Head of the North-Western Customs Administration of the Russian Federation has pointed out: «We strive to promote and facilitate the economic development of the region through its international trade connections». A large amount of freight crosses the border on trains. Customs registration is carried out at 10 railway stations. The largest trainhandling Customs offices are Vyborgskaya and Sebezhskaya. To better co-ordinate its activities the Administration has signed an agreement to co-operate with the Oktyabrskaya Railway. «As part of the agreement we will participate with the Railway in the construction of new Customs points. Our organization has had experience in such projects – we have carried out the federal government's programme to set up Customs checkpoints at the borders with the Baltic States. In order to facilitate the flow of freight, to have effective Customs control, and to reduce the amount of lost freight, we have introduced up-to-date Customs technology. In co-operation with Finnish Customs we will transmit and receive preliminary electronic information in order to speed up the Customs process. We have access to fibre optics communications, which were introduced as part of the «Russian Customs in the 21st Century» project. We have complete information about freight, its transfer and its storage». St. Petersburg has become one of the first cities in Russia with a unified network of freight transport services. Agencies provide a full package of services to Russian and foreign freight shippers. Clients are now able to have their freight registered, expedited and passed through Customs. All they have to do is fax their order. The all-embracing service also takes care of everything between the train and warehouse. Individuals are not subject to any Customs duties if the value of the items they are bringing with them doesn't exceed 200 dollars (US). Permanent residents of the Russian Federation, who travel abroad and spend over 6 uninterrupted months in a foreign country, are permitted to bring in goods valued up to 5,000 dollars. Individuals may leave the country without having to pay any duties if the value of the goods doesn't exceed the value of 50 months' worth of minimum wage. Also exempt from Customs duties are individuals who temporarily enter or leave the country with goods not intended for productive or commercial purposes - items, that is, which are intended for their personal use.