The amount of duty-free purchases in foreign online stores will be reduced to 500 euros

Today, the head of the Ministry of Economic Development of Russia, Alexei Ulyukayev, said that the threshold for duty-free purchases on the Web would be reduced to 500 euros. Previously, various media have repeatedly stated that this threshold will be reduced to 150 euros.

On October 21, the Ministry of Economic Development announced that the threshold would be above 150, but below 1000 euros. Although at the same time the possibility of a complete abolition of the revision of the provision on the amount of duty-free purchases abroad was also discussed.
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“If you look at the schedule of online purchases, it is clear that parcels worth more than 500 euros, which is 2 percent of all shipments, account for about 30 percent of the value. It is believed that the business starts beyond this edge. And it is completely incomprehensible why he should be exempted from customs duties if he receives goods from abroad by mail. And parcels worth up to 500 euros are, as a rule, household consumption, people buy for themselves, and such parcels will not be subject to additional taxation, ”said Ulyukaev.

As for the bill itself, it will be considered already on October 30. This bill came to the State Duma’s consideration in March, and since then it has been actively discussed by both officials and the public.

Via itar-tass