Consulting by the customs authorities

Consulting by the customs authorities

1. The customs authorities shall consult stakeholders on issues related to the customs legislation of the Customs Union, and other matters within the competence of the customs authorities.

2. Advising the customs authorities is carried out in oral and written forms for free. Upon the written request of an interested person, the customs authority is obliged to provide information in writing as soon as possible, but not later than the deadline set by the laws of - members of the customs union.

3. When advising customs officials do not check on behalf of the customs body of the customs declarations and other documents to be submitted to the customs authorities in accordance with the customs legislation of the customs union and do not constitute such customs declarations and documents.
Advice relating to the completion of the documents mentioned in the first part of this paragraph shall take orally without checking the information provided by the interested party.

4. When advising customs official is not entitled to:

1) consult on matters not within the competence of the customs authorities;
2) make changes and additions to the documents submitted by stakeholders;
3) perform on instruments stakeholders administrative inscriptions, to give instructions to the customs authorities or in any other way affect the subsequent decision of the customs authority or actions of its officials in carrying out the functions entrusted to the customs authorities;
4) to report information that is not subject to disclosure in accordance with the law.

5. Information provided by stakeholders during the consultation, not a basis for a decision or action (inaction) of the customs authority or official in the performance of customs operations in respect of goods.

6. Procedure for the organization of counseling is determined by the customs authorities of the laws of - members of the customs union.