The delivery is complete: the consignee has signed the CMR consignment note, the warehouse has confirmed receipt, the driver has moved to the next job and the carrier has been paid. Weeks or months later, customs reports that the goods never reached the prescribed destination and the customs transit procedure…
The goods have arrived but were not released as expected. A valuation request appears in the electronic declaration record: the contract is in US dollars, the invoice in euros, the buyer paid roubles to an agent and the seller received euros. The customs representative proposes increasing the value…
Current as at 3 September 2026. Before relying on the guidance, check the version of the relevant rules applicable on the date of the particular summons or request.
The goods are in temporary storage, costs are rising and the valuation check is unfinished. Where available, release against security may cost less than waiting for the final decision. Business correspondence sometimes calls this release against a valuation adjustment, although no adjustment…
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While the company deals with customs, the warehouse counts each day. The goods remain in temporary storage, storage charges rise, the carrier charges detention or asks for the vehicle to be released, and the buyer postpones acceptance.
The foreign seller owned 100% of the share capital of the Russian importer. The company submitted an export declaration, invoices, banking records and other documents. The customs authority did not dispute the existence of those records.
A Kyrgyz company invoices a Russian buyer. The CMR states that the goods were accepted for carriage in Kyrgyzstan. The seller says the Chinese goods have already been customs-cleared, but asks for payment to be sent elsewhere in the transaction chain.
Only a few hours remain in the expected release period. Instead of a release message, the company receives a request for documents. Internal correspondence immediately calls it a customs value adjustment, while accounting begins estimating a possible additional assessment.
The company already paid customs charges based on the original calculation. After release, customs registered an amendment to the goods declaration showing that the amount payable was lower than the amount previously paid.
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