Customs examination

Goods crossing the border of the country (both import and export) must be inspected. Customs examination determines the quality, safety of use and compliance with the norms of imported (exported) products accepted in the country. Experts who possess the necessary knowledge both in the customs bodies themselves and in other authorized organizations are engaged in verification.

Commodity and examination in customs are interrelated. Any of the companies working for export, will not be able to carry out export transactions without expert opinions. A document confirming the passage of the examination will also be required for companies insuring goods. Customs examination stops attempts to "discharge" low-quality goods to markets.

In addition to checking the quality of the goods, identifying, conforming to TN (commodity nomenclature), chemical composition, estimating the cost (average statistical), determining the presence of prohibited (harmful or narcotic) components, another study is conducted to determine the authenticity of the documents submitted. The expert studies seals, signatures, text, signs, notes; Restores the original form of the document (if necessary); Checks the conformity of security signs; The filling sequence; Specifies the way of making a document (requisites); Verifies the signatures on the document with the originals.

The official, being an authorized customs body, must take a decision on such an examination (necessarily in writing), which specifies the grounds for conducting the examination, the initials of the expert, the name of the organization, the list of documents and the time frame in which the conclusion should be given.

In case of insufficient information, improper registration of the relevant documentation, breaches of the safety of the packages, lack of a base (material and technical) or special conditions, the examination may be refused. The refusal must be made in writing, with clear indication of specific reasons.

If the decision to appoint an expert examination is taken, the declarant (or an authorized person) must receive a notification within 24 hours. Terms of conduct - 20 days. Expenses for examination should be reimbursed by the state (from the state budget).

Customs examination is conducted within 20 days. The head of the customs examination has the right to extend these terms (taking into account the terms of storage of the surveyed goods), indicating in writing the reasons for the extension.

Customs examination can be:

- commodity, forensic, identification, technological, material science;
- complex, single, commission (according to the number of experts involved);
- primary, secondary, repeated.

Individual expert examination is conducted only by one expert, commission - experts of one specialty, complex - experts of different specialties and regions (in the conclusion there should be signatures of all those who carried out the examination (under each thematic part separately).

At primary examination the general inspection of the goods, its samples, samples are taken. An additional one is appointed at the newly discovered information, or changed circumstances. In case of disagreement with the conclusion of the declarant (or customs authority), the examination should be repeated (conducted by a commission of at least two experts). The customs expert, who gave the opinion earlier, should not take part in the second examination.

The longest and most complicated is customs examination of goods marked "food". Here the certificates accompanying the products, have practically no value. Of course, during the examination they are taken into account, but the so-called recheck is carried out: the documents are examined, the quality of the imported (exported) products is determined. The indicators are checked against the certificates provided. Then comes the turn of the epidemic control, and the sanitary and epidemiological inspection conducts its inspection, and the customs - its own. And only after checking the indicators can we talk about making a "verdict".

Customs examination is a guarantee that the goods received in our markets are of really high quality and comply with GOSTs. Goods, to which the seller can not provide a certificate, it is better not to purchase.