Disputes with Customs Authorities

Following this service, our lawyers resolve disputes with customs authorities in arbitration courts and by applying the higher customs authorities.

In the course of providing such service our experts conduct:

• Legitimacy assessment of the Customs Authority Decision (Omission), including regarding to overpayment of customs duties, customs fees and VAT);
• The appeal of the Customs Authority Decision in all instances of arbitration courts and/or in the higher customs authorities.

The results of this service in particular are as follows:

• Annulment of the customs authority decision to impose additional customs duty or VAT already paid (payable) for goods imported to the customs area of the Russian Federation;/li>

• Refund of import customs duty and/or VAT to a current account in accordance with the arbitration award;
• Refund of import customs duty and/or VAT in accordance with the arbitration award by offsetting such amounts against payments of amounts payable by the importer.