Abolition of Duty-free Goods within the EU countries

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Prohibited Exports

Prohibited Imports

British Customs Regulations

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Prohibited Exports

Prohibited Imports

Russian Customs Regulations

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The following goods may be imported into the Russian Federation by persons aged 16 years and older without incurring Customs duty:

• 200 cigarettes, 100 cigarillos, 50 cigars or 250g of tobacco products (over 18 years).

• 2 litres of alcoholic beverage (over 21 years).

• A reasonable quantity of perfume for personal use.

• Gifts up to the value of US$10,000.

Weapons and ammunition, radio electrical equipment, narcotics, fruit, vegetables, sturgeon of any species or sturgeon products, and live animals unless with a special permit.

Arms, works of art and antiques (unless permission has been granted by the Ministry of Culture), precious metals and furs.

Up to 250g of caviar per person may be exported, provided a receipt is shown proving that it was bought at a store licensed to sell it to foreigners and a licence from the Ministry of Economical Development is presented.

The following items may be imported into the UK without incurring Customs duty by travellers aged 17 years and over arriving from non-EU countries:

• 200 cigarettes or 100 cigarillos or 50 cigars or 250g of tobacco. These can be combined provided travellers do not exceed their total tobacco allowance.

• 4 litres of still wine.

• 1litre of alcoholic beverages stronger than 22% or 2 litres of fortified or sparkling wine or other liqueurs. These can be combined provided travellers do not exceed their total alcohol allowance.

• 16 litres of beer.

• Other goods including souvenirs up to the value of 340.

Note: Goods obtained duty and tax paid in the EU countries are unlimited.

Prohibited items include unlicensed drugs, offensive weapons, indecent and obscene material featuring children, counterfeit and pirated goods, meat, dairy and other animal products, and pornography.

Restricted items include firearms, explosives and ammunition, live animals, endangered species, certain plants, their products and radio transmitters.

It’s illegal to take any meat, meat products, milk, and milk and dairy products abroad from animals that are susceptible to foot and mouth disease. This ban includes sandwiches, packed lunches, and food for self-catering holidays, fresh, chilled, frozen, tinned, preserved and processed products.

Exercise 9. Fill in the gaps using the words from the box.

Customs; states; products; personal use; visitors; duty-free; limits; rules

On 30 June 1999, the sale of (1) ______alcohol and tobacco at airports and at sea was abolished in all of the original 15 EU member states. Of the 10 new member states that joined the EU on 1 May, 2004 and the two states that joined on 1 January, 2007, these (2) ______already apply to Cyprus and Malta.

There are transitional rules in place for (3) _______returning to one of the original 15 EU countries from one of the other new EU countries. But for the original 15 countries, plus Cyprus and Malta, there are no (4) ______imposed on importing tobacco and alcohol (5) ______ from one EU country to another.

Travellers should note that they may be required to prove at (6) ______that the goods purchased are for (7) ______only. Member (8) ______ may follow the EU’s guide levels of: 10 litres of spirits; 20 litres of fortified wine; 90 litres of wine; 110 litres of beer; 800 cigarettes; 400 cigarillos; 200 cigars and 1kg of tobacco.

Note: The UK follows the above EU guide levels, with the exception of cigarettes (3,200) and tobacco (3kg).

Exercise 10. Translate the following text into Russian.

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