Half of the imported cars were imported by dealers to individuals. It’s cheaper and easier that way.
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Previously, most of the imported cars were brought by legal entities – they were official distributors of foreign brands. Now the trend has changed towards individuals.
The fact is that different types of documents are issued for cars imported into the country to confirm their safety and compliance with the requirements of the technical regulations of the EAEU.
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It became impossible to obtain a standard TS type approval (OTTS) for some brands in 2022: OTTS is issued only with the permission of the copyright holder.
Then the Cabinet of Ministers simplified the procedure: now individuals can issue a design safety certificate (SBKTS), and a legal entity can issue a conclusion on the assessment of single vehicles (ZOETS).
SBKTS can be obtained from many laboratories, SOETS is issued only by US.
It turned out that it is easier and faster for dealers to buy cars from individuals – the customs clearance procedure is simpler, and the costs are lower.
The National Automobile Union believes that the use of such a scheme leads parallel imports into the gray zone, and thus the dealers themselves evade taxation.
There is another point of view: the import of cars through citizens is absolutely legal, if the customs legislation is not violated. Because the concept of “car dealer” in Russian legislation is not.
A problem for buyers may be the recall of SBKTS. Rosstandart regularly checks the laboratories that issue accreditation, and if it turns out that the machine does not really pass the test, the certificate from the organization will be revoked. But nothing prevents you from getting it later in another laboratory.
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Source: Izvestia
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