Electronic Appointment Practice at Russian Customs Crossings

Dear Member,

In the letter sent to our Chamber by TOBB, with reference to the letter dated 07.06.2023 and numbered 86097599 received from the Ministry of Trade, the referenced letter, a copy of which is presented below, provides information on the web pages through which appointments are to be made in connection with the requirement introduced by the Russian Federation for vehicles engaged in international road transport to obtain appointments for crossings through border gates to be determined by the government.

"As is known, it had been stated that, with Federal Law dated 17.02.2023 and numbered 24-FZ enacted by the Russian Federation, a requirement had been introduced for vehicles engaged in international road transport to obtain an appointment for a specific day and time for crossings through border gates to be determined by the government, in order to prevent excessive queues along the road before border crossings and drivers waiting for long periods in adverse conditions, and that the said Law would enter into force on 1 September 2023, and some of its articles on 1 March 2024.

At the same time, it had been stated by the Representation of the Federal Customs Service of Russia in Türkiye that, as of 1 September 2023, the "Bugristoye" (Russia-Kazakhstan border), "Zabaykalsk" (Russia-China border) and "Chernyshevskoye" (Russia-Lithuania border) gates would be added to the list of vehicle border gate points for which a date and time reservation must be made for crossing, and that other gates might also be included in the appointment system in the future.

This time, in the announcement made by the Federal Customs Service, it was stated that appointments can be made via the website of the Rosgranstroy Agency affiliated with the RF Ministry of Transport (https://www.rosgranstroy.ru), and that, as of 1 March 2024, appointments can also be made via the public services portal gosuslugi (госуслуги) or the State Information System of Electronic Transport Documents (ГИС ЭПД)"

Kind regards,

Elazığ Chamber of Commerce and Industry