LAWS OF THE REPUBLIC OF TAJIKISTAN

 

THE CUSTOMS CODE OF THE REPUBLIC OF TAJIKISTAN

SECTION II CUSTOMS PROCEDURES

SUB SECTION 2 CUSTOMS REGIMES
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CHAPTER 26 RE-IMPORT

Article 234
Content of the Customs Regime for Re-import of Goods

1. 'Re-import of goods' shall mean the customs regime under which goods, previously exported outside the customs territory of the Republic of Tajikistan, are re- imported within the time limit set in subparagraph 2 of paragraph 1 of Article 235 of this Code) without payment of customs duties and taxes, and without application of economic prohibitions and restrictions established in accordance with normative legal acts of the Republic of Tajikistan. .
2. The goods placed the customs regime of re-import shall be deemed for the customs purposes as goods released for free circulation.

Article 235
Terms of Placement of Goods under the Re-Import Customs Regime

1. Placement of goods under the re-import customs regime shall be allowed, if:
1) when exporting from the customs territory of the Republic of Tajikistan the goods had the status of goods being released for free circulation, or the status of processed products of foreign goods (Chapter 21)
2) good were declared under the re-import customs regime within three years from the day following the day the said goods crossed the customs territory of the Republic of Tajikistan when they were exporting from the customs territory of the Republic of Tajikistan. At the motivated request of the interested person the authorized body on customs affairs shall extend the said time limit with respect to the equipment used for construction, manufacturing, and extraction of minerals and for other similar purposes provided all provisions of this paragraph are complied with.
3) the goods remain in the same state as they were exported from the customs territory of the Republic of Tajikistan, except for the changes caused by natural wear or natural loss under normal transportation, storage or usage (operational) conditions
4) import customs duties, taxes and subsidies and other charges subject to be refunded to the state budget in case of re-import of goods were paid (Article 236).
2. Use of goods outside the territory of the Republic of Tajikistan for commercial purposes, as well as for performing operations with goods which are required to preserve their safety, including repairs (except for major repairs and modernization), technical maintenance and other operations required for maintaining consumer properties of goods and preserving them in the state they had on the day of their export from the customs territory of the Republic of Tajikistan, shall not prevent the placement of goods under the re-import customs regime, except for cases when repair operations have resulted in increase in the value of the goods as compared to the value effective at the moment of their export.
3. The goods previously placed under other customs regimes may be placed under the regime of re-import.

Article 236
Refund of Import Customs Duties, Taxes and Subsidies in Re-import of Goods

1. Under re-import of goods the following shall be refunded to the state budget:
1) the amounts of import customs duties, taxes and (or) interests thereof, if the amounts of these duties, taxes and (or)interests thereof were not charged or refunded in connection with the export of goods from the customs territory of the Republic of Tajikistan
2) the amounts of internal taxes, subsidies and other amounts that are not paid or received directly or indirectly as payments, benefits or reimbursement in connection with export of goods out of the customs territory of the Republic of Tajikistan.
2. the amounts of import customs duties and taxes are charged in accordance with the rules specified by Paragraph 4 of Article 185 of this Code to determine customs duties, taxes payable under the release of processed products for free circulation.
The amounts of internal taxes are calculated based on the rates effective at the day of receipt of customs declaration in export of goods outside the customs territory of the Republic of Tajikistan, and the customs value of goods and (or) their quantity that are determined when exporting goods outside the customs territory of the Republic of Tajikistan.
3. The procedure for calculation of subsidies and other amounts, not specified in Paragraph 2 of this Article shall be determined by the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan. The Government of the Republic of Tajikistan shall have the right to specify the cases when along with the said amounts interests are charged in the size established by the tax code of the Republic of Tajikistan.
4. Customs authorities shall collect the amounts of customs duties, taxes and subsidies and other amounts and interests thereof stipulated by this Article in the procedure established by this Code.

Article 237
Documents and Information Required for Placement of Goods under Customs Regime of Re-import

1. To obtain the permit for placement of goods under the customs regime of re-import, a declarant shall submit to the customs body the information about circumstances of the exportation of goods from the customs territory of the Republic of Tajikistan and also he data about repairs of goods, if such operations were performed outside of the customs territory of the Republic of Tajikistan.
2. To prove the data, specified in paragraph 1 of this Article, the declarant shall submit to the customs body the customs declaration, accepted when exporting goods from the customs territory of the Republic of Tajikistan, the documents proving the date of good's crossing the customs border under their exportation, the documents proving the compliance with requirements of Article 236 of this Code, as well as other documents proving the declared data.

Article 238
Refund of Export Customs Duties in Re-Import of Goods

1. Refund of export customs duties paid shall be made if goods are imported to the customs territory of the Republic of Tajikistan in accordance with the customs regime of re-import no later than six months from the day, following the day goods crossed the border in their export from the customs territory of the Republic of Tajikistan.
2. The refund of export customs duties paid shall be made by the authorized bodies in the area of finance upon the decision of customs authorities in accordance with this Code.

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