In the west of Russia there is an administrative center, which is considered a transshipment base for used cars imported from the USA and Europe. This center is the city of Kaliningrad. Many people buy cars in this city, since you can choose almost any model at an affordable price. But in order to drive a car from Kaliningrad, you need to take into account some of the subtleties of this issue.
- How to import a car from Kaliningrad
- Possible subtleties
- Transfer from Kaliningrad
- Transfer by ferry
How to import a car from Kaliningrad
Before importing a car from Kaliningrad, you need to go through the customs clearance procedure. To do this, there are 2 ways to prepare documents. Which one to choose depends on the time of import of the car into the city of Kaliningrad:
- The car was imported before 2000 and registered under a preferential program. In this case, the buyer must pay all customs costs. A simplified scheme is available to individuals, but only the full program is available to entrepreneurs.
- The car was imported to Kaliningrad after 2000, but excise duty and tax were paid during customs clearance. At the same time, individuals must also pay duties according to a simplified program, taking into account the year of manufacture of the car. Entrepreneurs and company managers pay the full amount of customs costs.
How to calculate the cost of customs clearance of a car
To calculate, enter the following data into the fields of the customs calculator:
The online service will give you the necessary data:
Customs clearance fee
Calculated from the price of the car.
| Cost of the car (RUB) | Fee amount (RUB) |
| up to 200,000 | 500 |
| up to 450,000 | 1 000 |
| up to 1,200,000 | 2 000 |
| up to 2,500,000 | 5 500 |
| up to 5,000,000 | 7 500 |
| up to 10,000,000 | 20 000 |
| up to 30,000,000 | 50 000 |
| over 30,000,000 | 100 000 |
Excise tax
Legal entities pay excise tax in all situations, individuals - only when clearing electric vehicles older than 3 years through customs. The amount is calculated based on engine power. Excise rates from January 1, 2018 are given below:
| Engine power, l. With. | Excise tax rate (per 1 HP) |
| up to 90 | 0 rub. |
| 91 – 150 | 45 rub. |
| 150 – 200 | 437 rub. |
| 200 – 300 | 714 rub. |
| 300 – 400 | 1218 rub. |
| 400 – 500 | 1260 rub. |
| more than 500 | 1302 rub. |
Customs duty on cars
Bet size for individuals persons for cars under 3 years old:
| Car cost | up to 8500 € | up to 16700 € | up to 42300 € | up to 84500 € | up to 169000 € | over 169000 € |
| Customs duty | 54%, but not less than 2.5 €/cm 3 | 48%, but not less than 3.5 €/cm 3 | 48%, but not less than 5.5 €/cm 3 | 48%, but not less than 7.5 €/cm 3 | 48%, but not less than 15 €/cm 3 | 48%, but not less than 20 €/cm 3 |
Possible subtleties
If you are going to buy a car on your own in Kaliningrad, then you need to be extremely careful and careful. Quite often, sunken cars and cars involved in accidents are sold there. This can be determined by malfunctions of electronic systems, as well as by a specific smell in the car interior.
Before the transaction, be sure to carefully check all documents. If the car was brought from the Baltic republics, then it is better to look for another option.
In many cases, such vehicles are restored after major accidents. If the car says: “Brought from Germany,” then this is not always true. The low price also hides possible problems associated with registration, interrupted numbers and other nuances. Be sure to consider all possible options for buying a car in Kaliningrad.
How to get to Kaliningrad by car
If the purpose of the trip is only Kaliningrad, then from Moscow you can drive along one of the highways, the route of which runs through:
- Belarus and Lithuania - M1.
- Latvia and Lithuania - M9.
The distance from Moscow to Kaliningrad is approximately 1300 km.
If the travel time is not limited within a narrow framework and a more extensive program is planned, then you can get to Kaliningrad through Poland. From the Leningrad and Pskov regions, they choose a route through the Baltic republics - Estonia-Latvia-Lithuania.
Transfer from Kaliningrad
If you have never transported transport from Kaliningrad on your own, then be sure to think through an action plan in advance. Before driving a purchased car to Russia, buy a fire extinguisher and a first aid kit , otherwise you will be issued a decree and punished by traffic police inspectors.
When leaving Kaliningrad, it is recommended to fill a full tank of gasoline, since it is cheaper there. You can travel to Russia through the Baltic republics or Belarus. In the first option, the road will be shorter, but a transit visa will be required. It is inexpensive, and for 5 Euro the Lithuanian Embassy will give it to you.
If you contact the Latvian Embassy to obtain a visa, then expect problems. You may receive a refusal if there is insufficient evidence that the trip is needed only to transport transport.
If you do not want to obtain a visa, you can go through the Polish Republic. In this case, you will have to spend more, since the road will be longer - the distance to Moscow is at least 1500 km.
At the customs point you need to get a “green card”, which is an insurance policy of international importance. If you buy it for 15 days, the price is 30 Euro. You will need to wait at least 3 hours for customs checks.
If you drive a car through Belarus, you will have to strictly follow the traffic rules. Local police officers immediately punish minor violations with a fine, and no amount of persuasion or repentance helps.
To buy a car in Kaliningrad you will need a driver's license and an identity passport. Plan in advance how to transport a car from Kaliningrad so as not to overpay.
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What is a FTD (facilitated transit document)?
To cross the border between the Kaliningrad region (Russia) and Lithuania by car, you need a foreign passport with either a Schengen visa or a FTD (simplified transit document). Which one depends on where you are going to Russia or Belarus? To obtain both a FTD and a Schengen visa, please contact us and we will help you with the preparation of all documents without hassle.
1. To travel by car to Russia, you need to issue a FTD. Simplified transit document - FTD is a special document that allows citizens of the Russian Federation (RF) to repeatedly cross the territory of the Republic of Lithuania on any land transport from the Kaliningrad region to the rest of the Russian Federation and back. To obtain a FTD, you must indicate the need for frequent trips from the Kaliningrad region to the rest of the Russian Federation and back (for example: family, friends, official, business, culture, sports, health, etc.).
FTD is issued at the Consulate General of the Republic of Lithuania in Kaliningrad (GKK) to citizens of the Russian Federation (hereinafter referred to as bearers) registered in the Kaliningrad region, i.e. according to the consular district served. If you have temporary registration in the Kaliningrad region, then you can count on it if you have been registered in the Kaliningrad region for at least 6 months, otherwise you will have to cross the border, either by train (with receipt of a simplified railway transit document - F R TD), or by plane - there is no other way.
The duration of stay in the Republic of Lithuania according to the FTD is no more than 24 hours .
The validity period of the FTD is up to 3 years (but not more than the validity period of the foreign passport) .
A FTD is equivalent to a transit visa, but does not allow entry into another Schengen country. The rest of the Russian Federation is reached only through the Republic of Belarus. The FTD is issued within 7 working days.
Consular fee of 5 Euros (accepted only in Euros) .
2. To travel by car to the Republic of Belarus you will need a transit Schengen visa. It is transit - it gives the right to enter the EU twice and leave the EU twice. You need this because you will cross the border twice there and back.
Consular fee of 35 Euros (accepted only in Euros).
An application for a Schengen visa can be submitted no earlier than 3 months before the planned trip (i.e. visa documents will not be accepted if there are more than 3 months left before the requested date of entry into the Republic of Lithuania). Visas are issued within 5 working days. Urgent visas are issued within 3 working days. You will be informed about the date of receipt of your visa after submitting your documents.
So,
— For trips from Kaliningrad to central Russia for citizens living in the Kaliningrad region, FTD is suitable
— For trips to Belarus or for Russian citizens not residing in the Kaliningrad region, a Schengen transit visa is required .
If anything is not clear please contact us , we will definitely help you.
To obtain a UTD, a citizen of the Russian Federation presents:
1) a questionnaire with a pasted colored matte photograph corresponding to the age of the bearer (size 3.5x4.5 cm).
2) foreign passport and its photocopy (sheet with photo):
3) a civil passport and a photocopy of it (a sheet with a photograph and a sheet indicating registration at the place of residence).
If the FTD is issued for minor citizens under 14 years of age , then the same documents are provided as for an adult bearer and a separate form is filled out, and additionally provided:
- birth certificate and its photocopy.
- a civil passport of one of the parents and a photocopy of it (a sheet with a photograph, a sheet with registration at the place of residence and a sheet on which the child is entered in the passport).
If the FTD is issued for minor citizens from 14 to 18 years of age , the following is additionally provided:
- birth certificate and its photocopy.
If the child does not have a separate foreign passport, he is included and his photo card is pasted into the parent’s foreign passport, then the FTD for the child is pasted into the parent’s foreign passport. In this case, the child can cross the Republic of Lithuania only with the parent whose passport number is entered in the FTD for the child.
What documents are needed to obtain a Schengen transit visa.
1. application for a visa in the prescribed form.
2. a foreign passport valid for at least three months after the intended date of (last) departure from the Schengen area, with at least two blank pages and issued within the last ten years.
3. two photographs 3.5x4.5 without corners and ovals, matte, the size of the head must be at least 70-80% in the photograph.
4. Traveler's medical insurance for the entire period of the intended trip, valid in all Schengen countries and covering any expenses that may arise in connection with returning home for medical reasons, the need for emergency medical care, urgent hospital treatment or death during the trip. The minimum sum insured is €30,000.
5. A copy of the internal passport (issued from the age of 14): pages with the biographical data of the applicant, with notes about the foreign passport/passports issued to him/her, his/her marital status and registration in the Kaliningrad region.
6. For minor citizens:
— Copy of birth certificate.
— The consent of a parent or legal guardian is required only if the minor is traveling alone or accompanied by one of the parents. Exceptions are made only in cases where the parent with whom the minor is traveling has full parental rights (i.e. in cases where the other parent has died or has been deprived of parental rights, it is necessary, for example, to present a death certificate of the second parent or a court decision transferring the right of parental custody is exclusively to the parent who signs the application).
— A copy of the valid Schengen visa of the parent(s) traveling with a minor for whom a visa was not applied for at the same time as the parent(s) Frequently asked questions regarding the simplified transit document and the Schengen transit visa. 1. Is it possible to travel via FTD from Kaliningrad to Belarus (Belarus) or to (to) Ukraine? Formally, a Simplified Transit Document is issued only for travel from Russia to Russia (even through the territory of Belarus). In fact, within the framework of the Customs Union, it is problematic to track where a person who crossed the border of Lithuania and Belarus went. In any case, traveling via FTD to Belarus or Ukraine without entering Russia does not comply with the agreements under FTD. 2. Is it possible to enter Lithuania from the Kaliningrad region via FTD, stay there for less than a day and then enter the Kaliningrad region again? Formally, it’s impossible. It is possible to track this and it will be considered a violation. However, there are cases of entry via FTD and exit back to the Kaliningrad region (but not recommended). Yandex and Google to help. 3. Is it possible to travel to Belarus via Latvia using a simplified transit document? No. They will stop you and expel you. The simplified transit document is valid only in the territory of Lithuania. The same applies to a trip from Kaliningrad to St. Petersburg through Latvia and Estonia. 4. What is the difference between a simplified transit document and a transit visa? First: you can only travel through the territory of Lithuania using the FTD. Entry into other countries is illegal. Second: the FTD is issued in a simplified manner, so to obtain it you do not need to collect a large number of documents, as for a visa. Third: The number of entries via FTD is, in principle, not limited; a transit visa is usually issued for 2 entries. Fourth: With a transit visa you can stay in Schengen for up to five days, with a FTD - 24 hours. Fifth: The consular fee for issuing a FTD is 5 EURO, for a transit visa - 35 EURO. 5. How to go so as not to accidentally drive into Latvia? To Moscow: Kaliningrad - Nesterov (Kybartai) or Sovetsk (Panemune) - Vilnius - Minsk - Smolensk - Moscow. Through Sovetsk (Panemune) it’s a little further, but almost the entire road is a highway (110 km/h for passenger cars). To St. Petersburg and Tver (the navigator can lead through Latvia): Kaliningrad - Nesterov (Kybartai) - Vilnius - Polotsk - Pskov - St. Petersburg (Tver). should not be the city of Daugavpils at intermediate points . 6. Is gasoline cheaper in Belarus? Not cheaper. A little more expensive (as of 04/30/2015 - in the Smolensk region DT EURO - 33-34 rubles, DT GOST - 28.5 rubles, Belarus (gas station in Rakovtsy, Lukoil, payment by card) - 38 rubles). But cheaper than in Lithuania (about 1.5 EURO).
Transfer by ferry
Many people ask how much they will have to pay when transporting a car by ferry from Kaliningrad. But it’s impossible to say for sure, since some nuances need to be taken into account. Please note that transportation by ferry is only possible in summer . And you will have to pay not only for a place for a car, but also for a cabin.
Some people ask if it is possible to travel by train so as not to pay extra. This is not possible, as the car must be accompanied. The approximate cost of ferry transportation is 16.5 thousand rubles per place for a car and 8 thousand per cabin.
Driving a car from Kaliningrad will not be difficult. You can do this yourself, or order the service of a specialized company. But, you need to know that you run the risk of getting a restored, sunk or accident-era car. Plan possible expenses in advance and decide whether it is beneficial to buy a car in Kaliningrad. Sometimes it turns out that in Russia you can buy a vehicle cheaper than going to Europe for it, and even risk it.
What are the benefits of buying a car in Kaliningrad?
As we have already said, the main advantage is that Kaliningrad offers a fairly wide range of used cars from both Europe and the States. Moreover, the price for them differs favorably. The same can be said about the technical condition of the car.
In addition to the above, it can be noted that there are certain benefits for both individuals and businesses. True, everything here depends not only on the model range, age, car, its mileage, but also directly on the functionality of the car.
Customs clearance of a car to Russia from the Kaliningrad region
In a car with regional customs clearance, you can freely travel to foreign countries and return back. You can travel to the rest of the territory of Russia and the Customs Union only for two months if you have a customs permit.
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Good afternoon Indeed, in Kaliningrad there were previously two types of customs clearance of cars: “to Russia” and “to the region”.
How to understand customs clearance for Russia??
? If a car is customs cleared for a region of the Russian Federation, does it need to be customs cleared for Russia?
By car with regional customs clearance, you can freely travel to foreign countries and return back. But you can travel to the rest of the territory of Russia and the Customs Union only for two months if you have a customs permit, which is issued at the customs office at your place of residence, and under a written obligation to re-import the car. Such a permit (the document is called “Vehicle Import Certificate” - meaning - to Russia) is issued for a car that has been produced for more than 3 years, if it has been registered with the State Traffic Safety Inspectorate for more than 6 months and the owner of the car, who lives in Kaliningrad, travels in it. area for more than 6 months.
How to transport a car from Kaliningrad to Russia?
In the west of Russia there is an administrative center, which is considered a transshipment base for used cars imported from the USA and Europe. This center is the city of Kaliningrad. Many people buy cars in this city, since you can choose almost any model at an affordable price. But in order to drive a car from Kaliningrad, you need to take into account some of the subtleties of this issue.
What is car customs clearance?
Customs clearance is a mandatory procedure when transporting a car across the border. This area is quite narrow in the field of customs clearance, but is in great demand.
The popularity of this method is due to the fact that the population purchases used foreign cars. However, there are subtleties and nuances.
Buying a vehicle from abroad is a very common phenomenon. This is due to the fact that buying a car from abroad is much cheaper.
In addition, the quality of the roads helps keep the vehicle in excellent condition. Car import is intended for personal use. This process will be subject to the same customs tariffs. There are several payment methods for individuals and legal entities. For legal entities, customs clearance will cost much more.
