Serhiy Teriokhin, Committee Chairman, said at the Meeting that this Bill (Reg. No.2818) will improve the mechanism for the Taxation Base Determination for goods received via International mail.
According to the Bill, ‘Goods brought in (sent) directly by individuals in accompanied/ unaccompanied luggage, or sent via International Mail into Ukraine, in a single dispatch from an individual sender to a single addressee (however great the number of mailings), to a total value up to Euro 1000 and/or the total weight thereof up to 100kg, as declared by the individual or defined by the Customs in their summary of the Customs Value of each item, are subject to an obligatory Written Declaration under a procedure laid down for individuals, and are subject to an Entry Tax of 20% of the Taxable Value, Value Added Tax and, where required by Law, Excise and other Duties.
This Bill also envisages that, ‘The Taxation of Goods sent directly in an individual´s accompanied/ unaccompanied luggage, by International Mail and delivered to an individual´s address through International Express Mail or by Cargo dispatch, to a total value above Euro 1000 an/or a total weight above 100kg, is effected on condition that a Cargo Customs Declaration is issued, and Customs Clearance is carried out using a procedure laid down for Import transactions by entities engaged in external economic activities, subject to the submitting of Permits (Licences) and Compliance Certificates acknowledging the International Certificate, where so defined by the Legislation for entities engaged in external economic activities'.