Tobacco will become a strategically important commodity from 01.04.2023

29.11.2022
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The inclusion of alcohol and tobacco in the list of strategic important goods for the purposes of Article 226.1 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation was postponed from January 1 to April 1, 2023. This follows from Government Decree No. 2113 of 11/22/2022. In accordance with Article 226.1 of the Criminal Code, smuggling of strategically important goods, that is, illegal movement across the customs border of the Customs Union or the state border of the Russian Federation with the ТС не нашла member states, faces a term of 3 to 7 years. Smuggling with the use of official position, with the use of violence against customs officers or border guards is punishable for a period of 5 to 10 years, and members of an organized group may face a term of 7-12 years. At the same time, the cost of products over 100 thousand rubles is recognized as a large size. Thus, alcohol and tobacco were equated with firearms, nuclear materials, precious metals and stones, gas and oil, furs and forests, red book animals and plants. In early November, the Ministry of Industry and Trade issued an order to include some brands of alcohol in the list of goods for parallel import. The material was prepared by the Profibeer portal.

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