Article 219. Carrier rights and obligations

Carrier shall have the right not to accept goods and (or) vehicles for transportation in cases when:

shipping documents are issued in violation of the established procedure;

means of customs identification affixed onto a vehicle and packaging of goods do not exclude access to transported goods without violating such provisions.

The carrier can have other rights according to the legislation.

When transporting goods under customs control across the customs territory, the carrier must:

ensure safety of goods, seals and stamps or other means of customs identification, if they are used;

not allow cargo operations with goods without consent of customs authorities, except for reloading of goods onto another vehicle as specified in part one of Article 225 of this Code;

place the transported goods in the customs control zone;

maintain vehicles in proper technical condition and ensure their compliance with requirements for equipping vehicles to transport goods under customs control according to Article 227 of this Code;

deliver goods and (or) vehicles in an unchanged condition, except for changes due to natural wear and tear or loss under normal conditions of transportation and storage without using them for any other purposes;

pay customs charges in the event of loss of goods or their transfer to other individuals without consent of the customs authority.

Upon arrival to the destination, the carrier shall have no right to leave the goods and (or) the vehicle unattended at the parking place, change the parking spot, drop off passengers, perform any cargo and packaging operations with goods, change, delete or destroy means of customs identification without written notification of the customs authority.

The carrier shall be liable to the customs authority for ensuring that information on all goods is included in the cargo shipping documents or for bringing the information on the goods to the attention of the customs authority.

A carrier can also bear other obligations according to the legislation.