Article 226. Delivery of goods and documents to a location set by a customs authority

Goods shall be delivered to a location of a customs authority of destination or other locations established by a customs authority of departure.

In cases of delivery of goods to a customs authority of destination outside of its working hours, goods shall be placed in the customs control zone. A carrier shall notify a customs authority of destination of the delivery of goods by submitting the following:

transit declaration;

shipping documents;

delivered goods.

Notification must be provided no later than thirty minutes after delivery of goods and in the case of delivery outside the working hours of a customs authority of destination — no later than thirty minutes a customs authority office opens for regular operations.

Within three hours after receipt of the notification, a customs authority of destination shall confirm the fact of delivery of goods and vehicles by putting making a record in the shipping documents. If a customs offense is detected, confirmation of delivery of goods and vehicles shall be suspended until the end of the proceedings.

From the moment of confirmation of delivery of goods, they shall acquire the status of being under the customs regime of temporary storage.

After delivery of goods and submission of relevant documents and information to a customs authority of destination, goods can be unloaded or reloaded, placed for temporary storage in a bonded warehouse, declared for a specific customs regime.

Expenses incurred by the carrier as a result of actions or circumstances specified in the requirements of this Article shall be paid by the carrier and not by customs authorities.