Article 239. Rights and obligations of a customs carrier

A customs carrier shall have the following rights:

1) transport goods under customs control without use of customs escort;

2) reject goods and vehicles for transportation:

shipping documents are issued in violation of an 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.

A customs carrier can have other rights according to the legislation.

A customs carrier shall have the following responsibilities:

keep records of goods transported under customs control and submit reports on transportation of such goods to customs authorities;

in the event of an increase in the base calculating quantity, ensure compliance with the requirements established in the third paragraph of the first part of Article 235 of this Code within one month from the date of the increase in the base calculating quantity;

not to disclose, not to use for own purposes, except for cases specified in the legislation, information which is received from a sender of goods and their recipient that constitute state secrets or other secrets protected by law;

deliver goods to location along the route and at time, which are determined by a customs authority of departure, without changing packaging or condition, except for changes due to natural wear and tear or loss under normal conditions of transportation and storage, without using for other purposes other than delivery;

provide goods and documents to a customs authority of destination and present goods to a customs authority of destination at the request of customs authority officials;

not to transport other goods on the same vehicle simultaneously with the goods under customs control;

ensure safety of transported goods;

place goods, which arrive to destination outside the working hours of a customs authority, into the customs control zone;

after delivery, the goods should not be left unattended at parking without notifying a customs authority of destination, packed or repacked, means of customs identification cannot not be changed, deleted or destroyed. A customs carrier is not liable for violation of this responsibility only if a customs carrier proves that there is a real threat to life and health of the vehicle crew, threat of destruction, irrevocable loss or significant damage to goods or vehicle. A customs carrier must immediately notify the nearest customs authority about these circumstances;