Article 262. Pre-declaration

Pre-declaration of goods is declaration of goods prior to their arrival into the customs territory, which can be used at a request of a declarant.

If case when shipping documents are used for customs purposes, copies of these documents that are certified by a declarant shall be attached to a preliminary customs declaration, and, if necessary, a customs authority shall compare information specified in the copies with information contained in original documents after arrival of goods into the customs territory.

Prior to the arrival of goods in the customs territory, upon completion of data verification and payment of the relevant customs duties, or upon provision of security for the payment of customs duties in accordance with Chapter 47 of this Code, the preliminary customs declaration shall be used as the sole document necessary for the application of customs operations to the goods, except in cases where all necessary information is not specified in the declaration and (or) the documents required for customs clearance are not presented in full.

If the goods specified in the preliminary customs declaration are not presented to the customs authority within thirty calendar days from the date of acceptance of the preliminary customs declaration, the preliminary customs declaration shall be deemed not lodged.