State Customs Committee Clarifies Whether Duties Can Be Refunded When Returning Goods to Foreign Online Stores

Reform.news Editorial Team · 5 January 2026, 18:38

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The State Customs Committee has explained the procedure for refunding customs payments paid by individuals when purchasing goods from foreign online stores.

The cases in which a refund of customs duties or payments is possible are set out in Paragraph 1 of Article 67 of the Customs Code of the Eurasian Economic Union and Paragraph 3 of Article 55 of the Law On Customs Regulation in the Republic of Belarus.

Individuals who purchased goods for personal use from a foreign online store, released them for free circulation, and then returned them to the store cannot expect a refund of the customs payments paid, the State Customs Committee explained.