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

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.