Procedure for importing of animal and plant products

The Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance in the preparation of the international exhibition of food products, beverages and raw materials for their production PRODEXPO, reports that the import of goods controlled by the State Veterinary Service to the Russian Federation is carried out under the import authorization, accompanied by a veterinary certificate issued by the competent authority of the country of export of the controlled goods.
To obtain permission Rosselkhoznadzor for import into the Russian Federation in accordance with the Administrative Regulations of the Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance of the provision of state services for the issuance of permits for import licenses in the Russian Federation and export from the Russian Federation, as well as transit of animals, animal products origin, drugs for veterinary use, feeds and feed additives for animals through its territory, approved by order of the Russian Ministry of Agriculture 07.11.2011 № 404 ( hereinafter - the Regulation), organizers of the exhibition or the embassy of the exporting country in the Russian Federation should address the Rosselkhoznadzor with the information according to Annex № 2 to the Regulation.
Border veterinary control will be carried out in places determined by customs authorities, as a rule, on the territory of an exhibition complex in the temporary customs control zone.
Upon completion of the exhibition the exhibited products are subject to removal from the territory of the Russian Federation or destruction. The applicant shall resolve the issue of destruction of the specified products with the veterinary authorities of the regions of the Russian Federation at the place of the exhibition and destruction of the products.
For information we inform you that currently there are a number of restrictions on import of goods controlled by the State Veterinary Inspection to the Russian Federation due to unfavorable epizootic situation in the territories of a number of exporting countries, which can be found on the website of Rosselkhoznadzor in the section "Import. Exportation. Transit". https://fsvps.gov.ru/fsvps/importExport?_language=en.

Import of regulated products to the territory of the Russian Federation is carried out in accordance with laws and regulations of the Eurasian Economic Union, as well as the requirements of the Russian Federation in the field of plant quarantine.
The mentioned documents can be found on the Rosselkhoznadzor official website at the following links:
https://fsvps.gov.ru/fsvps/news/20348.html, https://fsvps.gov.ru/fsvps/laws/class/20/65.
Import into the Russian Federation of regulated products of high phytosanitary risk (regulated products are divided into high and low phytosanitary risk according to the List of regulated products (regulated shipments, regulated materials, regulated goods) subject to quarantine phytosanitary control (supervision) at the customs border of the Eurasian Economic Union and the customs territory of the Eurasian Economic Union, approved by the Commission Decision of the Customs Union dated 06.18.10 No. 318 "On assurance of plant quarantine in the Eurasian Economic Union ") is accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate of the exporting country.
 The time restrictions introduced by the Rosselkhoznadzor in the field of plant quarantine can also be found on the Rosselkhoznadzor official website at the following link: https://fsvps.gov.ru/fsvps/news/actual-fito-restrictions.html
If you have any questions or need any additional clarifications, please contact the following telephone numbers: