It turned out that customs officers do not accept declarations from drivers who decided to extend the period of stay of their euro plates on the territory of Ukraine by leaving to Russia and entering back from there.
Re-crossings through border checkpoints are a common thing for owners of cars with euro plates. However, most "re-crossers" practice this on the western borders of Ukraine. But about 150 thousand motorists decided to re-enter Ukraine through checkpoints on the border with Russia.
It should be noted that the Customs Code stipulates a ban on customs clearance of cars with foreign registration imported from the aggressor country or produced there. However, this norm is not detailed, and therefore there is no specific mention of re-crossings there.
Nevertheless, customs interprets re-crossing as the import of a vehicle from Russia (even if this euro plate has Polish or Lithuanian plates). As a rule, problems with customs clearance arise for residents of Dnipropetrovsk, Zaporizhzhia and Kharkiv regions.
Thus, owners of cars with euro plates cannot take advantage of the favorable customs clearance conditions. At the end of the preferential 180-day period, they face a fine of 170 thousand hryvnias and confiscation of the vehicle.
