currency values:
currency of Ukraine - token money in the form of bank notes, treasury notes, coins and other forms, which are in circulation and are legal tender on the territory of Ukraine, as well as those withdrawn or being withdrawn from circulation, but are subject to exchange for token money in circulation;
foreign currency – foreign token money in the form of bank notes, treasury notes and coins, which are in circulation and are legal tender on the territory of the respective foreign state, as well as those withdrawn or being withdrawn from circulation, but are subject to exchange for token money in circulation;
payment documents and other securities (shares , bonds, coupons thereto, bills of exchange (promissory notes), bills of debt, letters of credit, checks, banker’s order , certificates of deposit, other financial or bank documents), denominated in the Ukrainian currency, foreign currency or bank metals;
bank metals – gold, silver, platinum, metals of the platinum group, refined (affinaged) to the highest grades in accordance with world standards, in ingots and powder, which possess certificates of quality, as well as coins, manufactured of precious metals.
bringing goods and vehicles into/outside the customs territory of Ukraine – the totality of actions connected with the movement of goods and vehicles through the customs border of Ukraine in a particular direction;

free circulation – free from customs control disposal of goods that have been permitted to cross the customs border of Ukraine;

citizens – natural persons: citizens of Ukraine, foreign citizens, stateless persons;

declarant – a legal entity or a natural person, who declares goods or vehicles which are crossing the customs border of Ukraine;

declaration of customs value – a statement from a person to a customs authority in an established form, giving information as to the customs value of goods, which are crossing the customs border of Ukraine or with regard to which the customs regime is subject to change;

express carrier – transportation or forwarding company set up in accordance with the current legislation of Ukraine, which carries out express transportation of international cargoes and has worldwide network with a system of central and regional yards, as well as a computerized system to track such cargoes within the entire period of delivery from a consignor to a consignee;

zone of customs control – a place established by the customs authorities and located at the entry points on the customs border of Ukraine or other locations on the customs territory of Ukraine, within which customs procedures are carried out by the customs authorities;

zone of simplified customs control – a part of a zone of customs control technically and informationally equipped to carry out simplified customs control procedures;

infringing goods – goods containing objects of intellectual property, which, if brought into/from the customs territory of Ukraine, cause violation of the owner’s rights protected by current Ukrainian legislation and international agreements of Ukraine, concluded in conformity with the procedure established by law;

cultural values – objects of material and spiritual culture possessing artistic, historical, ethnographic or scientific significance and subject to preservation, restoration and protection in accordance with Ukrainian legislation;

customs declaration – a written statement of a standard form submitted to a customs authority and containing information necessary for the customs clearance or re-clearance for goods and vehicles crossing the customs border of Ukraine;

customs instruments –numbered locking and sealing devices, seals, stamps, holographic signs and other identification marks, which can be used one-time only by the customs authorities to reflect and confirm the results of customs control and customs clearance;

customs clearance – the execution by customs authorities of certain actions (procedures), related to the confirmation of results of customs control of goods and vehicles crossing the customs border of Ukraine, and having juridical force for the further utilization of these goods and vehicles;

customs control – the totality of measures taken by customs authorities within their competence with the aim of ensuring the compliance with norms of this Code, laws and other legal and normative acts dealing with customs practice, and international agreements of Ukraine, concluded in keeping with the procedure established by law;

customs regime – the totality of norms, established by the laws of Ukraine on customs practice, which, depending upon the declared aim of movement of goods and vehicles through the customs border of Ukraine, determine the procedure for such movement and the extent of customs procedures conducted therewith;

customs authorities – specially authorized bodies of executive power in the area of customs practice, which according to this Code and other laws of Ukraine, shall directly carry out customs practices;

customs rules – the procedure for moving goods and vehicles through the customs border of Ukraine established by the legislation of Ukraine;

customs procedures – operations connected with the implementation of customs control over the movement of goods and vehicles through the customs border of Ukraine, the customs clearance of these goods and vehicles, as well as collection of taxes and fees envisaged by law;

non-residents – citizens who permanently reside outside Ukraine, including those who temporarily stay on the territory of Ukraine; legal entities, subjects of entrepreneurial activity without the status of a legal entity (branches, representative offices, et alia) and based outside Ukraine, which have been established and act in accordance with the legislation of a foreign state, including legal entities and other subjects of entrepreneurial activity with the participation of Ukrainian legal entities and subjects of entrepreneurial activity of Ukraine; located on the territory of Ukraine diplomatic missions, consular offices, trade and other official representatives of foreign countries, international organizations and their branches, which enjoy immunity and diplomatic privileges, as well as representative offices of other foreign organizations and companies, which, according to the legislation of Ukraine, do not conduct entrepreneurial activity;

persons – legal entities and natural persons;

carrier – a person, registered as a subject of entrepreneurial activity, who, according to the procedure established by law and by his own or hired means of transportation, moves the goods across the customs border of Ukraine or transports the goods under customs control, between the customs authorities within the territory of Ukraine;

movement of goods through the customs border of Ukraine in cargo shipments – movement of goods through the customs border of Ukraine in the course of fulfillment of export-import operations, as well as other operations, associated with bringing goods into/outside the customs territory of Ukraine, or moving those through the customs territory of Ukraine en route (as transit). A customs cargo declaration must be issued for moving goods through the customs border of Ukraine in cargo shipments;

movement of goods through the customs border of Ukraine in international postal consignments – movement of goods through the customs border of Ukraine in the form of letters, printed matters, special bags marked "M", small packets, parcels, shipments of express mail marked "EMS" arriving, departing or transiting Ukraine via postal service enterprises and packed in accordance with the requirements of the Universal Postal Union and the Rules on Utilization of Postal Services.

movement of goods through the customs border of Ukraine in international express mail – movement of goods and other articles packed in a due manner and transported by an express carrier by any type of transport to deliver to a consignee within the determined period;

movement of goods through the customs border of Ukraine in unaccompanied luggage – movement of goods belonging to citizens through the customs border of Ukraine, separately from these citizens or from persons authorized by the citizens, with luggage documents being filed;

movement of goods through the customs border of Ukraine in hand luggage – movement of goods belonging to citizens through the customs border of Ukraine in the passenger sectors (saloons) of vehicles, which transport the citizens or persons authorized by the citizens, without filing of luggage documents;

movement of goods through the customs border of Ukraine in accompanied baggage – movement of goods belonging to citizens through the customs border of Ukraine in the baggage compartments of vehicles transporting the citizens or persons authorized by the citizens, with luggage documents being filed;

enterprise – any legal entity or any citizen carrying out entrepreneurial activity without establishing a legal entity;

enterprise officials – managerial staff and personnel of enterprises, residents and non-residents, who in the course of permanent or temporal fulfillment of their work (office) duties bear responsibility for the implementation of requirements established by this Code, laws and other normative and legal acts of Ukraine, as well as by international agreements of Ukraine on customs issues concluded according to the procedure established by law;

officials of representative offices of foreign states and international organizations – accredited in Ukraine: heads of diplomatic missions and diplomatic personnel, consular officials, representatives of foreign states at international organizations, officials of international organizations;

intellectual property right, subjects of the right and objects of the intellectual property right – shall be understood as defined by laws dealing with the intellectual property issues;

items – personal belongings, goods, vehicles and some certified units thereto moved through the customs border of Ukraine;

representation of a foreign company – a person accredited in Ukraine in conformity with the procedure established by the legislation and dully empowered to represent the interests of a non-resident legal entity in Ukraine;

release of goods and vehicles from the customs border of Ukraine – permission from customs authorities for the movement of goods and vehicles through the customs border of Ukraine with consideration of the declared aim of such movement given after accomplishment of customs procedures;

residents – citizens permanently residing in Ukraine, including those who are temporarily abroad; legal entities and subjects of entrepreneurial activity without the status of a legal entity (branches, representative office et alia) located on the territory of Ukraine, which have been founded and carry out their activities in keeping with the legislation of Ukraine; diplomatic missions, consulates, trade missions and other official representative offices of Ukraine abroad, which enjoy immunity and diplomatic privileges, as well as branches and representative offices of resident companies abroad, which do not engage in entrepreneurial activity;

specially prepared (secret) hiding-place – a hiding-place prepared with the aim of unlawful moving of goods through the customs border of Ukraine, as well as constructional containers and items equipped or modified for this purpose previously disassembled or mounted etc.;

coaster – a vessel which without calling at a foreign port carries out coasting transportation amid the Ukraine’s ports, or a vessel of Fish Industry Fleet involved in fishery activities within Azov-Black Sea basin;

goods – any movable property (including currency values, cultural values), electrical, heat and other energy, as well as vehicles, except the vehicles used exclusively for the purpose of transportation of citizens and goods through the customs border of Ukraine;

vehicles – any aircraft, vessel, railroad or motor vehicle used exclusively for the movement of citizens and goods through the customs border of Ukraine;

authorized person – a person, who, on the basis of an agreement or duly executed power of attorney, issued by the owner of goods and vehicles, is authorized to commit actions with regard to representing the goods and vehicles to customs authorities for customs control and customs clearance during their movement through the customs border of Ukraine, or who is authorized to dispose of the goods and vehicles in another manner.

License № 480586 about confession of enterprise as declarant.
Аgreement of insurance № 0059551

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