Importation of rare books by UPS
 

Bought at Cowan's book:
http://www.cowanauctions.com/auction...?ItemId=115148
Cost - $ 2800 with shipping.

This is the first novel by Ayn Rand, published by Macmillan 3,000 copies in 1936. The novel is autobiographical, is a rarity. This copy was donated by the author to his friend, DeWitt Emery, head of the U.S. Small Business Association in the 30's of the last century. The book contains a gift certificate's inscription "For DeWitt Emery - with great delight - Ayn Rand" and bookplate DeWitt Emery.

Detailed information about Ayn Rand:
http://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%90%...8D%D0%BD%D0%B4

More about the novel:
http://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9C%...B2%D1%8B%D0%B5

Before you use the services of UPS, I called them to the customs department and asked if a book of cultural value. I was told that all of the books over 50 years old are automatically considered to KC.

The book last week arrived at the warehouse UPS, I said it as a cultural value.

Full details about the book - a description, links to the auction, information about Ayn Rand, etc. was transferred to the UPS 20 December. Today, finally called a girl from UPS and reported that they spoke with a representative of the Ministry of Culture and the representative said that the book is not a cultural value, because the order of 117 cultural values ​​are only books over 100 years old, so I have to pay customs duties.

More than a representative of the Ministry of Culture strange decision. If I had known, I would have sent it to his friends in London, and later took them to himself. Do you think it possible to somehow appeal the decision or is it impossible?

So it had to be done.

They are, by the way on my own this book you can then just send it.

Generally 117 order applies only to exports from the Russian Federation , not imported.
According to it, yes, " prints, created over 100 years ago. " But " Manuscripts documentary monuments , archives, including sound, photographic and cinematographic archives created more than 50 years ago."
General case as if for trial. If we can prove that the value is not the book itself , and autographed (documentary monument).

vg_edger, in the worst case , you can opt out of the package.
UPS must return it there where received. That is, in the auction house.
I had a similar situation.
I refused the parcel.
She was sent back.
I ordered delivery back to the German address of my friends.
Then from there I took home her own .
A book will bring you the easiest.
Do not despair !
The legislation set of holes that we you can use a .

Make out re-export, the UPS are experts in customs clearance, they tell us how to do - pay the postal rate and all


important - do not confuse the issue and "denial of the state" :)>

Just went to the Office of the Ministry of Culture of Russia in the Central Federal District, Lavrushinsky Lane , 17 CT1 , opposite the Tretyakov Gallery. Very pleasantly surprised by kindness and desire to help girls Olesya and Julia. Left them with photos, documents, auction, complete an application. They just said it was CC , but decided in any case be confirmed in the Library. Lenin. After about half an hour called back and said that the Library has confirmed that this KC, asked to be included in the FAQ to give them room customs station through which to load.

Now I try to scratch out this number from UPS. Help Desk UPS this room knows, but until they get through the Customs clearance harder than Putin.

I wonder how this expert help respond to your post?

Added after 35 minutes
It turned out that all the goods come to UPS Customs Post number 2 customs post Vnukovo Airport ( cargo), code 10001022 .

By the way , the experts explained that automatically recognized KC only books over 100 years old . If the book is less than 100 years , it may be referred to the CC if framed by famous painter , was published in small quantities , has the inscription of the author , bookplates of famous people , etc.

in general , this is absurd , p.ch. no abstract " cultural values ​​", and there are cultural values ​​of RF. By definition, your book is not one of them . Especially, until she passed customs. IMHO, this is just a commodity, which is de jure subject to customs duties.
Another thing is that you just had to send it to any Western address, and then get out without any customs duties , as "just a book"

It may not relate to culture first book, a native of Russia, describing the events in the country after the Bolsheviks came to power, which is still alive has become a classic of world level and early editions of which even without the inscriptions of the world's leading auction houses are estimated in the tens of thousands of dollars?


Absurd is the fact that a representative of the Ministry of Culture in Vnukovo a doubt that this book is a cultural value. And the same is absurd practice itself create any obstacles to the importation of KC. The result of this stupid policy is that all of the major auction of Russian art are everywhere, but not in Russia, making Russia's auctions are not developed to the extent to what might, and the budget is ultimately doschityvaetsya huge sums. The import of any item older than 50 years should be duty-free, his registration for import must be voluntary to be able to easily take the subject further, if it so ever arise. For now, the law in force responsible officials should be immediately dismissed without severance pay with in the workbook "For extraordinary stupidity and incompetence."

there is a law on the import and export of cultural goods of Russia.
You can buy a Picasso painting and bring it just as a commodity, paying the fee and not registering as KC. And then it will not be any . In the context of relations with customs concept of " KC " exists only in fiscal terms. Everything else is kind of meaningless lyrics :)>

I can not. Seeing the product under the name "Picture Picasso" , the customs officer will immediately representative of the Ministry of Culture , and then follow all the legal procedures , including registration of KC.