Eh report back on the import of antique tables, while fresh in the memory

[Marassa]

Thus , the fuse on the table (see below), which for some reason was sold for exactly the opposite side of the world , in sunny California . Grouch is simple enough - to bargain , paid by bank transfer.
No other mode of transportation , but to carry a transport company , had not occurred in the plane as luggage table does not climb , and I'm not going to California somehow . Transport company , which has advised the seller , agreed to meet the acceptable (compared to other applicants ) the money drop off a table to Moscow , but only to customs on the type myself. Agreed, paid by bank transfer to the seller for delivery, and a table slowly drove /floated on the Pasadena - New York - Hamburg -Riga -Moscow.
As the table weighed significantly more than the duty-free for personal use indivisible object 35kg , decided to try it through customs as a cultural value.
Over the last couple of years with the agency responsible for issuing certificates of recognition /non-recognition of the imported /exported cultural objects /uncivilized values ​​had been created some unrealistic mess - they renamed , were moved , transferred from the Ministry to the Ministry. Called the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation - I was sent to their management on the CFA , that the street Ak.Koroleva 21s1 , telephone ( 495) 592-21-01 .
On the phone I was told to bring three photographs of the object on the back of each sign the name of the subject, the author ( if known), country , time, material and size . Still seems to be a copy of the passport.
On the site you need to fill mold - statement. IMPORTANT : This form must state the name and address of the customs office where the goods come . Transport company , which used to seem never status of " physicists " had said that it was ready to bring on any temporary storage ( temporary storage ) , " to which my broker's contract ." It took me some considerable time to understand that for physicists is much easier - customs posts clearly itemized in the districts of Moscow, and " my " post to the CAO - Serial , in Khimki , and no other. On this post I sent the car, and it is made ​​in the statement.
For a couple of weeks, the Ministry of Culture gave me a letter of explanation , signed and sealed, that I have imported a table belongs to the category of cultural values ​​(yes , provided by me photos from the Internet ) .
After the car with my table (including ) came from Riga , I began to terrorize the customs on the phone and terrorized her for a whole week - truck , it turns out , for some reason got stuck in the previous route TSW . I must say that from the customs officers have the most pleasant experience - were taken up, patiently listened , went to look for my table, and so five days until finally he came to <! - ~ 6 ~ ->
I immediately jumped at the customs office with the following documents:
- A letter to the head of the customs post with a request for a simplified procedure of customs clearance of items for personal use
- The passenger customs declaration in duplicate
- Letter to the Ministry of Culture to recognize KC
- Invoices for the item itself and the delivery
- Bank payment orders
- A copy of the passport
I'm not sure that absolutely all of these documents were necessary , but customs officers took their pleasure and sutured to the case. After a brief review of my petition was granted , and I am completely free of got my hands on the coveted documents stamped " issue is resolved ."
I'm up to the last moment harbored the hope that I will be able to get away from the warehouse with a table and not paying a bribe TSW , but did not work - at the last moment, I still caught and forced to pay 5400r " for entering the machine ," as, indeed , earlier and threatened call . The fact that the customs post ( as I understand it - whatever) sits on private commercial organization , which is a bonded warehouse , and which, of course I want to get money from someone for the fact of crossing the territory of the truck , the mark of all customs documents , the desired discharge cargo delivery to the recipient , etc. Well I got on the 5400r .
Actually, all - I will be glad if the report about my little adventure would be useful to someone .