Customs clearance of antiques

When importing or exporting an art object from abroad, it is necessary to correctly fill out the documents for the parcel. 

You can do this:

• On your own.
• Contact the services of a customs broker.

In the first case, you will need to study all the rules for import and export of antiques by international delivery service, fill in and submit a full list of necessary documents.

In the second case, turning to a customs broker, you remove the burden of paperwork. After all, the task of the customs broker is to organize the rapid delivery of a parcel from anywhere in the world, checking and preparing a full package of documents for the passage of customs control, as in the import and export of Antiques.

To buy an antique object and import it into Ukraine you need to:

• Buy art objects from a trusted seller.
• The seller must provide the delivery service with all the necessary documents for his product.
• If the cost of the object exceeds 150 EUR, you will have to go through customs clearance.
• Antiques, which are objects of art over 50 years old in Ukraine are not subject to duty and exempt from VAT.
• Customs clearance of Antiques and exhibits worth more than 150 euros provides for submission of all the necessary documents on your order and registration of the cargo customs declaration.
• A number of special requirements for the export and import of antiques must be taken into account.
  The contract between the customs broker and the customer (company or private person).

Customs clearance of Antiques, as physical and legal persons, most often occurs with the help of a customs broker.

In order to import into Ukraine an object that fits the definition of "antiques", you need to know the procedure of customs clearance.

Prepared in advance the documents and permits, as well as correctly filling out customs forms will help you to arrange a parcel in the shortest possible time, as well as ensure that it will not be detained at customs.

Customs clearance of antiques by physical and legal persons is, as a rule, either on their own or with the help of a customs broker. 

In most cases, when it comes to paintings, antiques, or parcels and goods worth more than 10,000 euros, the recipients prefer to seek the services of a professional customs broker.

According to the legislation of Ukraine on the import of art objects you may need:

• Consultation with an expert from the Department of Culture - Kyiv, Shevchenko Blvd 3.
• Expert's conclusion that your object is a cultural value for Ukraine and, therefore, is exempt from customs duties.
• Notification that your parcel has arrived in Ukraine.
• Obtain documents for customs (invoice, bill of lading, conclusion, parcel documents, or receipts).
• Contact an expert and have the item inspected at the customs warehouse of the carrier.
• Receive a mark (stamp) on the invoice and a resolution that the item is cultural property.
• Prepare all required documents and submit the customs declaration for clearance.
  
  

To learn more about the procedure of customs clearance of antiques you can contact the experts of the company «Semero».

The legislation of Ukraine establishes a duty-free limit, which applies to:

• All parcels and shipments whose value does not exceed 150 euros. 
• Goods cheaper than 150 euros and without excise tax.
• Paintings, art, and antiques, which have material, cultural or historical value for Ukraine.
• A special list of goods determined by the state privately.

Customs clearance of art objects over 50 years old for legal entities and individuals requires a full package of documents for non-tariff regulation, according to the UCGFEA product code.

For example:

• Documents confirming the purchase of antiques.
• The conclusion of the expert is that this product is an object of art or historical value for Ukraine.
• The cargo customs declaration.

All documents are obligatory for passing customs control and registration.

The customs inspection at the airport is, for the most part, more thorough than in other cases and has stricter regulations.

So, for example, if your belongings have items worth more than 10,000 euros, and you did not use the red aisle, you will face a fine or confiscation.

Each airport has an in-house expert who will be able to determine the price and value of your antiques, so do not take any chances and try to smuggle it without customs clearance.

To pass customs control at Boryspil Airport you need:

• Permission to export antiques from the country of departure.
• Documents confirming the value of the object.
• Conclusion on the import of antiques, for example, icons or medals.
• If the object is of cultural value to Ukraine you are exempt from paying taxes.
• If the cost of the painting exceeds 10 000 Euros, you should submit a customs declaration. If you are not accompanied by a customs broker with a prepared declaration, your goods will be transferred to the customs warehouse at Boryspil airport, and you will have to submit a customs declaration at the cargo terminal and file it there.

To save time, we recommend entrusting matters of customs clearance of antiques to a professional customs broker.

To take an object of Antiques from Ukraine to any part of the world, for example, you want to take the icon out of Ukraine, you need to go through customs clearance.

At the same time you need to take into account the specifics of the object, which you want to take abroad.

It is necessary to prepare certain documents:

• Permission or opinion on the export of antiques, for example, icons or medals.
• Documents confirming the goods.
• In case of a conclusion that the given object is not of cultural value to Ukraine we provide a conclusion to the customs and transport it from Ukraine to any part of the world.

Get more detailed advice about the peculiarities of customs clearance of Antiques you can have at the specialists of the company «Semero».