26.10.2026 Regulation #EAEU #Export #Logistics

EEC lets declarants name vehicles before goods are loaded

The EEC Board has adopted Decision No. 133 of 20 October 2026, amending the rules for completing the goods declaration. It was published on the EAEU legal portal on 23 October 2026 and takes effect 30 calendar days after official publication. Declarants will be able to name vehicles onto which goods have yet to be loaded, and in a provisional declaration vehicle data becomes optional.

What the amendments change

The decision makes two changes to the Procedure approved by Customs Union Commission Decision No. 257 of 20 May 2010. The legal basis is Article 105(5) of the EAEU Customs Code.

In the second paragraph of sub-item 9 of item 18, the words "(will be loaded)" are added after "loaded". The sub-item governs box 18, "Identification and country of registration of the vehicle at departure/arrival". Under the Procedure, it is completed when declaration takes place somewhere other than the point where goods leave the customs territory.
The second paragraph of sub-item 8 of item 41.20 now reads: "In a provisional declaration the box is completed at the declarant's discretion (if the declarant has accurate information)".

What was not allowed and what is now

According to the EEC explanation, the rules previously allowed only vehicles onto which goods had already been loaded for carriage within the Union. Declarants may now also name vehicles intended to carry the goods to the point of departure from the EAEU customs territory, before loading actually takes place.

Under provisional periodic declaration, a declarant may, at its discretion, state the vehicle at the point of departure if it has that information.

What this means for traders

EEC Minister for Customs Cooperation Sergey Shklyaev said the changes will address problems businesses face both with goods not yet loaded within the Union and with exports of Union goods to third countries. In his words, completing these fields remains a right, not an obligation, of the declarant.

In other words, the box can be completed in advance where the vehicle is already known, or left blank. In a provisional declaration it is completed at the declarant's discretion, where the declarant has accurate information.

When the changes take effect

The period runs from the date of official publication, 23 October 2026 (decision record). Under item 2 of the decision, it takes effect upon expiry of 30 calendar days from the date of official publication. Until then the current wording of the Procedure applies.

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