The agreement was initially signed between Russia and Belarus in June this year. A few weeks later, Kazakhstan announced that it too had ratified the agreement.

Under the new agreement, certain personal effects may be imported duty free if:

• The customs value is 1500 Euros or less and does not exceed 50kg. When moving, you are allowed 3 litres of wine, 200 cigarettes or 50 cigars or 250 grams of tobacco.
• The goods are temporarily imported by private persons and are included on the list of goods covered by this agreement.
• The goods are imported by diplomats, regardless of weight or value.

Please note that a temporary import is permitted for a restricted number of items. The following goods customary to international moves are not included: clothes, furniture, and kitchen/bath ware.

Duties on imports are levied at 30% of the customs value and must not be less than 4 Euros per kg.