VOCABULARY.

to arrive (in the USA/at the airport)	приехать, прибыть
to take off	взлететь, вылететь
take off time	время вылета
flight	рейс
to check in	зарегистрироваться
check-in counter	стойка регистрации
ticket	билет
scales (pl)	весы
to exceed; excess	превышать; излишек
Free Baggage Allowance	норма провоза бесплатного багажа
Duty and Tax Free Allowance	норма провоза беспошлинного багажа
the fixed quota	установленная квота
to hand over	сдавать
baggage claim receipts	багажные квитанции
boarding pass	посадочный талон
to load / unload	(по)грузить / разгрузить
the hold of an airplane	грузовой отсек самолета
to go/pass through	проходить через
security check	проверка на безопасность
carry-on/hand luggage	ручная кладь
to screen	проверять, просвечивать, сканировать
to fill in	заполнять
prohibited	запрещенный
restricted	ограниченный
dutiable / liable to duty	облагаемый пошлиной; подлежащий обложению пошлиной
articles / items	предметы / вещи
to present	предъявлять
to contain; contents; container	содержать; содержимое; контейнер
to inspect	досматривать, проверять
to stamp	ставить штамп
arrival lounge / departure lounge	зал прилета / зал вылета
flight call	объявление о посадке
Duty Free Shop	магазин беспошлинной торговли
flight gates	выход на посадку
to board	подняться на борт
belongings	вещи

UNIT 5

THE PROCEDURE FOR INDIVIDUALS TO MOVE GOODS ACROSS THE CUSTOMS BORDER OF THE СUSTOMS UNION

Text 1

Task 1. Read and translate the text.

In accordance with the provisions of the Customs Code of the Customs Union individuals can carry in accompanied and non-accompanied luggage goods intended for personal, family, domestic and other needs not connected with commercial activity.

If you travel by air and the value of imported goods doesn’t exceed €10,000 and/or the total weight doesn’t exceed 50 kg, the goods are exempt from customs duties. If you cross the border by road, the allowance is €1,500.

In case the value of the goods exceeds €10,000 and/or the total weight exceeds 50 kg, a unified rate of customs duty is applied to the amount of the excess. A unified rate of duty is 30 % (per cent) of the customs value of the goods but not less than 4 euro per kilogram.

In case the value of the goods exceeds 650 000 rubles and/or the total weight exceeds 200 kg, an aggregate customs payment is levied on the amount of the excess.

The rates of customs duties on imported transport means depend on their value, the date of manufacture and the engine volume.

A full exemption from customs duties and taxes is granted for cultural valuables on condition that they are declared and have undergone the special registration envisaged by the legislation.

Customs duties are not paid on international postal items if the value of such goods sent in the course of one week to one recipient doesn’t exceed 10,000 rubles.

Government establishes quantitative limits on certain categories of goods. Individuals over 18 years old can carry across the border free of duty 3 liters of alcohol, 200 cigarettes, 50 cigars, 250 g of tobacco, 250 g of caviar. Individuals are allowed to take out from the country the sum of currency equal to $10,000 per person.

Goods prohibited for bringing into the country are: weapons of all kinds, ammunition and explosives, drugs and psychotropic substances.

Goods prohibited for taking out of the country are: articles of artistic, historical and cultural value.

Дата добавления: 2015-07-15