Russia approves a new EAEU import indirect-tax declaration form

What changed in detail

The Order of the Federal Tax Service of Russia of 8 May 2026 No. KCh-1-3/299@ approves the form and electronic format of the tax declaration for indirect taxes — VAT and excise duties — on the import of goods into Russia from the territory of Eurasian Economic Union member states, together with the procedure for completing it, and amends the annex to the earlier FNS order of 29 February 2024 No. ED-7-3/164@. The Order was registered with the Ministry of Justice on 29 May 2026 under No. 86727 and officially published on 30 May 2026.

The Order itself does not state a first-use date for the new form — that clause sits in a scanned section of the published text that has not been read for this record, so no effective date is asserted here. Filers should confirm the applicable date against the published order directly before switching forms.

What it means

A new declaration form and electronic format is a filing-mechanics change: the tax and the transactions it covers are unchanged, but the document filers submit is not. Because the commencement clause has not been confirmed from this Order’s own text, treat “when do I have to switch” as an open question rather than assume the registration or publication date is also the first-use date.