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EnVBK offers quality-driven logistics solutions for companies in the food trade industry, for wholesale food suppliers, retailers, and agricultural holdings. Experienced employees of our company carry out transportation of goods that require compliance with the temperature regime (perishable, chilled and frozen cargo), design optimal routes taking into account the features of your order, offer the most suitable type of vehicle, control loading and unloading operations in compliance with all sanitary standards.
Types of transported foodstuffs
- grain products;
- fruit and vegetable products and mushrooms;
- sugar, honey, starch and confectionery products;
- edible fat;
- meat products;
- fish products;
- dairy products;
- eggs and egg products;
- taste improver products
By organization of transportation, VBK specialists take into account the specifics of the product, namely the need to comply with temperature regime, humidity level, delivery time and cargo safety during loading and unloading operations. Our vehicles that meet the Euro-5 and Euro-6 environmental standards meet international quality standards, including the mandatory criterion of high environmental friendliness, which completely eliminates the harmful effect of surfaces in contact with the cargo on the properties of the transported substance.
Types of transport used:
- Standard refrigerators;
- Double-deck refrigerators;
- Double-chamber refrigerators with the ability of temperature control;
- Insulated containers.
Features of customs clearance of foodstuffs
By clearance of foodstuffs the following features should be considered:
By import of foodstuffs, you need to remember that in accordance with the Presidental Decree of the Russian Federation of 6 August 2014 No. 560 “On applying certain special economic measures to ensure security of the Russian Federation” in respect of certain goods, restrictions were imposed on the import of products from EU countries, the United States of America, Australia, Canada and the Kingdom of Norway for the period until 06.08.2014 and in accordance with the Government Decree of the Russian Federation No. 625 dated 25 June 2015 these measures ewre extended for a period of one year, i.e. until 05.08.2016 year.
In accordance with this, by exploring of the potential possibility of importing this product to the territory of the Russian Federation, it is necessary to check its absence in the lists prohibited for import in advance.
We also want to pay special attention to the possibility of importing products whose codes and names are included in this list, but for which exceptions are made.
These products include:
- specialized lactose-free milk and specialized lactose-free dairy products for dietary therapeutic nutrition and dietary preventive nutrition;
- biologically active additives;
- vitamin and mineral complexes;
- flavouring;
- protein concentrates (of animal and vegetable origin) and their mixtures;
- dietary fiber;
- food additives (including complex ones).
Lactose-free products
Import of lactose-free products is carried out on the basis of compliance with the following conditions:
- manufacturing enterprises are included in the Register of third-country enterprises (they must be entered on the Rosselkhoznadzor website);
- the products are accompanied by originals of the veterinary certificate of the exporting country and the manufacturer’s certificate confirming the absence of lactose;
- the presence of a special label on the packaging about the absence of lactose in the product;
- availability of the Rosselkhoznadzor import permit;
- products must pass state registration.
Confirmation of compliance that the product belongs to: biologically active additives, vitamin and mineral complexes, flavoring, protein concentrates (animal and vegetable origin) and their mixtures, dietary fibers; food additives (including complex) – is the presence of a Сertificate of state registration.
Also, a number of food products, the country of origin of which is Ukraine, have been banned from importing foodstuffs into the territory of the Russian Federation.
The basic VAT rate for food products is 18%, however, in accordance with the Government decree of the Russian Federation of December 31, 2004 No. 908, a list of products was approved, which is subject to 10% VAT.
All products imported to the territory of the customs Union must pass the confirmation of compliance within the technical regulations.
Food products are subject to the following technical regulations depending on the name:
- “On safety of food products»
- “Food products in terms of their labeling»,
- “Technical regulations for juice products from fruits and vegetables»,
- “Technical regulations for fat and oil products”, “On grain safety»,
- “Safety requirements for food additives, flavorings and process auxiliarymeans»,
- “On the safety of certain types of specialized food products, including dietary therapeutic and dietary preventive nutrition”.
By import to the territory of the Russian Federation food products, mainly consisting of unprocessed products of plant origin (not heat-treated) and included in the “List of quarantineable products”, a phytosanitary certificate is required. The name of the product included in the”List of quarantineable products ” is defined in the order of the Ministry of agriculture of Russia dated 29.12.2010 No. 456.
By import to the territory of the Russian Federation foodstuffs containing animal products and included in Appendix 1by the decision of the Customs Union Commission No. 317 “On veterinary control” dated 18.06.2010, they are subject to veterinary control.
Registration of food products subject to veterinary and phytosanitary control takes place at certain customs posts.