A guide to the export and import of cultural goods between Russia ...

Finland
Chapter 3: European Union Member States
What are the standards of service I can expect to receive?
Information can be found under:
http://www.nba.fi/en/cultural_goods (National Board of Antiquities)
http://www.tulli.fi (National Board of Customs)
Are there any special export restrictions on certain objects or other considerations I should
know about?
The Act on Restrictions to the Export of Cultural Objects (115/1999) applies to cultural
objects produced in Finland or to cultural objects produced abroad which have been in
Finland for at least 50 years during the last 100 years. However, if an object produced
abroad has special value from the point of view of Finland’s national history, the Act is
applied to the object however long it has been in Finland.
What are the requirements if I want to import cultural goods into Finland from Russia?
On import, goods brought into the customs territory must be assigned to a customs approved
treatment or use. A customs declaration should be made in writing, on a Single
Administrative Document (SAD) together with commercial or administrative document.
Information about customs declaration can be found at:
http://ec.europa.eu/taxation_customs/customs/procedural_aspects/general/declaration/
index_en.htm
The Customs Authority will, either on its own initiative or on request by the Customs Authority
of the other Contracting Party, maintain special surveillance over movements of
goods which are known or suspected to give rise to substantial illicit traffic into or from
the territory of the other Contracting Party.
The Finnish-Russian Agreement in customs matters (1994) establishes that the Customs
Authorities shall, on their own initiative or upon request and without delay, supply to each
other all relevant information on activities which constitute or appear to constitute an offence
against the customs laws in force in the territory of one of the Contracting Parties
in the field of movement of objects of art and antiquity which are of significant historical,
cultural or archaeological value of one of the Contracting Parties.
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