On 12 December 2012, the Russian Government (according to Decree  1286) approved the reduction of the due payment of customs duties to 75% of the applied customs duties, if the customs declaration is submitted electronically.

The new customs rule is approved in accordance with the accession of the Russian Federation to the WTO. It enters into force on 18 January 2013 and regulates business relations, which have been established after 21 August 2012.