To pass customs control, you must provide:

• Completed customs declaration TD-6;
• Three copies of the list with a description of imported cultural property;
• Three sets of photographs of imported cultural property (at least 8*12 cm);
• Documents confirming the origin and value of imported cultural property.

For the import of archival documents, printed publications, philately, numismatics, bonistics and faleristics, submission of photographs is not required.

To export cultural property, you must obtain permission from the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation. How to do it?

The owner of cultural property or an authorized representative must submit the following documents to the territorial body of the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation:

• Application for the right to export cultural property;
• 3 copies of the list of cultural property with their description, if it is planned to export more than 2 items;
• 3 color photographs of each cultural property (at least 8*12 cm in size). When exporting archival documents, printed publications, philately, numismatics, bonistics and faleristics, photographs are not required;
• Certified copies of documents (with the presentation of originals) confirming the ownership of the exported cultural property, if any;
• Copies of documents confirming the value of cultural property, if any;
• Copies of identity documents or a copy of a document confirming the fact of making an entry about a legal entity in the Unified State Register of Legal Entities.

Documents must be submitted in advance, at least 30 days before the planned day of transportation.

Antique photographs can be considered cultural property if they have artistic, material and universal significance.

Cultural properties include:

• objects of art and religious worship;
• printed publications;
• manuscripts;
• archives;
• items of philately, phylumenia, numismatics, bonistics;
• uniforms and equipment;
• historical and artistically designed weapons, pieces of equipment, devices, tools, equipment;
• ancient orders and medals;
• subjects of paleontology and mineralogy of interest to science;
• rare and unique musical instruments;

A complete list of values can be found on the website of the Ministry of Culture .

Read more about how to export cultural property here .