Russian customs regulations are tangled and have special features. To export personal item(s) worth over $10,000 you will need to pay 30%. Besides, if customs officials determine your items to be of commercial use, they'll apply additional export duties. All items which are of cultural or historical value - icons, antiques, paintings, coins, etc. - may be taken out of Russia only with prior written approval of the Ministry of Culture and payment of 100% duty. Certain items, such as caviar, medications, jewelry, precious or semi-precious stones, or metals and fuel may be exported duty-free in limited amounts.

As computers’ hard-drives may be scanned by customs officials, it is recommended to present your laptops to customs at least 1,5 hours before you depart.

Important: It's necessary to present customs declaration upon arrival with amount of currency brought into the country declared and all valuable items listed (including your mobile phone). Make certain that the declaration is officially stamped by customs officials on entry in order to prevent problems in taking currency and valuables out. Remember that a signature by a customs official is not sufficient - you need to have a stamp on your declaration, only thus it will be valid. Otherwise you will not be able to prove that you possessed that ring or a mobile phone prior to your visit.