Building positive case law on customs benefits

Pepeliaev Group’s lawyers successfully represented companies providing services in the area of mineral production. When contesting the decisions of the Sakhalin customs authorities regarding the application of customs duties for the contractor with regard to the goods imported for the Sakhalin-2 PSA, our lawyers managed build positive case law for the importer which was subsequently applied to the Sakhalin-1 PSA as well. Moreover, the practice’s lawyers challenged in a commercial (‘arbitration’) court a decision of the customs authority disallowing the application of a customs benefit with regard to equipment imported as contribution to the issued capital. Owing to the efforts of our lawyers the client managed to avoid the need to pay additionally accrued duties in the amount of RUB 20 million.