The Federal Customs Service is planning to relocate the customs clearance procedures to the near-border regions. After 1 November 2011 the customs stations of the Moscow Region, St. Petersburg and the Leningrad Region will only be available for customs clearance of a very limited number of items. The market players believe that the new measures will cause a price growth of the customs services and temporary traffic jams on the borders.
Source: www.retail.ru