Vladivostok Customs handled a total of 205,800 vehicles from January to August this year, accounting for about 72% of the total number of cars imported by individuals in the Far East. Ussurysk Customs handled more than 64,000 vehicles during the same period, nearly twice the size of the same period last year...

According to Russia's "Far East Observer"(п альн евосточн о е обозре ние) citing customs data from the Far East Federal District, in the first eight months of 2026, customs in the Far East of Russia handled a total of 284,400 imports of vehicles for personal use, a year-on-year increase of 14%. The overall import scale has maintained growth since the beginning of this year, reaching a phased peak in July, with 47,600 vehicles cleared in a single month.

This set of data shows that even though Russia's import car taxes and regulatory environment continue to change, the demand for individuals to buy cars overseas is still strong. For China's second-hand car exports, the Far East is particularly worthy of attention, because it not only supports the source of Japanese seaborne vehicles, but also connects China's northeastern and land transportation networks. It is one of the core distribution areas for imported cars from Russia.

Vladivostok cleared 205,800 vehicles in 8 months, still the absolute main force

Judging from the distribution of ports, Vladivostok Customs bears the greatest pressure on car imports. A total of 205,800 vehicles were processed from January to August this year, accounting for about 72% of the total number of individual imports of cars in the Far East. The shipping system, storage yards, customs declaration services and the long-established used car industry chain make Vladivostok still the most important automobile import gateway in the Russian Far East.

Ussurysk Customs handled more than 64,000 vehicles during the same period, nearly twice the scale of the same period last year; Chita Customs handled more than 5200 vehicles, a year-on-year increase of 77%.

Compared with Vladivostok's traditional shipping advantages,the rapid growth of Wusulysk and Chita data deserves the attention of China traders. These ports are more closely related to China's land vehicle logistics. As Russia continues to increase its purchase of vehicles from China, its weight in the entire import system may continue to rise.

Imports grow, Russian customs begins to transfer people across regions

The large number of vehicles arriving at the port has also brought greater processing pressure to the Russian Far East Customs. According to the report, in order to ensure uninterrupted vehicle import and customs clearance, local customs is redeploying manpower and temporarily transferring staff from other areas to support it.

This reflects from the side that personal imports of cars in the Far East have not cooled down significantly due to factors such as the increase in recycling fees, but still maintain a large scale of customs clearance.

At the same time, Russia has continued to strengthen supervision of imports for personal use, declared value of vehicles and refund charges in recent years. The larger the scale of imports from the Far East, the higher the possibility of refinement of subsequent supervision. Therefore, when operating vehicles through personal channels, the buyer's qualifications, vehicle use and application materials must still be verified in advance.

written in the end

284,400 vehicles, a year-on-year increase of 14%, indicating that the Russian Far East is still a very active market for individual imported cars. What is more noteworthy than the total is that Ursisk has nearly doubled and Chita has grown by 77%: Russian car imports are no longer the only traditional route, Vladivostok, and land nodes close to China are also expanding. Next, when doing business with Russia, we can further compare the differences in cost, timeliness and customs clearance between sea transportation and land transportation, but compliance cannot be sacrificed in order to seize time. As imports continue to grow, the source of vehicles, declared value, recycling fees and personal use attributes will only be checked in more detail.

Source: Guangdong Good Car

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