Apple filed a lawsuit against the Federal Customs Service – RBC

For Sale Apple Watch in one of the Moscow shops Photo: Mikhail Japaridze / TASS

Apple Russian representation submitted to the arbitration court two lawsuits against the Federal customs service. The content of claims is unknown, however, they filed a few weeks after the customs equated “smart” watch from Apple to the usual hours

According to data published in the system “E-justice”, February 18, the Russian representative of the American company Apple’s (OOO “Apple Rus”) filed several lawsuits against the Federal customs service (FCS).

The two suits were filed in the Moscow Arbitration court against the Central customs management of the FCS. In addition, the company filed with the Arbitration Court of Moscow region Statement “on the recognition of decisions and actions (inactions) illegal.” According to the system “E-justice”, one of the participants in this case is the Sheremetyevo customs office.

The text of the statements and claims of “Apple Rus” in the system have not been published.

The lawsuits were filed by a few weeks after the end of January, “Kommersant” newspaper reported that the FCS has equated “smart” watch from Apple, Samsung, LG and Sony to the ordinary wristwatch. When Apple began importing its “smart» Apple Watch the clock, they are classified as a wireless device to receive and transmit data, which is provided for the importation of zero duty. What is “smart” watches were equal to conventional, it allowed them to impose duties. According to the newspaper, this decision led to the fact that the Apple Watch before the New Year rose by about 15%.

After the decision of customs Association of Trading Companies and Manufacturers of Consumer Electronic and Computer Equipment (RATEK) sent a deputy head of the Federal Customs Service Tatyana Golendeevoy letter, which stated that “the current situation is not conducive to the improvement of the Russian customs service’s image and promotion of Russia in the World Bank Doing Business».

in the FCS insisted on his right and turned to the Eurasian economic commission to consider the question of the classification of “smart” watches, the rule to be standardized for all countries of the EAEC, wrote “Kommersant”.