The import of foreign cars in Primorye has almost doubled since the beginning of the year

Since the beginning of 2019 as of May 27th, employees of the Vladivostok Customs have issued 26,665 cars imported into Russia. It is almost two times more in compare with the same period of the last year. Among them, 955 electric vehicles Nissan Leaf were formed, reported the press service of the Vladivostok Customs.

In May, Vladivostok Customs issued 4,850 vehicles, among which 44 electric Nissan Leaf vehicles. Other 33 cars of this model are in the customs posts of Vladivostok customs.

Recall that in November of the last year, Russian Prime Minister, Dmitry Medvedev, approved for residents of the Far Eastern Federal District (DFO) a temporary procedure for importing of used vehicles with right-hand drive vehicles to Russia. According to this decision, since November 27th, 2018, it is allowed for the residents of the Far East Federal District to import one such vehicle per a year without equipping it with the ERA-GLONASS system.