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Russia Foreign Trade Contract: Structure & Requirements

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EN/RU
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173-FZ
currency control
CISG
international law
4 types
import & export

What the draft already fills

Parties, documents and specifics for every deal scheme

Import of goods

PartiesBuyer — Russia, seller — foreign company
Delivery termsFOB, CIF, EXW, DAP — your choice
DocumentsInvoice, packing list, export declaration, waybill
SpecificsHS code · Supplier's SWIFT details

Export of goods

PartiesSeller — Russia, buyer — foreign company
Delivery termsFCA, DAP, DDP — your choice
DocumentsInvoice, packing list, export declaration, waybill
SpecificsAdvance refund on cancellation · Contract details for the 0% VAT register

Import of services

PartiesCustomer — Russia, contractor — foreign company
SpecificsCompletion certificate · Service periods and stages · Late-delivery penalties

Export of services

PartiesContractor — Russia, customer — foreign company
SpecificsCompletion certificate · Milestone payments or advance · Late payment penalty

How to draw up a foreign trade contract in three steps

Mandatory sections, HS code and bilingual text without a lawyer or translator

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Enter both parties' details, describe the subject of the deal, and choose payment terms. Built-in search across 13,000+ HS codes.

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Opens in Word, LibreOffice, Google Docs. Edit, print two copies, and have both parties sign.

4 types of foreign trade contracts

Import or export, goods or services: the structure of a trade contract changes for each case

How a generated trade contract differs from a sample found online

A downloaded template is a blank. A ready document is something else entirely

What matters
Template from the internet
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Your company's details
✗ You fill in manually
✓ Filled in through the form
HS code
✗ You look it up yourself
✓ Search across 13,000+ entries
Bilingual EN/RU
✗ You need a translator
✓ Generated automatically
Data for bank registration (181-I)
✗ Not guaranteed
✓ Built into the template
Incoterms 2020
✗ You must know them yourself
✓ Pick from a list
Time to prepare
✗ 2–4 hours
✓ 15 minutes

What's included in a Russia trade contract

All the sections required by the authorized bank and the customs authority

✓Both parties' details: tax ID, SWIFT/IBAN, legal address
✓Subject of the agreement with HS code and product description
✓Unit price, currency, and total deal amount
✓Delivery basis under Incoterms 2020 — 11 options
✓Payment schedule: advance, post-payment, instalments
✓Performance deadlines for each party
✓Quality and packaging requirements
✓Penalties and claims settlement procedure
✓Force majeure clause
✓Russian governing law and ICAC arbitration

Answers to common questions

Trade contract structure, bank and customs requirements, goods specification

It's the legal basis for any cross-border transaction. Without it, the authorized bank won't process an international payment, and customs won't accept the declaration on import or export. Required when buying from a foreign supplier, selling to a foreign buyer, or ordering/providing services to a non-resident.
Under Bank of Russia Instruction No. 181-I, a contract is registered with an authorized bank if its amount is 3 million RUB or more on import (the same applies to loan agreements, whether the loan is received or issued) or 10 million RUB or more on export (at the Central Bank rate on the date of signing). The bank assigns a UNK — a unique contract number. Below the threshold the contract is not registered.
On import you are the buyer: you pay a foreign seller and receive goods or work results in Russia. On export you are the seller: you receive currency from a foreign buyer. They differ in Incoterms basis, tax treatment (0% VAT only on export), and the supporting document set.
Depends on the arrangement with your partner.
On import: FOB — the foreign seller loads onto the vessel, freight is yours; CIF — the seller also covers freight and insurance to the Russian port.
On export: FCA — you hand over to the carrier in Russia; DAP — you deliver to the buyer's warehouse.
Incoterms do not apply to service deals. The generator offers all 11 conditions of the 2020 edition.
Russian authorities work with documents in Russian. Foreign partners work in English. The generator produces a bilingual file with parallel EN/RU columns — both texts are originals, with the Russian text prevailing in case of discrepancy (clause 9.1), no notarized translation is needed.
Yes, DOCX is an open format. Microsoft Word, LibreOffice, Google Docs — any editor works. Add clauses, adjust wording, expand the specification. The final copy is printed in two copies and signed by representatives of both parties.

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Russia Foreign Trade Contract: What You Need to Know

A foreign trade contract is an agreement between a Russian company and a foreign counterparty. Currency payments are made under it, the customs declaration refers to it, and from 3 million RUB on import or 10 million RUB on export it is registered with the bank. It also protects both sides: price, deadlines, payment terms and liability are written into it.

How the bank checks the contract under 173-FZ

The authorized bank must confirm that the subject, amount, deadlines, and both parties' details are stated clearly. For deals worth at least 3 million rubles (import) or 10 million rubles (export) the bank opens a file and assigns a unique registration number. The procedure is set out in Bank of Russia Instruction No. 181-I. Our template contains all the mandatory sections the bank requires for registration.

What customs checks during declaration

When clearing an import or export shipment, the declarant must present the underlying contract as a mandatory document. The inspector checks that the HS code matches the actual product, the Incoterms basis, and the price — these determine the calculation of duties and VAT. The generator's built-in search covers more than 13,000 entries of the EAEU Unified Nomenclature.

Bilingual format and the CISG

Russian authorities accept documents in Russian; foreign partners read English. The builder produces a bilingual file with parallel columns: English on the left, Russian on the right. Both texts are originals; in case of discrepancy the Russian text prevails (clause 9.1). The contract itself does not mention the CISG: it is governed by the legislation of the Russian Federation, and for sales of goods the Convention applies as part of Russian law, since Russia is a party to it.

Signing procedure with a foreign counterparty

After downloading, the file opens in any text editor, can be edited if needed, and is printed in two copies. Remote execution means exchanging scans with wet signatures and then mailing the originals. An enhanced electronic signature issued under foreign law is recognised in Russia only in the cases provided for by an international treaty (part 3, article 7 of Federal Law No. 63-FZ), so the parties agree the signing procedure with a non-resident in the contract itself.