Step-by-step procedure for concluding a contract, common risks and how to avoid them. A ready bilingual EN/RU contract — in 5 minutes, no lawyer required
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Enter both parties' details, describe the subject of the deal, and choose the payment and delivery terms under Incoterms 2020. Built-in search across 13,000+ HS codes.
After paying 2 990 ₽, the system generates a bilingual contract with parallel EN/RU columns. The file opens in Word, LibreOffice, or Google Docs.
Print two copies, sign them, and exchange scans with your partner. Send the originals by mail. Register the contract with the bank if required.
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You purchase products from a foreign supplier. The most common foreign trade scheme.
You ship Russian products to a foreign buyer. 0% VAT on export.
You engage a foreign contractor: IT development, consulting, certification.
You work for a foreign client: engineering, IT, education, consulting.
Three ways to conclude an international contract — the real cost and risks
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Concluding an international contract is fundamentally different from drafting a domestic supply agreement: the counterparty operates under a different legal system, currency restrictions apply under 173-FZ, the authorized bank and customs authority impose their own requirements, and a bilingual text is required. Mistakes made at the conclusion stage lead to payment delays, refusals at registration, and litigation in foreign jurisdictions.
Article 162 of the Russian Civil Code establishes a mandatory written form for foreign trade transactions involving Russian legal entities. Failure to observe the written form results in invalidity of the transaction. In practice this means a single bilingual document signed by authorized representatives of both parties. Notarization is not required.
If both parties are from countries that have ratified the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CISG), it applies automatically. More than 90 states have ratified the CISG, including China, Germany, the United States, and Japan. The parties may exclude its application by specifying a different governing law in the contract. It is recommended to always state the governing law explicitly to avoid conflict-of-law disputes.
Under Bank of Russia Instruction No. 181-I, for deals from 3 million rubles (import) or 6 million rubles (export) the authorized bank opens a file and assigns a unique registration number. For this, the contract must contain: both parties' full details, the subject of the deal, the amount and currency, performance deadlines, and the settlement procedure. The absence of any of these elements is grounds for the bank to refuse registration. The Контракт.Онлайн generator produces a document that accounts for all of these requirements.
Exchanging scans of the signed copies is standard practice in international trade. Banks accept scanned copies for registration and for processing payments. It is recommended that each party keep the originals for the limitation period — under the CISG this is no more than 4 years, under Russian law 3 years from the moment of the breach. During audits or tax inspections, the original contract is a mandatory supporting document.
See also: generate a foreign trade contract online, how to draft an international contract, foreign trade contract requirements, registering a contract with the bank.