Lena Belozerova

Lena’s extensive expertise in customs and administrative law, and practical knowledge of foreign exchange matters enable her to maintain an open and effective dialogue with both Russian and other business community members and customs authorities.
Major multinational and domestic companies approach Lena for assistance on various matters pertaining to foreign trade, import into and export from Russia, as well as defence on administrative and criminal cases.
She has comprehensive knowledge of the legislation regulating customs value, including internationally. Lena has excellent mastery of ways to confirm the customs value of goods imported under related party transactions and her expertise on inclusion of royalties in the customs value of goods has already helped her numerous clients to justify the customs value of their goods. With Lena’s assistance, her clients have implemented their projects successfully, particularly ones relating to adjustment of declared customs value. She offers a tailored approach to her clients and their needs. Lena achieves excellent results since she provides advice and recommendations based on comprehensive analysis.
Thanks to Ms Belozerova’s approach and experience, and following her due diligence of a transaction and analysis of the agreements, the Customs accept the final adjusted customs value, so the risks of incorrect declaration are ruled out.
Lena has considerable experience and comprehensive knowledge of proving the country of origin of goods, which is particularly important for obtaining customs benefits when goods are brought in from CIS countries, developing and less developed countries and are carried within the EEU.
Ms Belozerova is ready to support clients that, suffering from unlawful Customs decisions, are desperate to get justice. Lena acts for companies and individuals in court, achieving a more acceptable lawful judgement.
With Lena’s assistance, her clients have succeeded in obtaining lawful decisions on goods’ customs value or classification, recovered customs payments paid or collected in excess, challenged failure to act or unlawful actions by the Customs, and obtained lawful and reasonable decisions.
Assisted by Lena, her clients successfully challenge unlawful resolutions by the Customs and foreign exchange controlling authorities on holding their companies administratively liable for customs and currency violations.