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International: Russia

A separate admission process authorizes Russian carriers operating their own vehicles for international road transport, and the same freight forwarder registry applies if the mover itself organizes the international leg

Regulated byAdmission of Russian carriers to conduct international road transport (“допуск российских перевозчиков к осуществлению международных автомобильных перевозок”), administered by Rostransnadzor, distinct from ordinary domestic operation; the Registry of Notifications on Transport-Forwarding Activity, covered on the Russia page, applies to a mover organizing an international shipment’s ocean, air, or onward leg under a forwarding contract, just as it applies to domestic forwarding activity

At a glanceRequirements at a glance

A Separate Admission Process Authorizes International Road Transport: Yes; Yes, where the mover operates its own vehicles across the border. A Russian carrier operating its own vehicles for international road transport needs a separate admission (“допуск”) from Rostransnadzor, distinct from ordinary domestic operation, which (as covered on the Russia page) does not itself require a specific operating license. Where a mover subcontracts the international road transport, the carrier’s own admission covers the transport it performs, and the mover uses carriers that hold it.
The Freight Forwarder Registry Applies to International Shipment Organization Too: Yes, where the mover organizes the international leg itself. The Registry of Notifications on Transport-Forwarding Activity, covered on the Russia page and effective since 1 March 2026, applies to any company organizing transport under a forwarding contract, including a mover arranging the ocean, air, or onward leg of an international relocation, not just domestic forwarding. A mover that organizes that leg under its own forwarding contract, rather than routing it entirely through an unrelated forwarding company, needs to be registered under this same system.

OverviewOverview & Scope

A mover operating its own vehicles for international road transport into or out of Russia needs a separate admission from Rostransnadzor, distinct from the licence-free domestic operation covered on the Russia page. Where the mover subcontracts that transport, the carrier’s own admission covers it, and the mover uses carriers that hold it. Separately, and directly relevant to a mover’s own capability to arrange the sea or air leg of an international relocation, the same freight forwarder registry covered on the Russia page (new as of March 2026) applies to a mover organizing that leg under its own forwarding contract, not only to domestic forwarding activity.

RegistrationRegistration & Compliance Essentials

Movers that operate their own vehicles across the border must:

Obtain admission from Rostransnadzor for international road transport, in addition to any domestic operating status.

Movers that organize the international leg under their own forwarding contract must:

Hold registration in the Registry of Notifications on Transport-Forwarding Activity (the same registration covered on the Russia page).

Movers that subcontract any international transport must:

Use carriers that hold the licences required for the transport they perform.

ChecklistCompliance checklist

Company licensing

Rostransnadzor admission for international road transportWhere applicable (mover operates its own vehicles on international road transport)Verified by DocumentRequired
Registration in the Registry of Notifications on Transport-Forwarding Activity (GosLog)Where applicable (mover organizes the ocean, air or onward leg of an international move under its own forwarding contract)Verified by DocumentRequired

Subcontracted transport

Where transport is subcontracted, the mover uses carriers that hold the licences required for the transport they performWhere applicableVerified by AffirmationRequired