National System for Confirming Anticipated Delivery of Goods
Background
The National System for Confirming Anticipated Delivery of Goods is a proposed Russian state information system designed to verify the planned arrival of goods imported into Russia from other Eurasian Economic Union member states. Its mandate is to track and confirm incoming shipments before delivery, with the stated aim of improving transparency in import regulation, strengthening tax discipline, and reducing the circulation of counterfeit or illegally traded goods. The system is intended to apply first to road transport and to support control over the movement of goods that are subject to indirect taxation.
The system is to operate under the Federal Tax Service of Russia, placing it within the country’s tax administration framework rather than as a separate commercial operator. According to the available description, its functioning would rely on pre-delivery documentation and a security deposit equal to the amount of indirect taxes due, allowing authorities to compare declared and actual deliveries. In institutional terms, this positions the system as a state oversight tool linking customs-like controls, tax collection, and trade monitoring across the EAEU internal market.
The current version of the initiative emerged in 2026, when the Russian government’s legislative commission approved a bill establishing the system, also referred to as SPOT. The proposal reflects a broader effort by Russian authorities to tighten oversight of cross-border trade from EAEU states and to address tax evasion and counterfeit commerce through digital tracking and verification. Its significance lies in the formalization of a new administrative mechanism for monitoring imports before goods reach their destination, rather than only after they enter circulation.
Timeline
The Government Legislative Activity Commission approved a bill to create the National System for Confirming Anticipated Delivery of Goods as the SPOT system.
Bill on the Establishment of a National System for Confirming Anticipated Delivery of Goods Approved by the Government Legislative Activity CommissionThe system was intended to track and verify goods entering Russia from EAEU countries.
Bill on the Establishment of a National System for Confirming Anticipated Delivery of Goods Approved by the Government Legislative Activity CommissionThe bill aimed to curb tax evasion and the circulation of counterfeit goods.
Bill on the Establishment of a National System for Confirming Anticipated Delivery of Goods Approved by the Government Legislative Activity Commission
Documents
Bill on the Establishment of a National System for Confirming Anticipated Delivery of Goods Approved by the Government Legislative Activity Commission
Russia's Government Legislative Commission approved a bill creating the SPOT national system to track and verify incoming goods from EAEU countries, targeting tax evasion and counterfeit trade.