Timati pays record 244M rubles for Bugatti customs

500 million for the car and 244 million to customs: Timati brought a Bugatti W16 Mistral to Russia.

Consensus

Timati purchased a Bugatti W16 Mistral for approximately 500 million rubles.
The car was imported from Europe through Kyrgyzstan.
The customs clearance was completed on August 18.
The vehicle received Russian registration on August 28.
Timati paid 244 million rubles in fees for the import.
The fee amounted to nearly half the car's value.
The Bugatti W16 Mistral is a two-seater roadster with a 1600-horsepower W16 engine and a top speed of 454 km/h.
Only 99 units of the model were produced, with production ending in July 2026.
The car is considered a collector's item.
Timati owns other high-end vehicles including a Lamborghini Veneno Roadster, Koenigsegg Regera, Ferrari F40, Rolls-Royce, Mercedes-Maybach, and Mercedes CL 600.
This is the first new Bugatti registered in Russia since 2013.

Timati owed 88,5 thousand rubles in patent and other fees. — vesti
Timati published photos from a vacation with his children and mentioned spending more time with them. — vm
Documents confirming the customs clearance are available. — tg_bazabazon
The customs fee is described as a 'record for Russia' and referred to as a 'customs duty'. — riamo
Porsche completed the sale of Bugatti and Rimac, earning 1 billion euros. — vesti
The 244 million ruble fee is specifically labeled as an 'utilization fee'. — vm