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22 Nov 2024 EEC & SCC of Belarus: Discussion of Key Customs Regulation Issues Ruslan Davydov, Minister in charge of Customs Cooperation of the Eurasian Economic Commission, met with Vladimir Orlovsky, Chairman of the State Customs Committee of the Republic of Belarus, in Minsk. The parties discussed relevant matters of interaction between the EEC and the State Customs Committee of Belarus concerning the implementation of the instructions of the Eurasian Intergovernmental Council on the customs value control of imported goods, the implementation of common processes in the customs sphere, as well as transit capacity building and movement of international transport vehicles. In particular, the meeting participants discussed the initiatives of the State Customs Committee of Belarus on clarifying a number of EAEU law provisions regulating the customs transit procedure. In addition, they drew attention to the need to intensify actions aimed at accelerating the implementation of the agreement on the use of electronic navigation seals, which is one of the key elements increasing the transparency of the movement of goods across the EAEU territory. According to Ruslan Davydov, close and efficient cooperation between the EEC, customs services and the Joint Board of Customs Services is a necessary condition for achieving unified customs regulation in the EAEU. The meeting ended with Ruslan Davydov thanking Vladimir Orlovsky for the active and balanced position of the Belarusian customs service when discussing the issues of customs regulation at the EEC.
22 Nov 2024 Ruslan Davydov, "Harmonized customs regulation is a prerequisite for ensuring free movement of goods in the EAEU" Ruslan Davydov, Minister in charge of Customs Cooperation of the Eurasian Economic Commission, spoke at the plenary session of the International Conference of the Court of the Eurasian Economic Union about the transformation of customs regulation in the EAEU and promising areas of work for its further improvement. Among them are amendments to the EAEU Customs Code, implementation of the agreement on the use of electronic navigation seals, and the signing of an agreement on a unified customs transit system. "Efficient introduction of these tools and ensuring unified customs regulation will help reduce the incidence of barriers in the EAEU," said Ruslan Davydov. "Freedom of movement of goods across the EAEU is impossible without unified customs regulation." The EEC Minister also drew attention to the importance of progressive movement forward in the improvement of customs legislation, which has been repeatedly stated by the leaders of the Union and is enshrined in the Declaration on Further Development of Economic Processes within the Eurasian Economic Union for the period up to 2030-2045. At the thematic session Customs Regulation and Development of the EAEU Internal Market Ruslan Davydov spoke about the interaction between the EEC Customs Unit and the EAEU Court. "Classification of certain types of goods is one of the main subjects of appeals to the EAEU Court concerning customs regulation," said the EEC Minister. "At the same time, out of 200 classification decisions adopted by the Commission during the entire period of the Union's functioning, only 10% were appealed in the EAEU Court."  
21 Nov 2024 Unified Procedure for Checking Customs Documents Approved The Board of the Eurasian Economic Commission has approved the Procedure for Checking Customs Documents when submitting a final declaration for previously cleared goods. "The procedure will allow for the creation of a clear protocol for customs authorities and businesses during document and information checks in cases when such simplification for businesses as release before submission of a declaration for goods is applied, i.e. the declaration is actually submitted after the release of goods," said Ruslan Davydov, EEC Minister in charge of Customs Cooperation. According to him, this decision will ensure uniform customs regulation, as well as increase predictability and certainty when applying the simplified procedure for declaring goods. Release before submission of a declaration for goods is a simplified procedure for releasing and declaring goods where they are released based on a simplified customs document and the declaration is submitted later (before the 10th or 15th of the following month). Release before submission of a declaration for goods is applied by authorized economic operators and for certain categories of goods.
14 Nov 2024 EEC and Brazil defined vectors of customs cooperation Ruslan Davydov, Minister in charge of Customs Cooperation of the Eurasian Economic Commission, held negotiations with Claudia Tomaz, Head of the Customs Administration Sub-Secretariat of the Special Secretariat of the Federal Revenue of the Ministry of Finance of Brazil, on the sidelines of the WCO Technology Conference and Exhibition in Rio de Janeiro. The parties expressed their readiness to develop cooperation both within the Memorandum on Trade and Economic Cooperation between the EEC and MERCOSUR, concluded in 2018, and within the framework of bilateral relations. “In January – August this year, trade turnover between the EAEU and MERCOSUR grew by 16.7% compared to the same period in 2023. Brazil accounted for 87.9% of the total EAEU and MERCOSUR trade turnover in January – August. The EAEU trade turnover with Brazil increased by 15.9% in the first 8 months of 2024 compared to the same period in 2023. The EAEU exports to Brazil increased by 32.1%,” the EEC Minister said. Ruslan Davydov proposed to consider the possibility of concluding a bilateral memorandum between the EEC and Brazil. “The study of experience in organizing the exchange of information between the customs services of the MERCOSUR participating countries, as well as the digitalization of customs infrastructure are among the areas of cooperation that are of particular interest to us,” the EEC Minister emphasized. “For its part, the Commission is ready to provide the Brazilian party with materials on similar work carried out in the EAEU”. MERCOSUR is a trade union of South American countries founded in 1991. Today, MERCOSUR comprises Argentina, Brazil, Venezuela, Paraguay and Uruguay. The association has a total population of more than 300 mln people and an aggregate GDP of more than 3 tln US dollars (Brazil accounts for about 70% of the aggregate GDP).
14 Nov 2024 EEC – WCO: arrangement reached to introduce best international practices in EAEU countries' customs administration Ruslan Davydov, Minister in charge of Customs Cooperation of the Eurasian Economic Commission, held a working meeting with Ian Saunders, Secretary General of the World Customs Organization (WCO), on the sidelines of the WCO Technology Conference & Exhibition in Rio de Janeiro. The parties discussed promising areas of interaction, including the practical implementation of the Memorandum of Understanding between the EEC and the WCO. Ruslan Davydov noted the EEC high interest in the systematic participation of its representatives in the WCO working bodies, as well as in providing the EEC employees with access to the organization's online educational platform, enabling them to study the global experience and best practices in the customs sphere. They agreed to organize interaction between the EEC and the WCO on introducing the best international practices of administration into the day-to-day activities of the EAEU Member States' customs authorities. “In accordance with the Eurasian Economic Union's legislation, the Commission is empowered to maintain the CN FEA of the EAEU, as well as to make decisions on classifying certain types of goods to ensure uniform application of the nomenclature in the EAEU countries. These decisions are mandatory for application in the Union's territory,” Ruslan Davydov noted. “In this regard, the interaction between the Commission and the WCO Harmonized System Committee will contribute to harmonizing approaches to classification applied in the EAEU territory with the international practice of goods classification”. The WCO Technology Conference & Exhibition is held annually by the World Customs Organization and brings together representatives of national customs administrations, international organizations and technology companies involved in the customs industry. This year's conference was attended by nearly 1,300 delegates from 117 countries. The main topics of discussion were information exchange between customs services of different countries, the use of digital technologies in the movement of goods by all modes of transport, and the potential of non-intrusive technologies in customs control. The World Customs Organization (WCO) is an international non-governmental, permanent organization in the field of customs and tariff policy regulation. The organization has 186 member countries, accounting for 98% of world trade.
07 Nov 2024 Republic of Belarus Presented Pilot Project on Development of National Single Window Mechanism in EEC The Eurasian Economic Commission, the National Center for Marketing and Price Study, and the State Customs Committee of the Republic of Belarus held a presentation of pilot projects for the development of the national single window mechanism in the Republic of Belarus. The event was attended by representatives of the EEC, customs services, public authorities and businesses of the EAEU countries involved in implementing the project for developing the national single window mechanisms. The event participants were introduced to the organizational and legal aspects of the project on establishing the electronic platform "Single Window for Foreign Economic Activity" in the Republic of Belarus, functional possibilities of the portal E-Pasluga and administered customs business processes. "The single window mechanism is a promising project in the EAEU, aimed at enabling the FEA development. It integrates the global practices for creating modern models of the single window mechanism using progressive organizational, legal, technical and technological solutions," said Ruslan Davydov, EEC Minister in charge of Customs Cooperation. It was noted that the project implemented in the Member States meets the requirements of the EAEU digital agenda, and in terms of the implementation of regulatory functions is associated with the development of the smart customs institute. By its Disposition No.4 dated April 5, 2021, the EEC Council issued the Action Plan to Implement Strategic Directions for Developing the Eurasian Economic Integration until 2025, where it defined measures, mechanisms and activities for the implementation of Strategy 2025. These include activities related to presenting pilot projects on the implementation of national single window mechanisms to ensure their compatibility and data exchange in the future.  
23 Oct 2024 EEC Minister Ruslan Davydov spoke to MGIMO students about customs regulation in EAEU Ruslan Davydov, Minister in charge of Customs Cooperation of the Eurasian Economic Commission, gave a lecture for students of the Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO). He spoke about the importance of unified customs regulation in the Eurasian Economic Union for achieving the goals of its successful and progressive development. The speech opened the series of lectures on the topic of transport connectivity in the Eurasian space, which will be continued by other Ministers of the Commission. Ruslan Davydov highlighted the specifics of the EAEU customs legislation development and establishment over the last 15 years, including the conclusion of agreements on the creation of the customs union of Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan, as well as the formation of a modern regulatory framework that ensures simplified trade procedures and increased efficiency of customs control. An important part of the presentation was a comparison of customs regulation in the EAEU with the systems in place in other parts of the world, particularly in the European Union. The EEC Minister spoke about the specifics of customs administration in the EAEU stemming from its geographical location, the economic development level of the Member States and the particulars of their domestic legislation.  During his visit to MGIMO, Ruslan Davydov also met with MGIMO Rector Anatoly Torkunov. The parties discussed the cooperation prospects in training highly qualified specialists in the field of international economic relations, as well as scientific cooperation development.
22 Oct 2024 Ruslan Davydov: "All EAEU countries will benefit from coordinated and constructive work of customs services and the EEC" Ruslan Davydov, Minister in charge of Customs Cooperation of the Eurasian Economic Commission, paid a working visit to Kazakhstan, where he met with Yerzhan Birzhanov, Vice-Minister of Finance of the Republic of Kazakhstan, and Zhandos Duisembiev, Chairman of the State Revenue Committee of the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Kazakhstan. The sides discussed topical issues of customs cooperation, as well as introducing digital solutions in the activities of the EAEU customs bodies. Kazakhstani colleagues shared their plans to introduce the Keden customs clearance system (now working in test mode), as well as to implement electronic invoice and goods traceability system.  During the meeting, the EEC Minister in charge of Customs Cooperation emphasized the need to define unified requirements to the customs infrastructure of the EAEU crossing points. An arrangement was reached to study best practices in this area, including at one of Kazakhstan's five border crossing points where reconstruction is going to be accomplished soon.  Following the visit, promising areas of cooperation were identified, the implementation of which will help shaping the EAEU unified customs regulation in a prompter manner. These include the final launch of the electronic navigation seals system, the creation of a unified customs transit system, and the establishment of customs information exchange between the EAEU countries and the Commission.
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