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13.05.2022 (Обновлено: 25.05.2022 16:40)

EAEU optimizes conditions for container transportation

On May 12, the Eurasian Economic Commission held a meeting of the Working Group on improving customs regulation in the Eurasian Economic Union involving representatives of the Union participating countries.

Decisions were adopted on amendments to be included in the first set of amendments to the EAEU Customs Code. It is planned to create additional conditions for container transportation in the Union, by minimizing control functions in relation to containers used for international cargo transportation. Their specific feature is containers recognized as transport facility rather than goods moved across the customs border.

During the discussion, representatives of Russia and Kazakhstan proposed to completely exempt containers from the requirements of customs declaring procedure and customs operations upon arrival at and departure from the EAEU customs territory. An argument was made in favor of the global experience and practice of the People's Republic of China.

Maksat Mamytkanov, EEC Minister in charge of Customs Cooperation, noted: "The control functions used in practice should be more efficient and commensurate with the assessed risks".

Besides, the Working Group considered outcomes of interstate approval of amendments to the EAEU Customs Code regarding foreign e-trade regulation and discussed a number of other amendments to this Union’s key document.The Working Group participants agreed to continue discussing the most sensitive issues.