A joint meeting of two Working Groups under the Advisory Committee on Customs Regulation was held on January 17-18 under the chairmanship of Sergei Vladimirov, Director of the Eurasian Economic Commission's Department of Customs Legislation and Law Enforcement Practice.
The event was attended by representatives of public authorities and the business community, including postal operators and express carriers.
They discussed the draft EEC decisions being elaborated in furtherance of the Protocol on amendments to the Customs Code of the Eurasian Economic Union with regard to regulation of foreign e-commerce.
"A number of Commission's decisions, including those relating to the declaration of e-commerce goods and the amount of the single rate of customs duty should start to apply from the effective date of the Protocol. It will be impossible to apply the new provisions without these decisions, and our task is to complete the formation of the regulatory framework more quickly for the timely readiness of both the business community and customs authorities to the new realities," Sergei Vladimirov noted.
The Director of the Department also drew attention to the fact that the Commission had prepared an appropriate schedule for elaborating acts in furtherance of the Protocol to ensure planned and predictable work in this regard.
The EEC Board's draft decision was considered, defining the form of the declaration for e-commerce goods and the procedure for filling it out, which was formed following the discussion of the approaches previously approved by experts.
Furthermore, there was a discussion of the draft decision of the Commission's Council determining the single rate of customs duty on e-commerce goods purchased by natural persons and the amount of security for the e-commerce operator, following which the experts decided to explore this issue.
For reference
A Protocol on amendments to the Union's Customs Code with regard to foreign e-commerce regulation was signed at the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council on December 25, 2023.
Decision No. 10 of the Eurasian Intergovernmental Council dated November 19, 2021 approved the Action Plan (road map) to create favorable conditions for developing e-commerce within the Eurasian Economic Union.
In accordance with paragraph 2 of the road map, the Eurasian Economic Commission, jointly with the EAEU States, should prepare the relevant acts of the Commission, including the EEC act determining the form and the procedure for completing the declaration for e-commerce goods.
