On January 15, 2016, the President of the Russian Federation signed a Decree on the transfer of the FCS of Russia to the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Finance. State Secretary – Deputy Finance Minister Alexei Valerievich Sazanov tells about the changes that have occurred since the Decree came into force, how it affected the activities of the customs authorities and their interaction with foreign economic activity participants.
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The Ministry of Finance offered to compensate importers for the environmental tax, which they will pay when importing goods into Russia. But for this they will have to recycle used goods on their own.
MoreThe EEU countries agreed to include in the draft strategic directions for the development of the union until 2025 the proposal of the Russian side on the introduction of a single standard for customs operations and customs control. The FCS hopes that this will make it possible to level the differences in the approaches of the customs officials of the five countries to the assessment of customs value and to the rigidity of control. Experts note that the actual unification will depend primarily on the technical equipment of the inspectors and on the risk profiles common for the countries, while the human factor often becomes an important factor in choosing the place of “customs clearance”.
MoreMonitoring of the status of organizations included in the register of the Charter of Conscientious Participants in Foreign Economic Activity and the Declaration of Approval and Support of the Charter of Conscientious Participants in Foreign Economic Activity, conducted by the IIAC on October 11, 2020, revealed 8 organizations that had ceased their activities.
From 22 to 24 September, chaired by the Director of the Department of Transport and Infrastructure of the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC) Dauren Sabitov, the second meeting of the Working Group on the preparation of a draft roadmap for 2021-2023 on the implementation of a coordinated (agreed) transport policy was held.
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The first bonded warehouse may appear in Tatarstan, where imported goods can be stored without levying customs duties and taxes. The regional leadership received an offer from a potential investor.
At the meeting with reporters on June 29, Assistant to the President of the Republic of Tatarstan, Commissioner for the Protection of Entrepreneurs’ Rights Farid Abdulganiev announced the plans to create a bonded warehouse in Tatarstan.
MoreThe Public Council at the Federal Customs Service demonstrates effective work to ensure dialogue between customs authorities and business. At the initial stage, interaction was established at the level of the central office of the FCS. This year, the PC’s attention will be focused on interaction with the regions, since a number of issues requiring elaboration are regional in nature. In addition, the local business is ready to clearly formulate questions for the customs authorities. The work of the PC at the regional level is designed to ensure a constructive dialogue between business and customs in a professional language.
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On January 20, the Board of the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC) considered issues in the areas of trade, customs cooperation, technical regulation, energy, and computerization of the economies of the countries of the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU).
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