Wednesday, September 28 2016 11:49
Alexandr Avanesov

Goods worth up to EUR200 to be registered at Armenian customs office through facilitated procedure

ArmInfo. The Armenian  Parliament amended the Law On Customs Regulations in the second and  final reading on September 28.  

Goods at the cost of up to EUR200 will be registered at the Armenian  customs office through a facilitated procedure and without extra  payments. Earlier, Acting Minister of Economy Artsvik Minasyan said  SME representatives and persons not engaged in entrepreneurship have  repeatedly complained for being charges extra payments for  import/export of inexpensive goods.

The minister explained that sometimes these customs payments even  exceed the cost of the transported goods. To settle this problem, the  Government and MP Edmon Marukyan made a joint initiative to amend the  customs regulations, the minister said.

Another novelty is that the citizens will get an opportunity to  declare the imported/exported goods by themselves, without applying  to customs brokers. Amendments on it will be probably approved by the  parliament at the autumn session.

Under the customs clearance procedures, the goods at the price of up  to EUR200 (including transportation costs) transported within the  Customs Union countries will be registered on a facilitated  procedure, without extra documents and data.  The goods at the price  of above EUR200 (including transportation costs) and the goods at the  price of up to EUR200 but requiring submission of extra documents and  data are to undergo individual customs declaring procedure.