ArmInfo.Armenia simplifies customs control at the state border. As Chairman of the State Revenue Committee (SRC) Rustam Badasyan stated on March 24 at a government meeting, presenting a draft decision, the control of various state bodies at the border will be optimized and the "one window" principle will be introduced.
"Now representatives of 5 bodies are working at the state border - the border guards of the National Security Service, the customs service, the inspection body for food safety, the police, as well as the presence of another inspection body for transport was expected," Badasyan said. After the changes, only customs officers and border guards of the National Security Service will remain at the checkpoint. The functions of other state bodies will be distributed among them. In particular, the customs authority will carry out customs procedures, as well as control over documentation regarding the food safety inspection authority.
The goal is to contact the "single window" for all questions when crossing the border and avoid repeated control.
The chief tax official also said that in the package of issues not subject to discussion, amendments were adopted regarding the payment of the customs duty for preliminary declaration and the automated release of goods. According to him, during the introduction of preliminary declaration (for 20 cases), it became clear that the time for registration was reduced from several days to several hours.
