ArmInfo. In Armenia, state duty rates on exported excisable goods will be increased 10 times, Armenia's Parliament at the plenary session on December 11, in the second and final reading, discusses amendments to the law "On State Duty".
According to Deputy Chairman of the State Revenue Committee of the Republic of Armenia Artur Manukyan, the proposed changes are caused by the need to comply with the requirements of the Customs Code of the Eurasian Economic Union. The state duty is charged for the provision of relevant services by customs authorities at the border. This includes filling out declarations, storing cargo, etc. Previously, these deductions were made as part of customs payments. However, at present they are carried out in accordance with the requirements of the law "On State Duty".
Manukyan added that the goal of the project is to establish differentiated state duty rates, in particular, for the inspection and registration of goods of certain categories. Currently, business entities pay 1 thousand drams for goods weighing up to 1 ton and 300 drams for each additional ton.
Now it is proposed to increase rates on excisable goods exported to the countries of the EAEU and imported from member states of this Union. Cargoes up to 1 ton will be subject to a state duty in the amount of 10 times the basic state duty, that is, we are talking about 10 thousand drams, and for each subsequent ton - in the amount of one basic state duty, or 1 thousand drams. According to the deputy chairman of the State Revenue Committee, these rates in Armenia have not changed since 2020.
