“Any and all” cargo passing through Georgia subject to “tight customs control” – Revenue Service

The Revenue Service of the Ministry of Finance of Georgia has “categorically” declared that “any and all cargo”, including the goods in the list of international sanctions against Russia due to its invasion of Ukraine, is subject to “tight customs control” by the Georgian authorities. The state agency made the statement on Wednesday in response … Read more

Azerbaijan’s exports in January – February 2022

Turkiye was top export destination of Azerbaijan’s non-oil products in February 2022 Turkiye was the top export destination of Azerbaijan’s non-oil products in February of this year, according to the State Customs Committee. Official statistics suggests that Turkiye, Russia, Georgia, Switzerland and Italy were the five major export destinations of Azerbaijan’s non-oil products. The volume … Read more

Armenian-Kazakh trade in 2021 has increased by more than 30%. Ambassador of Kazakhstan

Despite the negative impact of external factors, the trade turnover between the countries of the Eurasian Economic Union is growing dynamically, ARMENPRESS reports Ambassador of the Republic of Kazakhstan to Armenia Bolat Imanbayev said at a round table on “Opportunities for EEU Development: Prospects after the Declaration of an Economic War against Russia by Collective … Read more

Georgia will import goods from Kazakhstan via Georgian corridor

According to the Minister of Industry and Infrastructure Development of Kazakhstan Kairbek Uskenbayev, export and transit cargos from Kazakhstan will be redirected to the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route (TMTM) crossing Azerbaijan, Georgia and Turkey.
According to the Russian news agency TASS, Uskenbayev said that Kazakhstan had reached an agreement with Azerbaijan, Georgia and Turkey to create a joint venture on the route as an integrated transport and logistics company.
The Kazakh official said that a container hub on the basis of the free economic zone seaport of Aktau is to be created in order to develop cargo transportation via TMTM.
Kazakhstan has begun working on alternate routes for the transportation of export and transit cargos, along with the authorities’ decision to redirect the freight to Latvian ports due to the war in Ukraine and sanctions imposed against Russia.
The aim of the TMTM, established in October 2016, is to attract transit and foreign trade cargo, as well as develop integrated logistics products via the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route, which runs through China, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Georgia and further to European countries.

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Online tool will facilitate trade for Moldova

An online trade facilitation tool (ITC-WCO Rules of Origin Facilitator) has been launched by Customs Service. It identifies the information related to trade agreements, customs duties applicable according to the final destination, rules of origin specific to each product and information on certificates of origin. The World Customs Organization (WCO) and the International Trade Center (ITC) launched this online search system.
This tool gives economic operators involved in international trade the opportunity to consult information on rules of origin, price and competitiveness of manufactured products. It helps companies to make the decisions on investment and to identify raw material suppliers.
The country of origin of goods is determined with the help of Rules of origin. Preferential tariff treatment consisting of relief or reduction of customs duty may be applied to their importation depending on the origin of the goods.
This online search system is free and available at the following link: www.findrulesoforigin.org.

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Statistics Committee names Uzbekistan’s major trade partners

The State Statistics Committee has named major trade partners of Uzbekistan for January-February 2022. According to the committee, the following countries had the highest share in Uzbekistan’s exports during the reporting period: – Russia – $346.8 million – China – $310.5 million. – Turkey – $238.4 million – Kazakhstan – $141.7 million – Kyrgyzstan – … Read more

Serbia says goods’ flow to Russia continue despite difficulties caused by Western sanctions

The goods from Serbia to Russia continue to flow despite a decrease in total exports amid difficulties caused by Western sanctions, Bojan Stanic, assistant director of the Serbian Chamber of Commerce, told Sputnik, the latter reported. “Despite the existing difficulties, the delivery of products to Russia and payments are functioning. Many companies with predominant EU … Read more