WORKING GROUP OF ARMENIA'S STATE CUSTOMS COMMITTEE TO VISIT MOSCOW ON MAY 19-21
ARKA
May 15, 2008
YEREVAN, May 15. /ARKA/. A working group of the RA State Customs
Committee is to visit Moscow on May 19-21.
The Press Secretary of the Committee Nelly Manucharian reports that
the group is to discuss simplified procedure for transportation of
goods liable of excise tax with their colleagues from the Federal
Customs Service of Russia. The sides will also discuss efficiency
of customs control in transportation of the goods through customs
check-points of Armenia and Russia, as well as issues on customs
warehouses and laboratories, she reported.
Earlier, the Chairman of the Union of Employers (Manufacturers and
Businessmen) of Armenia Arsen Ghazarian said that the customs bodies of
Armenia and Russia are negotiating over additional duty-free export of
goods liable to excise tax from Armenia. According to him, an agreement
is to be signed by the parties saying that no transit inspections
should be made and additional dues paid for the goods. Russia has
such agreements with Belarus and Kazakhstan.
Russian mass media outlets report that an extended meeting is to be
held in port Caucasus on May 16 with participation of the Russian
Federal Customs Service, Russian Ministry of Transport, RosMorPort and
involved local services. The participants are to discuss admittance of
alcoholic products from Armenia and measures to be taken for crossing
the border in port Caucasus.
The current infrastructure in Caucasus port does not provide
proper receipt of goods in Caucasus port. Meantime, Black Sea Ferry
Investments LLC sea operator suggests arranging procedural matters
on receipt of alcoholic products at Temriuk point of port Caucasus,
which will not require additional means and construction.-0--
From: Baghdasarian
ARKA
May 15, 2008
YEREVAN, May 15. /ARKA/. A working group of the RA State Customs
Committee is to visit Moscow on May 19-21.
The Press Secretary of the Committee Nelly Manucharian reports that
the group is to discuss simplified procedure for transportation of
goods liable of excise tax with their colleagues from the Federal
Customs Service of Russia. The sides will also discuss efficiency
of customs control in transportation of the goods through customs
check-points of Armenia and Russia, as well as issues on customs
warehouses and laboratories, she reported.
Earlier, the Chairman of the Union of Employers (Manufacturers and
Businessmen) of Armenia Arsen Ghazarian said that the customs bodies of
Armenia and Russia are negotiating over additional duty-free export of
goods liable to excise tax from Armenia. According to him, an agreement
is to be signed by the parties saying that no transit inspections
should be made and additional dues paid for the goods. Russia has
such agreements with Belarus and Kazakhstan.
Russian mass media outlets report that an extended meeting is to be
held in port Caucasus on May 16 with participation of the Russian
Federal Customs Service, Russian Ministry of Transport, RosMorPort and
involved local services. The participants are to discuss admittance of
alcoholic products from Armenia and measures to be taken for crossing
the border in port Caucasus.
The current infrastructure in Caucasus port does not provide
proper receipt of goods in Caucasus port. Meantime, Black Sea Ferry
Investments LLC sea operator suggests arranging procedural matters
on receipt of alcoholic products at Temriuk point of port Caucasus,
which will not require additional means and construction.-0--
From: Baghdasarian