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CHANGE OF TIR CARNETS MAY AFFECT ARMENIA
On 4 July 2013 the Russian Federal Customs Service circulated a
letter on changes for TIR Carnets within Russia. On 14 October 2013
the Supreme Arbitrage Court ruled the letter void. Afterwards the
head of the FCS revised his ruling but he actually sent a letter with
the same content but different date. The new rules put in place a
sophisticated and costly customs procedure involving a huge package
of documents, including customs accompanying, bank deposit, a pledge
of property etc. By 1 December 2013 the Association of International
Road Transport Carriers will be liquidated, which means that Russia
unilaterally leaves the Customs Convention on International Transport
of Goods, economist Ashot Yeghiazaryan states.
What will the Russian policy cost? It is difficult to tell now because
the fees of new formalities are not known yet. By some estimates it
may amount to 1000-1600 euro which will cause transportation costs
and retail prices of goods to increase. Transit via Russia will also
go more expensive, the economist alarms.
The new ruling by the Russian Customs Service is a violation of the
principle of the Customs Convention. The other countries who have
joined the convention may also demand additional mutual safeguards. In
case Georgia and Iran which are Armenia's only way of communication
with the world require guarantees from the Customs Union member states,
Armenian import and export will grow expensive on top of transport
costs that are already quite high. It will equally affect Armenian
export and import to and from the countries of the Customs Union
because Armenia does not have a shared border with the Customs Union.
Experts think this innovation will cause queues on the border and
revision of contracts on supply of goods. Late in October about
300 trailers stood in line at the Russian-Ukrainian border because
some shipment companies were not ready to apply the new rules, Ashot
Yeghiazaryan states, adding that the deadline of transition to the
new procedure is 1 December 2013 while the international reaction
was negative, and the UN EEC and the EU Commissioner for Taxation
have urged the relevant bodies of Russia.
17:44 14/11/2013 Story from Lragir.am News:
http://www.lragir.am/index/eng/0/economy/view/31308
On 4 July 2013 the Russian Federal Customs Service circulated a
letter on changes for TIR Carnets within Russia. On 14 October 2013
the Supreme Arbitrage Court ruled the letter void. Afterwards the
head of the FCS revised his ruling but he actually sent a letter with
the same content but different date. The new rules put in place a
sophisticated and costly customs procedure involving a huge package
of documents, including customs accompanying, bank deposit, a pledge
of property etc. By 1 December 2013 the Association of International
Road Transport Carriers will be liquidated, which means that Russia
unilaterally leaves the Customs Convention on International Transport
of Goods, economist Ashot Yeghiazaryan states.
What will the Russian policy cost? It is difficult to tell now because
the fees of new formalities are not known yet. By some estimates it
may amount to 1000-1600 euro which will cause transportation costs
and retail prices of goods to increase. Transit via Russia will also
go more expensive, the economist alarms.
The new ruling by the Russian Customs Service is a violation of the
principle of the Customs Convention. The other countries who have
joined the convention may also demand additional mutual safeguards. In
case Georgia and Iran which are Armenia's only way of communication
with the world require guarantees from the Customs Union member states,
Armenian import and export will grow expensive on top of transport
costs that are already quite high. It will equally affect Armenian
export and import to and from the countries of the Customs Union
because Armenia does not have a shared border with the Customs Union.
Experts think this innovation will cause queues on the border and
revision of contracts on supply of goods. Late in October about
300 trailers stood in line at the Russian-Ukrainian border because
some shipment companies were not ready to apply the new rules, Ashot
Yeghiazaryan states, adding that the deadline of transition to the
new procedure is 1 December 2013 while the international reaction
was negative, and the UN EEC and the EU Commissioner for Taxation
have urged the relevant bodies of Russia.
17:44 14/11/2013 Story from Lragir.am News:
http://www.lragir.am/index/eng/0/economy/view/31308