At the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok, EEC Minister for Customs Cooperation Sergey Shklyaev outlined the digital transformation of customs administration in the EAEU states aimed at faster and more transparent foreign-trade flows. Source: Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC).
Speaking at the session “Electronic document flow: what next? Platformisation of the freight market”, he linked measures under the Eurasian Economic Path declaration to a common standard of customs administration, stronger customs IT, broader information exchange among customs authorities, and infrastructure for a shared transport and logistics space. International transport corridors and engagement with trade partners, he noted, were also raised at the Forum’s plenary with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Sergey Shklyaev stressed common customs processes and the legal significance of exchanged data, and highlighted the Agreement on a single EAEU customs transit system that entered into force at the end of June and is open to non-member states.
A single electronic transit declaration, mutual recognition of control results, and real-time tracking with electronic navigation seals are, in his words, the core elements that should boost the Union’s transit potential and control efficiency.
Together with EAEU states, the Commission is drafting international treaties on information exchange with third-country customs services; notable progress has been made with China, Vietnam and Uzbekistan. Common rules and formats, he said, will help allocate customs resources in advance and speed goods across the customs border.
On the Forum margins Sergey Shklyaev also held a working meeting with the Opora Russia SME association on customs regulation prospects in the Union and practical issues faced by foreign-trade operators.