Syrian exports to be exempted from customs duties, says Russian customs official

Economy & Aftermath

Damascus, (ST) – Representatives of the Syrian and Russian Customs Directorates, the Russian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the Federation of Syrian Chambers of Commerce and the Directorate of Foreign Trade discussed on Wednesday at the Conferences Palace in Damascus Customs preferences and the system of electronic verification of certificates of origin for goods from both sides

Representatives of the Russian side made a presentation on the system of preferences granted to Syrian goods exported to the countries of the Eurasian Economic Union. 

 The Russian Chambers of Industry and Commerce highlighted Russian experiences in the field of creating an electronic database for electronic verification of certificates of origin. 

The two sides discussed the possibility of establishing this system called “Form A”.

Deputy Director of International Cooperation for Russian Customs Vladimir Viktorovich said in a statement to SANA that, more than 60 percent of Syrian goods exported to the Russian Federation are currently exempt from customs duties. He added that soon all these exported goods will be exempt from customs duties in agreement between the Russian and Syrian sides”. 

Viktorovich pointed out that, the road map signed yesterday between the two sides aims to clarify the steps needed in order to take advantage of the green corridor system that is  applied at the Russian customs to provide facilities for Syrian companies and their products exported to Russia and to ensure their access to foreign markets.

Yesterday, the Syrian and Russian customs directorates signed a roadmap for joint customs cooperation with the aim of promoting trade and facilitating the movement of goods between the two sides, and an action plan in the field of combating smuggling and customs crimes, as part of the work program of the joint Syrian-Russian meeting to follow up on the work of the international conference on the return of refugees.

Raghda Sawas

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