Christmas cruises are processed without the queues.
On Baltic customs in the New Year holidays has been issued more than 22 thousand passengers and crew members of cruise liners. Press office SZTU reported that the operation of only one cruise ship "Victoria" passenger terminal "Marine Facade" designed more than seven thousand tourists. During the same period last year served only about 18 500 people, taking into account the fact that the two operated cruise ship.
Preservation of the principle residence when submitting customs declarations.
When submitting customs declarations in Belarus, the principle of residency will be saved while. This was January 18, told journalists Adereyko Alexander, head of legal department of the State Customs Committee.
We are now preparing a bill on customs regulations, and the business community offers a solution to speed up the question of the principle residence when filing returns and make this provision in the bill. Alexander Adereyko noted that at present the residence principle provides for the filing of customs declaration only where the registered business entity or place of residence of the individual. In the future, economic agents will be able to file a customs declaration at any customs office in the customs territory of the Customs Union. But for this to conclude a separate agreement. "This agreement now being developed - said the representative of the SCC - At a national level, we decide this question until we can not. Therefore, the principle remains the residence. "
Preliminary information on the import of goods by road.
On Saturday, the Ministry of Economic Development of Azerbaijan informed thatto improve the efficiency of customs control and to improve and accelerate the process of customs operations, the Commission of the Customs Union (CU) of Russia, Kazakhstan and Belarus has introduced a mandatory preliminary information on goods imported into the customs territory of the vehicle by road.
Issues of economic security of the vehicle.
24 - 27 January in Belarus the representatives of customs services of the Customs Union and Single Economic Space, will discuss measures to address threats to economic security in these countries. Press Service of the State Customs Committee (SCC) of Belarus has announced that on January 24.
Possible increase in export taxes on coal
If the home will continue unreasonable overpricing of coal, the Russian Energy Ministry will consider raising export duties on this energy. Russian Energy Minister Sergei Shmatko said this today on a conference call on pricing in the electricity sector.
Departure of ferrous scrap – only in the Magadan customs.
On February 13, 2012 the only item in the Far East, where the customs operations will be the departure of ferrous metals in accordance with the customs procedure of export, will be crossing in the Magadan Commercial Sea Port. Resolution of the Government of the Russian Federation of 26.11.2011, № 1148 "On the determination of the Far East Federal District the place of departure of the Russian Federation outside the common customs territory of the Customs Union of certain categories of goods," reinforces these powers.
The ban on the import of cheese products.
This week will be a ban on imports into our country of some cheese products of Ukrainian producers. This was announced by Gennady Onishchenko - Head of Rospotrebnadzor. Customs authorities will be given to this guidance. According to Onishchenko, in several regions of Russia revealed cheese products from Ukraine, which does not comply with technical regulations on milk and dairy products.
The increase in grain exports by 80%.
The release of the Ministry of Agriculture reported that the export of Russian grain from the beginning of the season 2011-2012 totaled 19.08 million tons, which is 80% higher than the same period of the 2009-2010 season of the year (10.68 million tonnes).
Duties on grain exports at present are not considered.
Ministry of Economic Development (MED) of the Russian Federation informed that currently does not discuss the introduction of duties on grain exports from April 1, 2012.
Recall that in November 2011 at a meeting with First Deputy Prime Minister Viktor Zubkov discussed the possible regulation of grain exports. It was decided that there should be monitoring the situation on the grain market, including the volume of its exports from Russia, the world and domestic prices. Previously can be said that the export potential for agricultural year 2011-2012 is around 25 million tonnes. At the moment, the external market shipped about 19 million tons.
The agreement on free trade zone between the CU and New Zealand.
RIA "Novosti", quoting Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov informed that before the end of 2012 is likely to be signed on a free trade area (FTA) between the Customs Union (CU) in the Russian Federation, Belarus, Kazakhstan and the New Zealand.