KYIV. Dec 28 (Interfax-Ukraine) – The Infrastructure Ministry of Ukraine and the State Fiscal Service have signed a memorandum of cooperation in the IT sector regarding port procedure cooperation.
An Interfax-Ukraine correspondent has reported that Infrastructure Minister Andriy Pyvovarsky and Head of the State Fiscal Service Roman Nasirov signed the document on Friday.
The sides would improve the processes of handling cargo, start exchanging data between information systems of the agencies and remove duplication of information submitted to marine agents on goods shipped in containers.
At the first stage the relaxation of customs procedures will touch internal and external transit cargos. The next stage will be the introduction of these rules for imported cargos.
“If earlier ships entered ports and then customs officers started cargo clearance procedures that could last for several days, today our goal is to reduce the term for customs clearance to a zero,” Pyvovarsky said.
Thus, the customs clearance will be settled before ships arrive to ports.
