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Trade Facilitation andInformation Exchange in Georgia
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Georgia is a member since October 2016Georgia is a member since 1993
Georgia
Georgia
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Georgia-Eurasian Transit Corridor
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China - FTA
EFTA - FTA
Turkey - FTA
CIS - FTA
EU - DCFTA
US, Canada, Japan - GSP
India – Ongoing Consultations on FTA
Israel – Signed Memorandum on FTA
Simple and Service Oriented Customs Policy and Administration
No Quantitative Restrictions or Tariff Barriers
80% of Goods Free From Import Tariff
Rapidly Increasing Market Size by FTAs
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Integrated Border Management concept
2006
SPS border control
Customs control
2007 Tax administration
2010Passport Control
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• Reduced transit formalities
• Paperless environment
• Effective control mechanism based on risk management
Revenue Service
One Stop Shop Principle
One Stop Shop Principle
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Clearance of goods
Different options for clearances
Physical inspection of goods and commodity expertise
Free Parking Zone
Certificates and permitsBank Service
Revenue ServiceCustoms Clearance Zone - One Place, Multiple Services
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Unified Electronic System of Licenses, Permits and Certificates
Ministry of Interior
Ministry of Economy and Sustainable
development
Ministry of Defense
Ministry of health
Ministry of Agriculture and Natural Resources
Ministry of Culture and Sport
• At present 7 state agencies are part of thesystem issuing about 25licenses/permits/certificates.
• More than 50% among them are issuedby Georgia Revenue Service.
• Online validation of Certificate of Originfor CT1 in place.
• Same system is Planned with China
Digital customs
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Digital customs
Exchange of advance information
Ongoing Projects
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Joint Customs Control
International cooperation and coordination
Summary declaration
Control
Summary declaration
Control
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Data Transmission
Some of data elements include:
- Informational about the driver
- Truck number
- Consignor
- Consignee
- HS code
- Weight
- Seal number
- Exchange of X-ray images
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Advantages
- Streamlined procedures at CustomsCrossing Points
- Avoiding duplications of procedures atCCPs
- Risk based customs control
- Facilitation of trade
Benefits of Joint Customs Control
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Information Exchange
CAREC - Advanced transit System – CATS Georgia, Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan (Customs Information Common Exchange - ICE) project
Implementation of API/ PNR
eTIR –TIR Computerization- Intermodal corridor between Ukraine, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan
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>> New Customs Code in compliance with Union Customs Code
>> Simplified customs procedures
>> Stabile business environment
>> Reduced costs for private sector
Integration with EU
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Authorized Economic Operator-AEO
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Transit – Twinning project
Supporting the Accession of Georgia to the Conventions on Transit Area and Launching of the New Computerised Transit System (NCTS)
Objective of the project is to facilitate Georgia’s connectivity with existing EU customs systems in line with the provisions envisaged under AA/DCFTA
The Consortium of Finland, Poland and Latvia
Project duration: 24 months
Budget: 1.5 M €
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Regime Minimum time Maximum time Average Moda
Transit 2 min 24 min 7 min 5 min.
Import 2 min 26 min 7 min 5 min
Average 2 min 29 min 7 min 5min
Regime Minimum time Maximum time Average Moda
Transit 2 min 14 min 4 min 4 min
Import 2 min 17 min 6 min 3 min
Export 2 min 17 min 5 min 3 min
Time Release Study 2016, 2019
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Ist place in Europe and Central Asia Region
12 place in Paying taxes
43th place in Trading Across Borders
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UkraineTurkey
Slovak RepublicArmenia
Czhech RepublicPolandRussia
KazakhstanAzerbaijan
GermanyLatvia
EstoniaLithuania
United KingdomUSA
NorwayGeorgia
Hong-KongSingapore
New Zeland
DOING BUSINESS, 2019
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THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION
AdvisorInternational Relations Department
Irina SIGUA
Georgia Revenue Service Tax and Customs AdministrationSPS Border Control Agency
68a, Kostava St., 0179 Tbilisi, GeorgiaTel : +995 322 26 28 01E-mail: [email protected] : www.rs.ge
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