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Eurasian integration is very attractive for Armenia
... with no added value. Armenian exports to Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan are growing. Here is an example; Armenian exports to Kazakhstan are not large, but they doubled in ten months because of no customs borders within the bloc making shipment of goods easier. Armenian exports to Customs Union are made seventy percent of food products, including alcoholic beverages, which have all the grounds to grow. ARKA – Could Armenia’s membership in the Customs Union bring more investments into its economy? V. Spassky - If we look at ...
12/03/2013Robert Kocharyan skeptical about economic advantages Armenia may have from its Customs Union membership
... imports from the countries outside of the Customs Union. «Volumes will be considerable, given these goods' dominance at the consumer market and the level of Armenia's trade balance deficit,» he said. «Formula is simple here – if you increase customs, prices in stores rise, or these goods are replaced with similar from the Customs Union countries, if any. » The former president argued that one way to curb a dramatic price hike in Armenia is to levy the current import duties on a huge list of goods and synchronize it gradually with ...
02/25/2014Armenia to finalize list of goods for zero customs duties
... manufacturing companies. According to him, Customs Union applies higher customs duties on about 60 % of some 11,000 kinds of products imported to Armenia, but he added that ‘it does not mean a rise in price of all these goods.’ He noted that there are goods for which customs duties will be revised –they are goods imported from countries with which Armenia has free trade agreements – they are CIS countries and Georgia, and after Armenia’s accession to the Customs Union their number will increase at the expense ...
02/06/2014International rail traffic system of Armenia’s customs introduces self-declaration
... country is included among `risky’ countries. The import of goods from risky countries involves the import of goods with inaccurate bar-codes or declaration of lesser amount of goods,” Saghoyan said. He pointed out that this is the reason for customs control over the goods. P.T. –0--
08/02/2007Armenian SRC says there were no violations during customs clearance of truck that exploded on Crimean bridge
... Terminal LLC in the territory of Ararat customs office, after which it was inspected on September 29th after the submission of the documents by the declarant and, as there were no problems with the classification of the Customs Union, the truck was customs cleared and received the EEU goods status. The truck did not leave the territory of the warehouse; the declarant filed and registered on the spot a transit declaration for transportation of the same goods by GU ARGI GROUP from Armenia to Russia (consignee: Russian Lider Ltd.). The ...
10/12/2022Sitting of council of CIS customs services heads held in Armenia
... The Council formed its secretariat and elected its chairman who is a representative of Russia. Avetisian reported that the sides also discussed issues on review of international legal framework of customs field, exchange of preliminary information on goods and vehicles driving through customs borders of CIS countries. The State Customs Committee of Armenia attaches importance to international cooperation in customs sphere, Avetisian said adding that the Committee was founded in 2001 and is a member of the World Customs Organization ...
12/15/2007Russian ruble should be used more widely as a financial instrument in Armenia – Russia’s Deputy Minister of Economic Development
... will slowly move, and we will decline customs duties rate because of our commitments to the WTO. ARKA - Can the absence of common border and the passage of Armenian goods through the territory of third countries affect the competitiveness of Armenian goods at Customs Union markets? Likhachev - I think here there is a little confusion of concepts. If goods are delivered , say, to Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan, whatever the routes they go through, no transit country, including Georgia, does charge import ...
01/08/2014List of 900 goods which Armenia wants customs union to allow it to levy its current import duties from to be submitted in early March
... World Trade Organization to settle all details. The deputy minister said that the list will leave no room for increase in prices for particular goods and raw materials. “Preferential customs duties for the listed goods may be temporary, since customs duties for some goods will be going down in Russia until 2019 or 2020 and may become equal to the customs duties effective in Armenia now,” Melkonyan said. Issues of the re-export of goods from third countries are planned to be discussed to prevent possible abuses,...
02/18/2014Armenia can cooperate with both European Union and Customs Union now
... (now also the mining industry’s products), which implies no customs duties, and if we enlarge our export (though there are problems related to European standards, but this is a separate mater), then we will have not as grave problems in exporting goods as in import. However, taking into account our imports, including natural gas, wood, metals, machinery and foods, we know that in dealing with the Eurasian Union or Customs Zone we will inevitably sustain immense losses, which shouldn’t be omitted. What will compensate for these losses? A political union is understandable, but the Eurasian Union may not live much long without an economic basis. That is why it ...
10/03/2013Armenian State Revenue Committee explained some terms of ban on Turkish origin goods
... says that the import ban applies to all goods of Turkish origin specified in the list, imported from all countries - Turkey, Georgia and others, including the EAEU member states. “We warn you that the State Revenue Committee will conduct enhanced customs control over these goods, including physical inspection, which will be carried out in the presence of cameras installed in places of customs control. The department called on to strictly observe the provisions of the government decision and refrain from possible violations....
12/25/2020Armenia approves Agreement on unified customs transit system of EAEU and a third party
... the use of individual special simplifications granted to authorized economic operators of member states and a third party (third parties), the use of navigation seals for the purpose of tracking the transportation of goods along the entire route of goods moved in accordance with the customs procedure "customs transit" through the customs territory of the Union and the customs territory of a third party and mutual recognition of decisions taken by customs authorities and the results of customs control), which are aimed at ...
07/31/2025Armenia and Iran to exchange information on customs value of goods and vehicles
... through the customs borders between the two countries. YEREVAN, April 16. /ARKA/. Armenia’s State Revenue Committee (SRC) and the Iranian Customs Service signed April 15 a memorandum of understanding, which calls for exchange of information on the customs value of goods and vehicles going through the customs borders between the two countries. The SRC said the memorandum lays the foundations for the correct determination of the customs value of goods and vehicles. In addition to the agreement on the exchange of ...
04/16/2019Armenia’s accession to EEU to create small risk of inflation – central bank
... current customs duties will be brought in line with the customs duties of the Customs Union of Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan and this may result in the expansion of inflationary environment in the country. According to the report, the revision of customs duties on imported goods can stimulate inflationary environment in Armenia through primary and secondary influence. To evaluate the potential primary influence of Armenia’s accession to the trade bloc on the inflation the regulator singled out the imported goods, which ...
11/24/2014Armenia going to ratify agreement on mechanism of traceability of goods imported into customs territory of Eurasian Economic Union
The Armenian National Assembly’s Standing Committee of on Regional and Eurasian Integration discussed Friday the agreement on the mechanism of traceability of goods imported into the customs territory of the Eurasian Economic Union. YEREVAN, May 22. /ARKA/. The Armenian National Assembly’s Standing Committee of on Regional and Eurasian Integration discussed Friday the agreement on the mechanism of traceability of goods imported ...
05/22/2020Armenia sure that EEU customs code will facilitate integration and make customs procedures more transparent
... towards our further integration, as it outlines the transition to single customs rules across the economic union. It is important that the new Customs Code sets advanced international standards, the application of which will simplify the procedure for goods to cross customs borders of the EEU, make it transparent, including through the introduction of electronic declaration system, which is our goal ", - Sargsyan said, according to RIA Novosti Kyrgyzstan, which first refused to sign the Eurasian Economic Union's ...
12/26/2016Working Group of Armenia’s State Customs Committee to Visit Moscow on May 19-21
... reports that the group is to discuss simplified procedure for transportation of goods liable of excise tax with their colleagues from the Federal Customs Service of Russia. The sides will also discuss efficiency of customs control in transportation of the goods through customs check-points of Armenia and Russia, as well as issues on customs warehouses and laboratories, she reported. Earlier, the Chairman of the Union of Employers (Manufacturers and Businessmen) of Armenia Arsen Ghazarian said that the customs bodies ...
05/16/2008Armenia and Customs Union countries intend to bring their goods’ quality into conformity with euro zone standards
... European goods to Armenia, but on the other hand, it would hinder Armenian exports access to European markets because of their nonconformance with technical requirements. The minister said that three to five years are needed for bringing Armenian goods in tune with European standards, while the Customs Union sets no such requirements, since Soviet-era standards remain on the post-Soviet space. “We will be making efforts to change our goods’ qualities in conformity with European standards, and before it is done, Eurasian market will ...
01/29/2014Customs duty rates for imports of “sensitive” goods to Armenia and other EEU member countries will be zeroed
... as the specific rate of 0.046 euros for each kg of baby juices, as well as the 10% rate , but not less than 03 euro per kg for long grain rice. The deputy minister said as for butter and chicken meat, if the EEU countries can meet mutual needs, then customs rates for import of these goods will not be nullified. He said otherwise zero rates would damage their domestic producer. He also recalled that the government of Armenia succeeded in extending the list of exemptions for more than 900 goods for another year until January 1, 2021....
04/07/2020Armenia’s accession to Customs Union to push inflation up -MP says
... Democrats party, said today Armenia's imminent accession to the Customs Union will push inflation up because of higher tariffs, applied by the Customs Union. Armenia applies the so-called ad valorem customs duty ranging from 0 to 10 percent for imports of goods. For comparison, the customs duties used by the Customs Union on agricultural goods is 11.2%, for industrial goods -8.5 percent while the average rate of customs duties used by Armenia do not exceed 2 9 %. According to Kokobelyan, it is clear that joining the Customs ...
12/16/2013Armenian State Revenue Committee asks local court to allow the arrest of Spayka CEO
... subject to taxation and were exempted from VAT. Greenproduct LLC, subordinated to Spayka LLC, was indicated as the importer. As a result, goods imported from various foreign companies went through customs clearance in Armenia under the name of other goods, the customs clearance of which is exempted from the calculation and payment of customs duties and VAT. In fact, Spayka LLC, deliberately aiming to avoid taxes and duties, avoided payment of customs duties and taxes in the amount of 7.036 billion drams (the ...
04/05/2019Armenia to continue enjoying preferential customs duties on a long string of imported goods
... will save $30 million. Today the government approved a protocol on incorporating a set of amendments to the agreement on Armenia's accession to the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU). The document contains the list of exemptions, in particular, preferential customs duties for 930 items of goods for the period from 2015 to 2020. "In December 2019, the prime minister reached an agreement with the leaders of other EEU member countries that customs duty benefits on 647 items of goods would be extended for Armenia until the end of 2020,...
02/27/2020Armenia asks customs union to allow it levy its current import duties from 1000 goods
... Belarus and Kazakhstan, the three members of the trade bloc, levy uniform import duties from some 11,500 goods of which more than 60 percent are higher than corresponding duties set by Armenia. Speaking at a news conference Minasyan specified that Customs Union members levy higher duties from 6,758 goods, lower import duties from 1,676 goods while import duties from another 1,962 goods are the same as in Armenia. Minasyan admitted that the negotiations in question would be complicated as some members of the Customs Union do not support such measures....
02/14/2014Armenian customs officers thwart attempts of import of banned Turkish goods
Armenian customs officers have thwarted a series of attempts to import Turkish goods, banned by the government late last year, a senior official at the State Revenue Committee Artem Karapetyan said at a press conference on Friday. YEREVAN, February 19. /ARKA/. Armenian customs officers have thwarted a series of attempts to import ...
02/19/2021Minister downplays reports about skyrocketed prices after Armenia’s accession to customs union
Armenia’s economy minister Vahram Avanesyan has downplayed today media reports claiming that Armenia’s forthcoming membership in the Russia-led Customs Union would skyrocket prices of many imported goods because of higher customs duties effective in the bloc. YEREVAN, February 6. / ARKA /. Armenia’s economy minister Vahram Avanesyan has downplayed today media reports claiming that Armenia’s forthcoming membership in the Russia-led Customs Union would skyrocket ...
02/06/2014New VAT and excise tax procedure for imports to be introduced after Armenia’s accession to Customs Union
A new value added tax and excise tax procedure will be introduced for goods imported from Customs Union countries after Armenia joins the CU, Armenia’s deputy minister of finance Suren Karayan said. YEREVAN, February 25. /ARKA/. A new value added tax and excise tax procedure will be introduced for goods imported from Customs Union ...
02/25/2014Armenia benefits a little from accession to CU, but loses trade sovereignty: expert
... members of the union. Armenia has no common border with other CU-countries, which means it will have to carry out customs procedures via territory of other countries while importing goods from the CU. “Our main aim in turning from free trade area to the Customs Union is free movement of goods, but Armenia’s problem is not solved because of our geographical situation”, Ghazaryan said. This means, according to the expert, Armenia benefits a little in economic terms, but loses its sovereignty in economic trade policies. According ...
10/10/2013Armenian customs officers prevent smuggling of clothing and footwear with inaccurate transit declarations
... suitcases - in one of the two Kyrgyzstan-registered trucks. The customs officers also found that the weight of the goods did not correspond to the weight indicated in the accompanying documents: 17, 522 kg were declared, while the actual weight of the goods was 13,296 kg. Customs inspection of the second truck revealed undeclared 2,300 kg of new clothing. It also turned out that the transit declaration contained false information. In particular, 3 290 kg of coconut fiber were declared, while the actual weight of this product ...
06/16/2023Goods which Armenia wants customs union to allow it to levy its current import duties from not to be exported
... today. YEREVAN, February 14. /ARKA/. Some 1000 goods which Armenia wants the Customs Union to allow it to levy its current import duties from will be sold only within Armenia, Deputy Economy Minister Tigran Harutyunyan said today. «These goods will not appear at the Customs Union's market – in other words, price dumping will be ruled out,» he said answering ARKA News Agency's question. Harutyunyan said that each of the Customs Union member country has composed own list that includes the most sensitive ...
02/14/2014Attempt to illegally import 5 tons of goods from Russia foiled by Armeniam customs officers (VIDEO)
... undeclared goods or goods declared under names other than their real ones from Russia. YEREVAN, December 27. /ARKA/. Employees of Armenia's State Revenue Committee (SRC) foiled an attempt of several companies to import 5 tons of undeclared goods or goods declared under names other than their real ones from Russia. During the inspection at Bagratashen customs post it was found out that two trucks contained undeclared wires, motor oil, car parts, computer memory devices, video recorders, TV receivers, which were not specified in the accompanying documents. It also turned out that the value of some goods ...
12/27/2023Armenian president discusses work of EEU customs services
... the business community of the EEU member states, Serzh Sargsyan noted that impressions regarding the EEU are also being shaped based on their work and cooperation; the improvement of business environment considerably depends on the activities of the customs agency of any country, as well as the formation and development of the goods, services, capitals and labor markets at the common economic area. The President of Armenia expressed hope that current issues and decisions adopted during the meeting in Tsakhkadzor will promote the resolution of the mentioned issues and implementation ...
11/30/2016Armenia to shift to 10-digit code of commodity nomenclature for foreign economic activity
... countries (Belarus, Kazakhstan and Russia). It represents a system of product classification for the purposes of product identification for customs procedures. The system allows to perform customs operations (e.g. charge customs duties, determine the customs value of products, etc.) and to research the quantity and quality of international trade in goods. -0-
04/23/2014Armenia will not provide customs privileges to Turkey after it joins customs union
... particular, neither side recognizes the other side’s invoices and certificates. According to him, the Customs Union has a special trade regime with Turkey, and besides, Turkey enjoys also EU’s GSP’s benefits, which suggests slightly lower customs duties. He said Armenia is not going to levy lower duties on Turkish imports, especially on consumer goods. According to him, this question (that Armenia should levy full import duties on Turkish imports) is currently on the agenda of discussions with the Customs Union. With regard to trade relations with other neighboring countries, particularly with ...
02/18/2014Armenia’s accession to Customs Union must be preceded by working out road map, expert says
... between Armenia and Russia within the framework of the Customs Union there should be a process of harmonization," Iskandaryan said. He said the Customs Union is a fairly large number of agreements on tariff regulations, borders, movement of goods, with a pretty large number of different exceptions. The Customs Union, in his opinion, was designed for Belarus, Kazakhstan and Russia, which all are quite different from Armenia : with Russia and Kazakhstan being oil-producing and exporting countries, while Armenia imports energy resources. "The ...
09/12/2013Armenian and Russian customs officials discuss situation on Upper Lars
... Ashot Muradyan and the Head of the Russian Federal Customs Service Vladimir Bulavin discussed today in Moscow the situation at the Upper Lars checkpoint on the Russian-Georgian border, where more than a thousand of Armenian trucks with Russia-bound goods have been lined up for weeks waiting to go through the customs clearance. YEREVAN, November 21. /ARKA/. The Deputy Chairman of the Armenian State Revenue Committee (SRC) Ashot Muradyan and the Head of the Russian Federal Customs Service Vladimir Bulavin discussed today in Moscow the situation at the Upper ...
11/21/2022EEC cancels import customs duty rates on a string of goods for 2 years
... starting from January 2, 2022, TASS reported with reference to the EEC. YEREVAN, October 29. /ARKA/. The Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC) Board, the executive arm of the Russia-dominated Eurasian Economic Union (EEU), said it has cancelled import customs duties on several groups of goods for a two-year period, starting from January 2, 2022, TASS reported with reference to the EEC. "The rates on import customs duties on certain types of organic chemical compounds used in the production of plant protection chemicals are set at ...
10/29/2021Kazakh Senate approves phased integration of customs duties in Armenia and Kyrgyzstan with EEU's Single Customs Tariff rates
... customs duties in Armenia and Kyrgyzstan with the rates of the Single Customs Tariff of the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU), TASS reported. It said the transition period for Armenia is extended by one year until the full implementation of the EEU Single Customs Tariff for the most sensitive goods for it. Armenia's full transition to the rates of the Single Customs Tariff will take place on January 1, 2022. The adoption of the amendments is expected to help improve Armenia's trade and economic relations within the Eurasian Economic Union....
05/13/2021Armenian customs officials report unprecedented progress in detecting illegal imports in 2020
... officers prevented last year the smuggling of 121 mobile phones, about 1 kg of gold jewelry, 72 kg of medicines, also food, clothing, car parts and other goods. Vardanyan said smugglers resort to various tricks: for example, a case was revealed when the goods were hidden from customs control in caches in various parts of a vehicle. As for narcotics, the officers discovered 6.1 kg of methamphetamine, 5.2 kg of opium, 3.1 kg of marijuana, 2.9 kg of ketamine, 1.6 kg of heroin, 1,300 blotters containing a narcotic substance of ...
02/10/2021Armenia okays signing of agreement between EEU and China on exchange of information on goods and vehicles
... agreement does not provide for the control of cargo and postal parcels of individuals and the exchange of secret information between the countries. The agreement on the exchange of information between EEU and China has been developed to speed up the customs clearance of goods. The parties also plan to use data on goods and vehicles, to be obtained during the exchange of information, to improve efficiency in risk management and customs control. China will become the second country with which the EEU will be exchanging ...
04/11/2019Spayka plans to export more than 100,000 tons of agricultural products this year
... subject to taxation and were exempted from VAT. Greenproduct LLC, subordinated to Spayka LLC, was indicated as the importer. As a result, goods imported from various foreign companies went through customs clearance in Armenia under the name of other goods, the customs clearance of which is exempted from the calculation and payment of customs duties and VAT. The SRC said Spayka LLC, deliberately aiming to avoid taxes and duties, avoided payment of customs duties and taxes in the amount of 7.036 billion drams ...
04/08/2019Spayka company head denies tax evasion charges
... subject to taxation and were exempted from VAT. Greenproduct LLC, subordinated to Spayka LLC, was indicated as the importer. As a result, goods imported from various foreign companies went through customs clearance in Armenia under the name of other goods, the customs clearance of which is exempted from the calculation and payment of customs duties and VAT. In fact, Spayka LLC, deliberately aiming to avoid taxes and duties, avoided payment of customs duties and taxes in the amount of 7.036 billion drams (the ...
04/05/2019Armenian customs officers disclose 159 cases of violations of customs rules
... goods were brought to Armenia from the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) member countries. According to a SRC press release, 29 cases involved smuggling of drugs and psychotropic substances. Overall, since the beginning of the year 159 cases of violation of customs regulations have been disclosed, 23 of them involved goods from EEU and 63 - drugs and psychotropic substances. The customs officers have also thwarted attempts of illegal transportation of various goods, including gold and silver jewelry, cosmetics, equipment, smartphones, construction materials, medical ...
08/24/2017Armenia’s government simplifies customs procedure of goods classification
Armenia’s government amended a number of its earlier decisions at its meeting on Thursday, to simplify the customs procedure for goods classification. YEREVAN, November 13. /ARKA/. Armenia’s government amended a number of its earlier decisions at its meeting on Thursday, to simplify the customs procedure for goods classification. The changes are made to improve the business ...
11/13/2014Some goods in Armenia may fall in prices by 3 percent- deputy prime minister
Some goods in Armenia may fall in price by an average of 3% due to the customs privileges, granted to Armenia by other members of the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU), Deputy Prime Minister Mher Grigoryan said at a government meeting on Thursday. YEREVAN, April 9. /ARKA/. Some goods in Armenia may fall in price by an average ...
04/09/2020Armenian custom officers will be trained in Ukraine
... Russia and Ukraine. ‘The World Customs Organization has opened a regional training center on the basis of Ukrainian academy and we are planning to have regular exchange of specialists,’ Kaletnik said, adding that the first group of Armenian customs officers will travel to Ukraine to have the course. The greater part of goods imported to Armenia from Ukraine goes through Ilichevsk seaport to Georgian seaport of Poti and then to Armenia by trains and trucks. According to Kaletnik, the trade between Armenia and Ukraine has amounted already to $145 million this year, rising ...
10/28/2010Armenian parliament discussing amendments to customs code
... has started discussing amendments to the RA Customs Code. Presenting the draft amendments, Chief of the RA Customs Committee Gagik Khachatryan said that the amendments regulate relations in the customs system. Specifically, the amendments provide for customs clearance of the waste resulting from the processing of goods imported to Armenia under the “temporary import for processing” regime. Khachatryan also pointed out that the amendments provide for new licensed activities – organization of customs supervision zones. According to him, the zones ...
08/21/2008Armenia Greenlights CIS Customs Seals Agreement for Transport and Trade Documents
... enhance customs control by ensuring proper identification of transport and trade documents. It aims to oversee the customs valuation of goods in transit and to outline the process for affixing customs seals and stamps on transport and trade documents as goods cross customs borders—whether they are transported by road, rail, air, sea, or through mixed means. The agreement was initially signed on September 27, 2024, during a meeting of the Council of Heads of Customs Services of the CIS countries held in Nizhny ...
04/23/2025Armenia to receive $25 million Chinese loan to import customs control equipment
... designed to modernize Armenia’s customs administration. According to him, it will help significantly increase the productivity of the customs control and reduce the time of customs clearance. Mirumyan specified that China will provide equipment for the customs control of goods shipped by rail, which currently Armenia does not possess. "This equipment will allow for customs clearance by means of X-ray technology at the time of train movement at a speed of 30 km/h,' Mirumyan said. According to him, Armenia will also ...
11/13/2015Armenia to sign customs union membership agreement on April 29 – minister says
On April 29 Armenia will sign the agreement to formally join the Customs Union of Russia, Kazakhstan and Belarus, the acting economy minister Vahram Avanesyan said today, adding that negotiations with the Russia-led trade bloc on the number of goods which Armenia wants to continue to levy its current, lower customs duties go on. YEREVAN, April 17. / ARKA /. On April 29 Armenia will sign the agreement to formally join the Customs Union of Russia, Kazakhstan and Belarus, the acting economy minister Vahram Avanesyan said today, adding that negotiations ...
04/17/2014Customs tariffs on goods transportation from Armenia to remain unchanged
Customs tariffs on goods transportation from Armenia will remain unchanged, the press service of the RA Customs Committee reports. The Committee denied rumors about the increase of customs tariffs. YEREVAN, November 29. /ARKA/. Customs tariffs on goods transportation from ...
11/29/2007Imports of certain types of products exempted from customs duties in Armenia
... stretchers and more. The department noted that the customs duty preference entered into force on March 16, 2020. In accordance with another decision, some types of agricultural products are also exempted from customs duties if the registration of the goods declaration under the customs procedure mentioed above was made until June 30, 2020 inclusive. This list includes potatoes, onions, garlic, cabbage, carrots, rice, buckwheat, infant formula, medicines and more. The custom s duty preference entered into force on April 1, 2020....
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