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

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

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

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

Advantages

- Streamlined procedures at CustomsCrossing Points

- Avoiding duplications of procedures atCCPs

- Risk based customs control

- Facilitation of trade

Benefits of Joint Customs Control

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

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

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

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: i.sigua@rs.geWeb : www.rs.ge

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