Implementation of paperless trade in Azerbaijan of customs clearance documents (4514) e-Declaration e-Customs declaration system . Total: 32998 Azerbaijan: - 20992 Foreigners. - 12006

State Customs Committee

Republic of Azerbaijan

Prof. Igbal Babayev

Chief of Head Department of Performance Measure

ment and Development Programs

Major-general of customs service

Implementation of paperless trade in

Azerbaijan

Implementation domains of paperless trade

C2B

Customs Business

C2G

Customs Government

C2C

Customs Customs

Main Innovation Projects on Paperless trade

1. Development of United Automated Management System

2. “SW principle” in customs procedures;

3. Time Release Study to facilitate border crossing;

4. Implementation of GPS system and integration of Target

Center for better cargo tracking and border management;

5. C2B Partnership: e-Customs Services. Minimizing interaction

between customs and traders through e-Customs;

6. Application of e-Signatures in customs operations;

7. Application of the Risk Management and Risk Analisys;

Presidential decree March 4, 2016

On additional measures in connection with

continuation of reforms in the customs system

Presidential decree

“On the simplification and increase of transparency in

customs procedures”

Nowadays, simplified custom procedures are one of the most important trade

facilitation measures in the customs modernization process. In order to use

simplified rules for goods conveyed across the customs border four corridor –

“Green corridor”, “Blue corridor”, “Yellow corridor” and “Red corridor”

release systems are applied at crossing points.

Presidential Order

May 21, 2016

“The Rules of using `Green Corridor` and other gating system

s for the transportation of goods and vehicles across the custo

ms border”

Infrastructure improvement and equipment provision

“e-Customs” kiosk

Mobile Customs Units

Presidential decree No. 12 November 11, 2008

Application of the “SW principle” in inspecting the goods and vehicles passing the state border checkpoints of the Republic of Azerbaijan

Key elements of development strategy

Political WILL !!!

2009 2011 2010 2012 2013

«Single Window»

on the

customs border checkpoints

«Single Window»

for

customs clearance

National

SINGLE

WINDOW

1st step 2nd step 3rd step

Single Window principle

Electronic Paper

Paper & Electronic

Min. of Road Transport Phitosanitary Control Veterinary Service

Sanitrary Quarantine

Service

Border Service Customs

Min. of Taxes

Min. of Finance

Traders, Brokers....

IAMAS

Central Bank

INTERPOL

FHN, Radiation

Stand. and Patents

Min. of

Economic Devel. IRU, SITA

Caspian Adm.

DYPX

Central Customs

Examination

AZAL CARGO

Goods

Information

Control Transportation

Goods Control

Information

Transportation

The role of information in the customs

The preliminary exchange information between the SCC AR

20.05.2013: GUAM 30.09.2014: The Islamic Republic of Iran

15.10.2014: Uzbekistan 10.02.2016: Russian Federation

The preliminary exchange information between the SCC AR

M-Customs

Digital Signature Facilities in Azerbaijan

• Azerbaijan has built a modern digital signature infrastructure and advanced in developing eSignature-based solutions.

• The Government demonstrates strong political will and leadership for effective functioning of electronic identification and trust services.

• National Strategy for the Development of the Information Society in Azerbaijan for 2014-2020 and a new Strategic Roadmap for the Development of ICT in Azerbaijan has been recently adopted.

eSignature in Customs Service

• Customs Service of Azerbaijan introduced digital signatures to customs declaration system from May 2016

• Facilities to sign customs declarations and other supporting documents using “Asan Imza” (Mobile ID) via mobile phones.

• “Asan İmza” (Mobile ID) enables to confirm your identity while accessing eCustoms services provided both for traders and individuals

Asan İmza

SIM-based digital signature system: most secure on the market.

CUSTOMS PROCEDURE

United Automated Management System of Customs

Customs staff BUSİNESS www.customs.gov.az

Implementing paperless trade at C2B level

9504

Customs to Business Partnership

www.customs.gov.az

www.e-gov.az

C2B - Customs to Business Partnership

Advance declaration of cargo (2386)

Advance declaration of transport means (9)

Appeal for customs clearance

(105083 doc., 9504 org)

Suggestions, comments and appeals (701)

Appeals to Central Customs Examination

Department (170)

Softcopies of customs clearance documents

(4514)

e-Declaration

e-Customs declaration system www.customs.gov.az

www.gov.az

Total: 32998

Azerbaijan: - 20992

Foreigners. - 12006

Customs Declarations (for Passengers)

3229

2228

2723

3319

2990

2460 2624

3636

2959

3285

1394

2151

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500

1000

1500

2000

2500

3000

3500

4000

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Nature of controlling agencies of business

Service-oriented state agencies

CONTROL

SERVICES

Challenges for Paperless Trade

• The lack of an appropriate platform for settlement of disputes using electronic means in the country

• The practice of electronic invoicing is not widely spread in Azerbaijan and there is no solid technical platforms for it.

Thank you for your attention!

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“Trade Facilitation Post-Bali: Putting Policy into Practice”

• WTO Bali Package and its impact on Customs;

• Customs-business partnerships and trusted trader schemes;

• Customs-academia partnerships in research and educational programs;

• Trade facilitation in emergency and disaster relief situations;

• Infrastructure and regional aspects of trade facilitation;

• Facilitation through electronic trade and customs systems;

• Customs capacity building and development;

• Cross-border compliance costs;

• Cooperative border management; and

• Other relevant customs related research.

First Global Conference of

International Network of Customs Universities.

May, 21-23, 2014. Baku

II CONFERENCE INCU -2017

“Youth Dialogue – Capacity Building

through Enhancing

International Customs Cooperation”.

3-7 July 2017

BAKU, AZERBAIJAN

www.customs.gov.az