Customs Service News
Representatives of the State Customs Service of Turkmenistan held an online meeting with World Customs Organization experts
On April 23, 2020, an online meeting was held between representatives of the State Customs Service of Turkmenistan and experts from the World Customs Organization. The parties discussed the issue on accession of Turkmenistan to the International Convention on the simplification and harmonization of Customs procedures (as amended), known as the Revised Kyoto Convention (RKC). In particular, the requirements that must be observed in relation to acceding to the said convention were considered. Regarding the requirements presented by the Convention, it was noted of the State Customs Service of T...
Video conference between Turkmenistan and the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
On April 22, 2020, a meeting was held in videoconference format between representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the State Customs Service of Turkmenistan and representatives of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), informs the web-site of the MFA of Turkmenistan. During the meeting, the parties focused on the main vectors of cooperation between Turkmenistan and UNCTAD. On this basis, issues were discussed on the implementation of the joint project of the State Customs Service of Turkmenistan - UNCTAD - UNDP "Implementation of the Single Window of Turkmen...
Conference on Amendments and Additions to the Constitution of Turkmenistan
On April 11, 2020, a meeting was held in the conference hall of the State Customs Service of Turkmenistan on introducing amendments and additions to the Constitution of Turkmenistan. It was attended by a deputy of the Mejlis of Turkmenistan, a teacher at the State University of Turkmenistan named after Makhtumkuli, employees of the General Prosecutor's Office of Turkmenistan, the State Court of Turkmenistan, the Ministry of Justice of Turkmenistan, the Democratic Party of Ashgabat and the State Customs Service of Turkmenistan. The initiative of the President to introduce amendments and a...
Amendments to the Customs Code of Turkmenistan
The Mejlis of Turkmenistan adopted the Law “On Amendments and Additions to the Customs Code of Turkmenistan”. The amendments are related to the provisions of the new version of the Law of Turkmenistan “On licensing of certain types of activities”. Under the new changes, activities licensed by the customs authorities, such as those of a duty-free shop, a customs warehouse, a temporary storage warehouse and a customs broker, are exempt from licensing. And also according to the addition, the concept “vehicle” is included in the clause 27 of part 1 of article 5 of the Customs Code and “container...
Resolution of the President of Turkmenistan No. 14594 from February 5, 2016 on approval of the List of export production subject to certification during export from the customs borders of Turkmenistan no longer valid
At video conference working session of the Cabinet of Ministers held on 26 march, 2020 President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov signed the Resolution on Recognition of voiding of the Resolution of the President of Turkmenistan No. 14594 from February 5, 2016 on approval of the List of export production subject to certification during export from the customs borders of Turkmenistan. It was informed that these documents were developed together with the General State Service Türkmenstandartlary, the State Customs Service and relative profile departments as well as were agreed with number of other str...
Deryaplastik Business Entity: Use of local materials, flexible marketing, growth of export production
Facilities of Deryaplastik Business Entity, which provide local market with polypropylene, polyvinylchloride and polyethylene production, have started using only local material. These days, entrepreneurs procure polymeric production from high technology petrochemical complex in Kiyanly (Balkan Velayat) for making import substitutive and export-oriented goods, reports the State News Agency of Turkmenistan. Refuse of imported raw material has provided significant enhancement of effectiveness of production and increment of production output. 10 – 12 thousand tons of local polyethylene and polypr...