ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan, May 1. Turkmenistan is
striving to increase the volume of exports to foreign countries as
well as the production of import-substituting products, Trend
reports.
According to the official source, this was said during a meeting
of representatives of the State Plant Quarantine Service of the
Ministry of Agriculture of Turkmenistan, the State Association of
the Livestock and Poultry Industry, Turkmenstandardlary Main State
Service, Turkmenistan Railway and Turkmenistan Airlines, the
Transport and Logistics Center of Turkmenistan JSC, representatives
of a number of transport and logistics companies, specialists from
the from the Ashgabat City Committee of the Union of Industrialists
and Entrepreneurs, as well as private entrepreneurs.
A question concerning the implementation of state programs to
boost exports and create import-substituting goods, as well as the
actions of Turkmenistan’s State Customs Service to encourage the
growth of the nation’s export potential, was raised during the
meeting.
In this regard, the agenda of the meeting included innovations
in customs legislation as well as topical issues related to the
implementation of foreign economic activity.
Customs officials provided detailed information on the benefits
provided by law for domestic exporters as well as on the prospects
for switching to paperless customs clearance in connection with the
implementation of the ‘Single Window for Export-Import Operations’
project.
Meanwhile, the State Customs Service of Turkmenistan has
successfully implemented the 1st stage of digitalization, including
the electronic declaration of the UNCTAD Automated System for
Customs Data (ASYCUDA), and is effectively working on the 2nd
stage, the development of a ‘Single Window’ for export-import
operations.
The proposals developed by the UN Conference on Trade and
Development (UNCTAD) for the implementation of the third stage of
digitalization of customs authorities in Turkmenistan were
considered at a recent meeting of representatives of the customs
service and UNCTAD.
