ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan, February 4. On February 1, 2024, Turkmenistan signed the document "Technical Conditions for the Exchange of Preliminary Information on Goods and Vehicles Moved Between Turkmenistan and the Republic of Kazakhstan," Trend reports via the State Customs Service of Turkmenistan.
The document was developed as part of the implementation of the provisions of the Agreement between the State Customs Service of Turkmenistan and the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Kazakhstan on the Organization of the Exchange of Preliminary Information on Goods and Vehicles Moved Between the Republic of Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan, dated October 25, 2021.
The document defines the composition of the information to be exchanged between the customs services of Turkmenistan and Kazakhstan. It also establishes the procedures, formats, methods, and regulations for data exchange.
The preliminary information exchange will be carried out in two stages. The first stage includes testing and launching the exchange of export declarations, while the second stage involves testing and launching the exchange of transit declarations.
Additionally, according to the source, providing preliminary cargo information and exchanging data is expected to facilitate and accelerate customs procedures for goods moving between Turkmenistan and Kazakhstan.