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By Amina Nazarli

The customs authorities of Azerbaijan have recently introduced electronic customs declarations to ensure the highest efficiency of the customs system.

The new system will guarantee transparency in the process of conveying of goods and transport means across the customs borders as well as to reduce direct physical communication between the citizens and customs authorities.

The new service of customs e-declaration of goods and transport means has been made available since April 4 as a pilot project on the portal of E-Government of Azerbaijan (www.e-gov.az).

By using this e-service, the citizens can promptly convey imported goods and transport means across the customs borders under the institution of customs mediation, by means of the Asan Imza mobile e-signature.

To do this, the declaring person should log in to the E-Government portal using his/her Asan Imza, then locate the relevant e-service there and fill in the e-declaration, and finally confirm. sign the ready e-declaration with his/her Asan Imza.

This service will also create favorable environment for the entrepreneurs and stimulate the foreign trade.

The basic and required moment in the process of customs declaration of goods and transport means is the signing of the declaration by the declaring person.

So far, this operation had been possible at the customs borders via filling in of a paper declaration and signing of the declaration by hand. The traditional method of declaration of goods involves the use of hard copy, which does not ensure efficiency.

The use of Asan Imza in customs e-declaration of goods and transport means will increase the quality, convenience and accessibility of this service for the citizens. The persons declaring their goods at the customs borders only need to have their mobile phone with inserted SIM card supporting Asan Imza to perform the whole process of customs e-declaration.

The e-service with Asan Imza does not require any additional devices such as a smart-card or USB card reader which may require the availability of a PC or relevant software for the operation.

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