Customs clearance of express shipments allowed to be done from a smartphone
Kyiv • UNN
Ukraine now allows citizens to easily declare express shipments and pay customs duties directly from their smartphones via the Single Window for International Trade web portal, which simplifies the customs clearance process.
From now on, in Ukraine, you can easily declare express shipments and pay customs duties directly from your smartphone, the State Customs Service of Ukraine reports, UNN writes.
Details
The Customs Service has announced the possibility of self-declaration of express shipments by citizens in their personal account on the Single Window for International Trade web portal by submitting an electronic customs declaration M-16. "This can be done directly from your smartphone in any convenient place!" - the agency notes.
"By using the preliminary information provided by express operators, citizens have the opportunity to declare shipments worth up to 10,000 euros and pay customs duties in a few clicks," the customs service said.
A number of service functions have been implemented to simplify the process:
- the vast majority of the declaration columns are filled in automatically;
- automatically translates product names and other information into Ukrainian;
- the possibility in many cases of selecting a product code according to the Ukrainian Classification of Goods for Foreign Economic Activity;
- taxes are calculated automatically;
- auto-completion of those details that are missing in the previous information is provided if the citizen has previously used this service.
After submitting the M-16 declaration, which must be signed using a QES or Diia.Signature, the following is done as indicated: if the value of the goods exceeds 150 euros and they are subject to taxation, a QR code is generated. By clicking on this QR code or pointing a mobile phone camera at it, you can pay the accrued customs duties from your banking application in a matter of seconds, the agency said.
You can also track the status of shipment clearance and the receipt of paid funds at customs online through your personal account.
"We made sure that the customs clearance unit that processes express shipments using the new automated customs clearance system had round-the-clock access to information on the receipt of paid taxes to the customs account at the State Treasury," the service added.
At the same time, they pointed out that there are still alternative ways of registration, such as declaration by express carrier or through a customs broker and personal (or by another person by power of attorney) submission of a paper declaration to the customs clearance unit.
