ARMENIAN STATE REVENUE COMMITTEE INTENDS TO INTENSIFY CRACKDOWN ON SMUGGLING
ARKA
Feb 4, 2009
YEREVAN, February 4. /ARKA/. Armenian State Revenue Committee
intends to intensify its crackdown on smuggling, Gagik Khachatryan,
the chairman of the committee, said Wednesday while presenting the
2008 activity report to the prime minister.
He stressed the necessity to intensify struggle against smuggling
amid ongoing global crisis and bar fake products from penetrating
in Armenia.
Khachatryan said that economic security should become the top-priority
issue for customs agencies.
He pointed out some problems, such as faults in setting customs costs.
The chairman of the committee also pointed out the necessity to
establish cooperation with other institutions.
He said that customs risks had already been gauged.
In his words, the risk-controlling system is underdeveloped, and
the committee has already established cooperation with international
organizations for putting things right.
He thinks this will make it possible to concentrate attention on
preliminary inspections and new technologies.
Khachatryan said that customs brokerage institution was introduced
in the country in 2008.
"Introduction of preliminary e-declaration, especially income
e-declaration, will simplify control, but the introduction will take
much money and efforts", he said.
He said that Armenia is now discussing the matter with Russia, Ukraine
and Georgia. However, the process in these countries is hobbled by
various factors.