DEPUTY MINISTER OF ECONOMY: OVER HALF OF IT-PRODUCT IMPORTERS IN ARMENIA CAN GET CUSTOMS CLEARANCE ON THE BASIS OF SALES INVOICES

ArmInfo
2009-03-25 14:16:00

ArmInfo. Over half of IT-product importers in Armenia can get customs
clearance on the basis of sales invoices, Vahe Danielyan, Deputy
Minister of Economy of Armenia told ArmInfo.

He said major local importers of computers and other high-technology
goods import high-quality products of popular foreign companies
and the documents of the deals they represent do not arouse any
doubts. ‘However, if the product is imported from China, from an
unknown storage, customs officers will naturally cast doubts on the
sales invoices. I admit that many acknowledged companies are moving
their productions to China now. However, customs agencies have
no opportunity to follow such processes especially given the small
share of IT-products in the total import in the country’, V. Danielyan
said. He is sure that it is IT- companies and organizations that should
provide relevant information to customs agencies. This applies also
to the mechanisms of formation and change of target prices of customs
clearance. ‘The list of Customs Codes comprises several thousands names
of goods and the customs agencies are unable to remember all. Customs
agencies need information on changes of prices in the global market
and the IT-society of Armenia should inform them of these changes as
well’, the deputy minister said. On March 13 the Union of Information
Technologies Enterprises (UITE) submitted a package of amendments
to the customs and tax legislation regarding the practice of customs
clearance on the basis of sales invoices and transparency of target
prices at the customs office.