BAKU: Experts from Bulgaria, Italy and Slovakia will travel to the Azerbaijani capital Baku to discuss with the country’s state customs officials the EU rules and best practices in the area of customs declarations, particularly on the use of the latest methods and technologies. The two-day event that starts on 6 June is organised by the Technical Assistance and Information Exchange Instrument of the European Commission (TAIEX), in cooperation with the State Customs Committee of Azerbaijan.
The EU experts will present the international legal framework regulating customs affairs and the EU legislation on customs declaring goods from transit, EU customs import and export procedures, as well as EU electronic declaration system. They will also learn from their Azerbaijani counterparts, the country’s customs procedures, and provide recommendations on areas where EU could assist with its expertise.