Customs clearance of Ukrainian goods on Russian border returns to normal, says Income Ministry

15:40, 20.08.2013 1 min read

The Income and Tax Ministry of Ukraine and the Federal Customs Service of Russia agreed on August 19 that additional customs control procedures will not be applied to Ukrainian goods, and Ukrainian-made goods are already crossing the Russian border normally.

"During the talks, the Russian side assured that as of today, additional customs control procedures do not apply to Ukrainian goods, [and] the goods of Ukrainian manufacturers are going through the Russian customs as usual," the ministry's press service told Interfax-Ukraine in an exclusive comment.

According to the press service, they have agreed in principle that the "key tool to address and prevent such situations will be enhanced information exchange between the customs authorities of the two countries, holding bilateral consultations, the development of joint approaches, especially in those situations when the interests of the Ukrainian and Russian companies are at stake. "