What is customs clearance?
Customs clearance of goods and means of transport (hereinafter Goods) is a set of actions carried out to place goods and means of transport under the appropriate customs procedure and complete this procedure in accordance with the requirements of the Customs Code.
Features of customs clearance
The features of customs clearance are distinguished depending on the following:
1. according to the category of goods passed through the customs border;
2. according to the type of vehicle used for crossing the customs border;
3. according to the person transferring the goods.
Regardless of the origin of the goods, the country of shipment and destination, customs clearance is carried out in the same manner.
Customs clearance of goods must be carried out in the official language of the Republic of Azerbaijan.
Customs clearance (see: Broker service) begins when the declarant submits a declaration or relevant documents related to the customs clearance of specific goods and means of transport to the customs authority, or verbally informs the customs authority of his intention to carry out customs clearance in the cases provided for in the Code. During the customs clearance of goods, the permission of the customs authority is required for a separate customs operation or customs procedure. In order to obtain that permit, a person applies to the customs authority in advance. The permit must be issued immediately after the fulfillment of the specified conditions for its acquisition. When applying for a written permit, the customs authority reviews the application within 2 (two) working days from the date of receipt, and the person is issued a permit in paper or electronic forms. If there is sufficient information for customs purposes in the documents submitted for obtaining a written permit, the customs authority will issue an appropriate registration for the operation, depending on the nature of the operation. If there is a reason for non-fulfillment of the requirements of the Customs Code, the permit is refused and the person is informed about it in written or electronic forms with a justified reason. The permit expires upon the actual completion of the transaction.
Clearance is completed after the necessary customs operations have been completed and customs fees have been paid in accordance with the requirements for placing the goods under the appropriate customs procedure.
Customs clearance is carried out in the activity zone of the customs authorities on the territory where the goods are exported or imported, or their structural units are located, in places designated for these purposes.
The State Customs Committee determines the working hours during which customs clearance of goods is carried out by customs authorities.
With the permission of the customs authorities, customs clearance can be carried out in other places and outside working hours.
In order to increase the efficiency and transparency of customs clearance, an electronic management system ("electronic queue") is applied to determine the order of acceptance of applicants.
Persons in charge of goods or their representatives may participate in customs clearance on their own initiative.
What should be ensured in customs clearance?
The person carrying the goods across the customs border, carrier, warehouse owner, other persons with authority over the goods or their representatives shall, at the request of the customs body, carry out, weigh, or otherwise determine the quantity, load, unload, pack or reload the goods subject to customs clearance. must ensure packing, as well as opening of places where such goods are stored.
Emergency Customs Clearance
Goods and means of transport, live animals, perishable goods, radioactive substances, materials for mass information purposes, necessary during natural disasters and other emergency situations, sent to the addresses of the legislative, executive and judicial authorities of the Republic of Azerbaijan, the Central Bank of the Republic of Azerbaijan and such customs clearance of other goods should be carried out in a preferential and simplified manner.
Food products, goods and vehicles sent to provide assistance to the affected population in natural disaster zones, as well as equipment, special vehicles, spare parts, personal belongings and other goods intended for the personnel of the relevant authorities dealing with the elimination of the consequences of the natural disaster are considered relief cargo. is being Customs clearance of aid cargoes is carried out in a preferential and simplified manner, regardless of the time, and is carried out using simplified declarations.
But the relief loads are only fresh
is used for the purposes stipulated in r. The use of these aid cargoes for other purposes is allowed with the permission of the customs authorities after full payment of customs fees, fulfillment of the requirements stipulated in the Customs Code and other legislative acts. Trade policy measures, prohibitions and restrictions, as well as customs payments are not applied to those cargoes.
Customs clearance of live animals, perishable goods, radioactive substances, materials for mass information purposes, goods sent to the addresses of the legislative, executive and judicial authorities of the Republic of Azerbaijan, and the Central Bank of the Republic of Azerbaijan is carried out in a simplified manner regardless of time. Simplified customs clearance of live animals passing through the customs border to prevent their destruction, simplified customs clearance depending on the nature of perishable goods, simplified customs clearance of radioactive substances to ensure safety, information and other materials passed through the customs border for mass information purposes customs clearance is carried out in a simplified manner in order not to lose their relevance.
Customs authorities have the right to take samples and samples from goods for the purpose of customs clearance and conduct their customs examination.