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An agreement on the unified system of customs transit of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) with third countries is close to being completed, according to the Eurasian Economic Commission.
It has already been ratified by all members of the EAEU—Armenia, Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan—and will enter into force in the near future. This agreement will allow for introducing unified transit rules not only inside the EAEU but also with other nations outside the Union, thereby securing the “seamlessness” of cargo transport operations. It is assumed, for example, that Uzbekistan and other Central Asian countries could join it, though the most desired signatory would be China.
The agreement provides for a series of unified norms when performing transport operations with third countries, including the application of a special transit declaration, the harmonization of customs control, the introduction of identical rules to ensure the obligation to pay customs duties and taxes, alongside the possibility of utilizing navigation seals to track shipments and transitioning core documents into electronic format. All this would secure the “seamlessness” of transport operations by raising territorial connectivity and lowering business overheads for cargo delivery, potentially throughout Eurasia.
Also of note is the potential to introduce driverless freight trucks throughout the EAEU and beyond. Tests have already been carried out on long-haul routes from Moscow to Astana, in Kazakhstan.
