the customs system The State Customs Committee conducted a number of measures for the expansion of customs infrastructure, bringing the customs activity in conformity to international standards, the development and improvement of the development of customs bodies' activity and the arrangement of the national customs service in conformity to the actual requirements. • There was State Program on development of customs system of the Azerbaijan Republic in 2007- 2011 and Presidential decree No. 12 11. 11. 2008 –about implementation of SW. Application of the “SW principle”on inspecting the goods and vehicles passing the state border checkpoints of the Trade Republic of Azerbaijan. • For the purpose of simplification of international facilitation trade customs authorities perform veterinary, phytosanitary and other types of goods control on check points of frontier determined by relevant organ of the executive authority in the shortest terms based on the principle of "single window". • The project "one inspector - one vehicle" is already being implemented at checkpoints. Single window' system is applied, several employees provide services to one citizen, by this project at checkpoint one employee provides all services to one citizen. As a result of the project, one person will be able to go through all the processes associated with documentation within only five minutes, thanks to the 'single window' system." •On May 21, 2016 the Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev signed order on using the Rules of “Green Corridor” and other release systems for conveyance of the goods and means of transport across the customs border. • According to the amendments to the Customs Code of Azerbaijan, introduced in line with President Ilham Aliyev’s decree, dated November 30, 2016, in order to simplify the customs registration of goods and vehicles passing through customs border crossing points, green, blue, yellow and red systems can be used on the basis of a short import declaration. • Main goal of the "Green Corridor" gating system is the creation more favorable conditions for foreign trade participants observing the legislation in the import-export operations, to strengthen the export potential of the country through acceleration of goods turnover from the customs border, in accordance with the recommendations of the World Customs Organization and advanced international experience, to form voluntary compliance culture among foreign trade participants, application of customs control based on risk assessment, more flexible and transparent implementation of customs clearance of goods and means of transport and also customs control, to facilitate international trade by establishing civil servants- entrepreneur relations in import-export operations on the basis of modern management principles. Release procedure to "Green corridor" gating system is realized in 3 stages:
Individuals address electronic application to the State Customs
Committee
The State Customs Committee evaluates the application within 1
month
The individual is granted with the right of permanent use from
"Green Corridor" gating system Ensuring faster crossing of goods and vehicles from customs border gating points in priority order
Priority in using customs services
General Minimum physical inspections
advantages: Carrying out services of customs examination of goods
in priority order
Carrying out customs clearance in place other than
customs offices and during non-working hours
Participation in foreign trade trainings
Specific advantages:
DIRECT IMPORT OF IMPORTED GOODS REALIZING EXPORT OF GOODS WITHOUT
TO WAREHOUSES OF PERSON GOING TO THE CUSTOMS AUTHORITY