Regular meeting of the Public Consultative Council on customs matters held in Dushanbe

According to Khovar, citing the Customs Service under the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan, a regular meeting of the Public Consultative Council on customs matters was held in Dushanbe.

The meeting brought together representatives of state bodies, business and industry, brokerage firms and heads of the Customs Service’s structural units. The participants reviewed digitisation of customs procedures, implementation of the ASYCUDA information system, greater transparency in services and measures to prevent shortcomings in brokerage firms’ operations.

It was also reported that shortcomings had been identified in the work of some customs clearance specialists employed by brokerage firms. Under Customs Service orders, the professional certificates of 15 specialists were cancelled, those of 47 specialists were withdrawn for 9 months, and those of another 6 specialists were suspended for 6 months.