Further customs measures due to COVID 19

In brief

Further measures taken by the Eurasian Economic Commission (“EEC”) due to COVID 19 include:

• a list of important imported goods for which exemption from customs duties applies was established (Decree of the EEC Consilium, 3 April 2020 No. 33). The exemption applies for the period 1 April to 30 June 2020. The list includes a number of vegetables, cereals, ready to eat products for children, ingredients for production of maternal milk, juices, medicines, certain medical products, thermometers and disinfectors. An exemption is obtained through execution of a customs clearance declaration using the procedure of “release for domestic consumption” before 30 June.
• a prohibition on the export of certain food products up to 30 June 2020 was introduced (Decree of the EEC Board, 31 March 2020 No. 43). The list includes certain vegetables, cereals, soybeans, sunflower seeds, ready to eat products from buckwheat. The prohibition does not apply to rice produced in Kazakhstan, goods for humanitarian aid carried by individuals for personal use.
• The procedure for providing a certificate of origin of goods of form “A” to enjoy preferences when importing goods from developing and least developed countries was changed (Decree of the EEC Concilium, 3 April 2020 No. 36). To obtain benefits, a copy of the certificate must be submitted with the obligation to provide the original within six months.

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