Presentation by Leonid LozbenkoPresentation by Leonid Lozbenko

Deputy head of Federal Customs Service Deputy head of Federal Customs Service

of the Russian Federationof the Russian Federation

Geneva 2006

Институт таможенной службы России

Russian Federation borders with 15 foreign states, Length of the border – 62 000 kmAround-the-clock work

7 Regional Customs Departments,137 custom-houses, 715 custom points,7 Representatives of FCS in foreign countries, Russian Customs Academy

Number of customs officers more than 68 000

Russian Customs Service InstitutionRussian Customs Service Institution 2

Customs territory of the Russian Federation covers the 11 time zones

Federal Customs ServiceFederal Customs Serviceof the Russian Federationof the Russian Federation

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Total volume of international trade in 2005: $ 340 bln.

$ 241 bln.

$ 99 bln.

IMPORTIMPORT EXPORTEXPORT Growth in 2005 (%)

EXPORT – 132,9 %EXPORT – 132,9 %

IMPORT – 130,4 %IMPORT – 130,4 %

Total sum of collected customs payments - $ 74 bln. (41% of the budget)

Lack of the single customs standards for trade-logistic chains activity

Insufficient development of information system on pricing, trade-industrial specialization of the countries and world tendency of

the division of labour

Insufficient informational and analytical Data base for enforcement activity provision

Lack of customs officers social defense

Difficulties in Russian Customs activityDifficulties in Russian Customs activity

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New Platform ElementsNew Platform Elements5

Advance electronic information

Electronic declaration

«Single Window», «Single Stop» Principle

Trade Compliance Risk Management Process

Post-Audit

Implementation of theFramework of Standards to secure and

facilitate global tradeon the former Soviet Union territory

(«Columbus» Programme)

NEW PLATFORMNEW PLATFORM

The Concept of the development The Concept of the development of the Russian customs serviceof the Russian customs service

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“Single Window” Concept ofFramework of Standards to secure and facilitate

global trade

««Green CorridorGreen Corridor»» Project Project7

Advance information

Electronic declaration

The rest of theThe rest of thecountriescountries

Cooperation with foreign partnersCooperation with foreign partners

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ЕU52 % trade turnover

ЕU52 % trade turnover

Federal Customs Service of the Russian Federation

Single principle:

New

Platform

New

Platform