Belarus to launch national commodity tracking system – decree
<p> MINSK, Jan 4 - PrimePress. Belarus is working on a national commodity tracking system (presidential decree No.496 of December 29, 2020 posted on the National Legal Internet Portal on December 31, 2020), the presidential press office reports. </p> <p> </p> <p> The national database will contain information about commodities produced in the republic, exported and imported goods, and operations with them based on electronic invoices to be provided by business entities on a mandatory basis. The lists of commodities that must be reported to the line agencies will be compiled by the Council of Ministers. </p> <p> </p> <p> The Tax Ministry is assigned to keep records of the data to be supplied by the State Customs Committee, business entities and EDI providers. </p> <p> </p> <p> This is meant to ensure transparency of turnover and fair competition, including when exporting goods to the markets of the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) member states. Currently, the electronic document exchange is voluntary. It engaged 1,600 economic entities and over 3 million invoices per year as of November 2020, reads the statement. </p> <p> </p> <p> The decree aims at executing the agreement on the traceability of commodities imported into the customs territory of the EEU. End </p>
2021-01-05
Primepress
Belarus to launch national commodity tracking system – decree
MINSK, Jan 4 - PrimePress. Belarus is working on a national commodity tracking system (presidential decree No.496 of December 29, 2020 posted on the National Legal Internet Portal on December 31, 2020), the presidential press office reports.
The national database will contain information about commodities produced in the republic, exported and imported goods, and operations with them based on electronic invoices to be provided by business entities on a mandatory basis. The lists of commodities that must be reported to the line agencies will be compiled by the Council of Ministers.
The Tax Ministry is assigned to keep records of the data to be supplied by the State Customs Committee, business entities and EDI providers.
This is meant to ensure transparency of turnover and fair competition, including when exporting goods to the markets of the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) member states. Currently, the electronic document exchange is voluntary. It engaged 1,600 economic entities and over 3 million invoices per year as of November 2020, reads the statement.
The decree aims at executing the agreement on the traceability of commodities imported into the customs territory of the EEU. End