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State customs service of turkmenistan. Customs regulations. Choose the right corridor

The State Customs Service of Turkmenistan is a fair but demanding structure that guards the interests of its country. In order for the goods imported into the territory of Turkmenistan from Russia to overcome the border control without any problems, it is necessary to exactly fulfill all the requirements that apply to the import / export procedure. The best way to avoid mistakes and losses associated with them - seek help from specialists.

For the Customs Technologies company, which has been operating in the market for more than 10 years international transport and export clearance, the customs of Turkmenistan is a long-standing partner with whom stable working relations have been established. Therefore, our employees will easily and quickly draw up all the necessary documents and carry out any goods through control procedures.

Turkmenistan is rightfully considered the most mysterious and closed country.

Central Asia, in its mystery and conservatism bypassing even North Korea. It is extremely difficult for a foreigner to get here, almost impossible. That is why we are proud that we have representative offices in Ashgabat and other cities of Turkmenistan. Thanks to this, we are well aware of the laws and regulations of the country, are always aware of the ongoing changes and are able to quickly resolve any issue that arises when conducting export transactions in Turkmenistan.

We have already carried out several cargoes from Russia that are important for Turkmenistan. In all cases, performed comprehensive service(design, logistics, transportation), and the team of our company coped with the task perfectly. Therefore, the customs service of Turkmenistan knows the representatives of our company well.

A positive reputation, along with high literacy, helps our employees to as soon as possible overcome standard customs barriers.

Today, employees of our customs department in the direction of Russia-Turkmenistan are ready to offer the following services:

preparation of accompanying documents for;
registration of temporary export of equipment, machinery, goods of any type;
obtaining certificates required for passing control, including a certificate of origin;
responsible storage of goods with full documentation;
registration of permits for products, the import of which is licensed or restricted;
work with contracts on the Exchange of Turkmenistan;
preparation of documents for customs transit;
drawing up a technical description of goods;
registration of a passport of a foreign trade transaction and other documents required by the foreign trade regulations.

This is just a basic list that gives an idea of our activities.

The full range of services is much wider. To get reliable and comprehensive answers to any questions regarding the processing and transportation of exports to Turkmenistan, just call us by phone in Moscow or fill out a preliminary application on the website. These actions do not oblige you to anything, but give an idea of the possible cost of transportation and the overall benefit of the planned transaction.

By entrusting Customs Technologies with the clearance of exports and delivery of cargo, you can be sure of compliance with the terms of the contract, the terms of transportation and the absence of unforeseen expenses. With a complete and reliable package of accompanying documents provided by our company, the customs service of Turkmenistan will be an ally, and not an obstacle in the way of your goods.

LAW OF TURKMENISTAN

ABOUT CUSTOMS SERVICE

This Law determines legal basis, principles of activity, tasks, rights and obligations of the customs service.

PART I. GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article 1. State Customs Service of Turkmenistan

The State Customs Service of Turkmenistan is a state governing body that implements state policy in the field of regulating the activities of the customs system of Turkmenistan, ensures compliance with Turkmenistan's international obligations on customs issues, and also fights against smuggling and other crimes, administrative offenses in the field of its activities.

Article 2. Legislation of Turkmenistan on the customs service

1. The legislation of Turkmenistan on the customs service is based on the Constitution of Turkmenistan and consists of the Customs Code of Turkmenistan, this Law, as well as other normative legal acts of Turkmenistan regulating the activities of the customs service.

2. If an international treaty of Turkmenistan establishes other rules than those provided for in this Law, then the rules of the international treaty shall apply.

Article 3. Composition and leadership of the State Customs Service of Turkmenistan

1. The structure of the State Customs Service of Turkmenistan includes its central office, the Training Center under the State Customs Service, customs in the velayats and cities with the rights of the velayat, their customs posts on the territory of Turkmenistan and checkpoints on the State border of Turkmenistan, other bodies of the customs service ( hereinafter referred to as the customs authorities).

2. The leadership of the State Customs Service of Turkmenistan is carried out by the chairman, who is appointed to and dismissed by the President of Turkmenistan.

3. Deputy chairmen of the State Customs Service of Turkmenistan, heads of customs are appointed and dismissed by the President of Turkmenistan.

4. Nomenclature of guidelines and officials of the State Customs Service of Turkmenistan, appointed and dismissed in agreement with the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan, is determined by the President of Turkmenistan.

5. Customs officers are issued a certificate confirming their identity and positions held, and distinctive signs of the established form.

Article 4 Legal status customs service

1. Regulations on the State Customs Service of Turkmenistan are approved by the President of Turkmenistan, and regulations on the customs service bodies are approved by the Chairman of the State Customs Service of Turkmenistan.

2. The State Customs Service of Turkmenistan, in agreement with the President of Turkmenistan, as necessary, can create customs, with the rationale for their creation, with the provision of their material and technical base, preliminary determination promising directions their organization and activities.

3. Customs posts located on the territory of Turkmenistan, at the checkpoints of the State Border of Turkmenistan, are individual divisions customs authorities in velayats and cities with the rights of a velayat and act on the basis of the Regulations approved by the chairman of the State Customs Service of Turkmenistan.

4. Customs posts are created in the manner prescribed by the legislation of Turkmenistan, based on the volume of passage of passengers and goods, the need for development economic ties individual regions, needs transport companies in the transportation of goods, the interests of persons who are exporters and importers, and other persons involved in foreign trade th.

Article 5. Basic principles of the activities of the customs service

1. The activity of the customs service is based on the principles of legality, equality of citizens before the law, observance of their rights and freedoms in accordance with generally recognized norms of international law, respect for their dignity.

2. The Customs Service operates in a public manner, if this does not contradict the requirements of the legislation of Turkmenistan on the protection of the rights and freedoms of citizens, and also does not lead to the disclosure of state secrets and other secrets protected by law.

Article 6. Main tasks of the customs service

The main tasks of the customs service are:

1) protection within its competence economic security Turkmenistan;

2) support in the development of foreign trade and national economy Turkmenistan as a whole;

3) creation of conditions conducive to the acceleration of trade through the customs border of Turkmenistan;

4) protection of the customs border of Turkmenistan within its competence and control over compliance with the rules within the framework of customs control;

5) monitoring compliance with the provisions on licensing and issuing permits when goods and vehicles pass through the customs border of Turkmenistan;

6) collection of customs duties and fees, taxes in accordance with the normative legal acts of Turkmenistan, which determine their amounts and regulate the procedure for their payment;

7) collection of information on offenses committed in the field of customs activities and its analysis;

8) taking measures in accordance with the procedure established by the legislation of Turkmenistan against persons who have committed smuggling and other violations of customs rules;

9) maintaining customs statistics on foreign trade, preparing reports on customs activities and providing information to interested parties in accordance with the procedure established by the legislation of Turkmenistan;

10) ensuring uniformity of compliance with the legislative acts of Turkmenistan on customs activities;

11) training and retraining of specialists in customs activities, ensuring the improvement of their qualifications;

12) ensuring the fulfillment of international obligations of Turkmenistan related to customs activities;

13) performance of other tasks defined by the legislation of Turkmenistan.

Article 7. Observance of the rights and freedoms of citizens

Citizens detained on suspicion of violating customs rules have the right to receive information from customs officials about the restriction of their rights and freedoms.

Article 8. Location of customs authorities

1. Customs authorities may be located in buildings directly owned by customs authorities, as well as in territories and buildings owned by interested persons, including territories owned by persons engaged in customs intermediary activities or having special warehouses for temporary storage of goods, as well as in territories and buildings of airports, river and sea ports, railway and automobile stations.

2. Land plots are provided to the customs authorities for use in accordance with the Code of Turkmenistan "On Land".

Article 9

Activities for the customs inspection of goods and vehicles and their clearance are carried out directly at the location of the customs authorities or, at the request of persons, with the permission of the customs authorities, in other places. Customs authorities, if this does not reduce the efficiency of customs inspection, carry out customs operations at the locations of goods and vehicles.

Article 10. Procedure for the work of customs authorities

1. The order of work and working hours of the customs authorities are established in accordance with the legislation of Turkmenistan by the head of the customs service.

2. Working time customs authorities at airports, river and sea ports and checkpoints on the State Border of Turkmenistan should coincide with the working hours of the authorities and services operating in the area. The working hours of customs authorities located in other places are established taking into account the possibility of satisfying the requests of persons dependent on the activities of customs authorities, the capabilities of customs and relevant government services.

PART II. POWERS OF THE CUSTOMS SERVICE

Article 11. Interaction of the customs service with law enforcement and military authorities of Turkmenistan

The Customs Service interacts with the law enforcement and military authorities of Turkmenistan in carrying out operational-search, inquiring, preventive and other activities in order to implement customs policy, prevent violations of customs rules, prevent them and carry out analytical work.

Article 12 international organizations

The customs service, within its competence, for the purpose of interaction in the field of customs, exchange of information and documents on the basis of international treaties Turkmenistan is authorized to establish relations and cooperate with customs, law enforcement agencies of foreign states and international organizations.

Article 13. Interaction of the customs service with legal and individuals

1. Legal entities, regardless of the form of ownership, and individuals are obliged to provide support to customs officers in the performance of their official tasks.

2. The customs service, in accordance with the legislation of Turkmenistan, has the right to allow, under its control, the implementation of other government bodies, enterprises and organizations certain types activities within their competence, subject to customs control.

Article 14. Provision of information to the customs service and its category

1. Any person involved in activities related to customs business, at the request of an authorized customs officer, is obliged to submit the necessary documents and information in due time to comply with the provisions of the customs legislation of Turkmenistan.

2. Information issued by the customs service and which, by its content or by the method of presentation, is confidential, falls under the category of official secrets. Without the consent of the person who submitted the information, the customs service does not have the right to disclose information related to official secrets. This does not apply to the circumstances established by the legislation of Turkmenistan, in which the provision of information by the customs service is mandatory.

Article 15. Activities performed by the customs service

The customs service, in accordance with the tasks assigned to it, performs the following functions:

1) participates in the development of the state customs policy of Turkmenistan and its implementation;

2) within its competence, participates in ensuring the economic security and economic independence of Turkmenistan, as well as the interests of the state in this direction;

3) exercise control over compliance with the legislation of Turkmenistan on customs;

4) ensures control over compliance with the procedure established by the legislation of Turkmenistan related to the passage of goods and vehicles in transit through the customs border of Turkmenistan;

5) uses the resources of regulation of trade and economic activity, proceeding from the interests of the customs business, participates in the development of measures related to economic policy in the field of transit passage of goods across the customs border;

6) when goods, vehicles, individuals pass through the customs border of Turkmenistan, it combats smuggling, offenses in the field of customs legislation, illegal trafficking in narcotic drugs, psychotropic substances and precursors, as well as artistic, historical and archaeological values of the peoples of Turkmenistan and foreign states, items of intellectual property, rare species of animals and plants, other types of goods;

7) within its competence, together with other law enforcement agencies, takes measures to prevent attempts of illegal transportation across the customs border of Turkmenistan various kinds weapons, ammunition, toxic and radioactive means and substances, publications and other information containing calls for the overthrow of the current constitutional order, violations of public safety and morality, carries out the fight against terrorism;

8) in accordance with the legislation of Turkmenistan, monitors the correct calculation, timely and full payment of customs fees and duties;

9) in accordance with the legislation of Turkmenistan, licenses certain types of activities subject to licensing by the customs service;

10) ensures the fulfillment of international obligations of Turkmenistan in the field of customs activities;

11) develop and improve the material and technical base of customs authorities;

12) develop and implement automated systems for managing customs activities;

13) carries out other activities provided for by the legislation of Turkmenistan to regulate the activities of the customs service.

Article 16. Rights of the customs service

The customs service has the right:

1) in agreement with the President of Turkmenistan to create customs and in their structure customs laboratories, cynological centers;

2) according to customs order and customs practice to request and receive from persons documents and information necessary for customs control and customs clearance;

3) to submit a requirement to persons to confirm the eligibility of performing functions related to customs activities, verification of documents proving their identity from citizens and officials;

4) to conduct customs checks, unhindered entry into buildings, warehouses and territories adjacent to them, regardless of the form of ownership, on which goods subject to customs examination are stored, receiving required documents and sealing of such buildings and warehouses;

5) to carry out activities related to the functioning of customs warehouses and warehouses for temporary storage of goods;

6) to submit a demand within its competence to eliminate violations of customs legislation to the heads of legal entities, regardless of the form of ownership, officials, private entrepreneurs and individuals;

7) to detain and deliver to the office buildings of the customs and law enforcement agencies, as well as health care institutions of Turkmenistan, persons who violated customs rules, committed criminal acts or are suspected of committing such acts;

8) upon presentation of an identity card and official position, in the manner prescribed by the legislation of Turkmenistan, customs officers are entitled to freely enter to carry out official duties to the territory of the customs service, including customs posts at checkpoints located on the State border of Turkmenistan;

9) registration of events and incidents, their photographing, audio recording, video and filming;

10) for the use and storage of information and documents in the manner prescribed by the legislation of Turkmenistan;

11) for the development, creation and application of information, communication and information systems, technical means customs control, as well as means of protecting information, including, in accordance with the procedure established by law, cryptographic means of protection;

12) for the purchase of goods to fulfill the tasks assigned to the customs service, including material and technical resources and equipment, at the expense of the funds provided for by the State budget of Turkmenistan, as well as at the expense of non-budgetary funds of the customs service, at the expense of other sources of funding not prohibited by law Turkmenistan;

13) management of their financial and material resources in accordance with the legislation of Turkmenistan;

14) sending customs officers on business trips within Turkmenistan and to foreign countries;

15) to draw up, in accordance with the legislation of Turkmenistan, protocols on offenses related to customs activities, conduct proceedings on administrative cases related to the customs service, and make decisions on the application of administrative measures;

16) entering into civil law relations in the field of customs activities and applying to the judicial authorities with a claim;

17) exercise of other powers in accordance with the legislation of Turkmenistan.

Article 17. Duties of the customs service

The customs service is obliged:

1) in accordance with the legislation of Turkmenistan, develop regulatory legal acts in the field of customs activities, ensure their adoption in the prescribed manner and their implementation;

2) carry out customs control and customs clearance;

3) approve and implement samples of official documents and forms required for customs control and customs clearance;

4) determine the places of temporary storage of goods and vehicles subject to customs inspection, and, if necessary, accompany them;

5) determine the conditional (code) designations of goods crossing the customs border of Turkmenistan or intended for transportation under the commodity list of foreign economic activity (CFEA) and make preliminary decisions on these issues and the countries of origin of goods;

6) take measures to improve material support and social protection customs officials;

7) conduct an inquiry into the facts of smuggling and evasion of payment of customs fees and duties;

8) perform other duties assigned to it by the legislation of Turkmenistan.

PART III. PROCEDURE OF SERVICE IN THE CUSTOMS SERVICE

Article 18. Personnel composition of the customs service

1. Military personnel, as well as employees who are not in military service (hereinafter referred to as employees), form staffing customs service.

2. Appointment to the post of military personnel of the customs service, their transfer to other positions and dismissal, assignment of military ranks to them and deprivation of military ranks are carried out in the manner established by the Law of Turkmenistan "On military duty and military service" and other normative legal acts of Turkmenistan.

3. Customs servicemen are subject to the benefits and benefits provided for by the Law of Turkmenistan "On the status and social protection of military personnel and members of their families" and other regulatory legal acts of Turkmenistan.

4. Labor Relations customs officers who are not in military service are regulated by the labor legislation of Turkmenistan.

Article 19

1. Citizens of Turkmenistan who speak the state language of Turkmenistan, who have served the established terms of military service by conscription, are able to perform the tasks assigned to the customs service in their diligence, personal traits, moral qualities, physical fitness, educational level and health, living in Turkmenistan, are accepted on a voluntary basis for military service in the customs authorities.

2. Citizens accepted for service in the customs service must meet the following requirements:

1) loyalty to Turkmenistan, its people and the President of Turkmenistan;

2) irreproachable observance of the requirements of the Constitution of Turkmenistan, laws and other normative legal acts of Turkmenistan;

3) respect and protection of the rights and freedoms of citizens, their legitimate interests, observance of a high level of culture;

4) protection of the independence of the state, its political and economic interests;

5) respect for national traditions and customs of the people of Turkmenistan;

6) observance of a high level of discipline and responsibility;

7) creative approach to business, the ability to carry out their activities in accordance with the legislation of Turkmenistan;

8) tactful character, honesty, the ability to objectively and critically evaluate the results of their work.

3. Citizens employed by the customs service submit documents and information in accordance with the legislation of Turkmenistan.

4. In order to determine the compliance of employees with their positions, to improve their qualifications, attestations are carried out in the customs authorities. The procedure for conducting attestations is determined by the chairman of the State Customs Service of Turkmenistan.

Article 20. Service time and the right to rest of employees of the customs service

1. The procedure for recording the duration of working hours and rest time of customs officers is established in accordance with the legislation of Turkmenistan.

2. Customs officers in accordance with the Law of Turkmenistan "On the status and social protection of military personnel and members of their families" and Labor Code Turkmenistan is granted annual basic leave and other types of leave.

Article 21

1. Monetary security of customs officers consists of monthly official salaries employees, additional payments for military ranks and other types of payments provided for by the legislation of Turkmenistan.

2. The military personnel of the customs service enjoy privileges and advantages in the manner established by the legislation of Turkmenistan for the military personnel of the Armed Forces of Turkmenistan and the State Customs Service of Turkmenistan, and are provided with monetary, food and clothing allowances.

PART IV. USE OF PHYSICAL MEASURES, SPECIAL FORCES AND EQUIPMENT AND FIRE-ARMS (SERVICE) WEAPON BY CUSTOMS SERVICE EMPLOYEES

Article 22

1. Customs officers are granted the right to use physical force, special forces and means and carry, store, use firearms (service) weapons only in cases and in the manner prescribed by this Law and other regulatory legal acts of Turkmenistan.

2. The use of physical force, special forces and means and firearms (service) weapons in excess official powers and the limits of necessary defense entails responsibility under the legislation of Turkmenistan.

Article 23. Use of physical force

Customs officers have the right to use physical force, including hand-to-hand combat techniques, if the measures taken by them obviously do not ensure the fulfillment of the emerging tasks of preventing and suppressing smuggling and other dangerous violations of customs rules, detaining the persons who committed them, and eliminating opposition to their legal requirements .

Article 24. Use of special forces and means

1. Customs officers have the right to use handcuffs, rubber truncheons, devices for the forced stop of transport, service dogs, as well as other special forces and vehicles in the following cases:

1) when repulsing an attack on customs officers and other persons in the performance of official or public duties to combat smuggling;

2) when repulsing an attack on buildings, houses, structures, vehicles of customs authorities;

3) when detaining violators of customs rules who do not obey customs officers or who resist them;

4) if there are good reasons to suspect the escorted detainees of the intention to escape or harm others or themselves, for the escort of the detainees and their protection;

2. It is prohibited to use special forces and means against women with obvious signs of pregnancy, minors and people with obvious signs of disability, except in cases of attacks that threaten people's lives, group attacks or armed resistance.

3. The list of special forces and means used by customs officers and the procedure for their use are determined by the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan.

Article 25. Storage, carrying and use of firearms (service) weapons

1. Customs officers in the performance of their duties have the right to store, carry and use firearms (service) weapons.

2. Customs officers have the right to use firearms (service) weapons as an exceptional measure only in the following cases:

1) if it is impossible to protect people in other ways or means - to protect them from an attack that threatens their life and health;

2) in the performance of official duties by customs officers to combat smuggling and other crimes - to repel armed and other attacks that pose a threat to their life and health;

3) to repel armed attacks on objects, buildings and houses protected by the customs service;

4) to detain a person providing armed resistance, as well as a person who refuses to obey legal demands to surrender weapons, to detain an armed person, if the methods and means used do not allow to effectively repel resistance, detain or disarm him;

5) if a person driving a vehicle, not obeying the lawful demands of a customs officer to stop, poses a threat to the life and health of people, in the absence of other possibilities for his detention.

3. The use of firearms (service) weapons must be preceded by a warning about the intention to use them.

4. Firearms (service) weapons may be used without warning in the following cases:

1) in case of a sudden armed attack using military equipment, vehicles, aircraft, sea and river vessels;

2) when armed persons who have committed smuggling and other crimes escape with the use of vehicles.

5. In all cases of the use of firearms (service) weapons, a customs officer is obliged to take all possible measures necessary to ensure the safety of the people around, and, if necessary, to provide emergency assistance to the victims.

6. It is not allowed to use firearms (service) weapons against women with obvious signs of pregnancy, minors and persons with obvious signs of disability, with the exception of cases when they commit an armed attack that threatens the life of an employee, provides armed resistance, seizes vehicles using weapons or group attack and in other cases, if it was impossible to repel such an attack by using other methods, forces and means.

7. On each case of the use of firearms (service) weapons, a customs officer must immediately inform his head and bring to the attention of the prosecutor exercising supervision.

Article 26

The use of special forces and means and firearms (service) weapons is permitted only to customs officers who have undergone special training.

PART V. LEGAL STATUS AND SOCIAL PROTECTION OF CUSTOMS OFFICIALS

Article 27 Legal status customs officers

1. Customs officers in the performance of their official duties are representatives state power and are under state protection. The lawful demands of customs officers are subject to mandatory execution by all physical and legal entities as well as officials.

2. Failure to comply with the legal requirements of customs officers, insulting their dignity, resisting them, discrediting them, threatening them with violence or an attempt on their life, health, honor and dignity, or slander, other actions that impede the fulfillment of the tasks assigned to them, as well as any attempts in connection with the performance of their duties on their close relatives and family members entail liability established by the legislation of Turkmenistan.

3. Employees of the customs service in the performance of the tasks assigned to them are guided by this Law and other normative legal acts of Turkmenistan regulating customs activities. Except for persons authorized by the legislation of Turkmenistan, no one has the right to interfere in the affairs of the customs service, to involve customs officers in the performance of tasks not assigned to them.

4. Any actions on the part of public authorities and administration, public associations and the media, their representatives, as well as officials who have the goal of influencing decisions made by the customs service and interfering in its activities, entail liability established by the legislation of Turkmenistan.

5. Customs officers are prohibited from engaging in any other paid activity, except for teaching, scientific and creative work.

Article 28. Social protection of customs officers

1. Social protection of customs officers is guaranteed by the state.

2. State insurance of customs officers related to the performance of official duties is carried out in accordance with the procedure established by the Law of Turkmenistan "On the status and social protection of military personnel and members of their families" and the Labor Code of Turkmenistan.

3. Damage caused to a customs officer in the performance of his official duties, and damage caused to his property, members of his family in connection with the performance of official duties, shall be compensated in the manner prescribed by the legislation of Turkmenistan.

4. Employees of the customs service, in the manner prescribed by the legislation of Turkmenistan, are provided with office living space.

5. Employees who have worked in the customs service for at least ten years, members of the families of deceased employees, as well as in other cases established by the housing legislation of Turkmenistan, are not subject to eviction from the official living space without providing another living space.

6. For the family deceased employee, who was registered to improve housing conditions, in accordance with the legislation of Turkmenistan, the right to improve housing conditions is retained.

7. Customs officers and members of their families enjoy other rights and benefits established by the Law of Turkmenistan "On the status and social protection of military personnel and members of their families" and the Labor Code of Turkmenistan.

Article 29. Other types of guarantees social rights customs officers

Customs officers and members of their families, in the manner and under the conditions established by the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan, enjoy benefits for paying for housing, social services and fuel.

Article 30. Rights of customs officers during a business trip

A customs officer who is on a business trip, upon presentation of a travel certificate, has the right of priority to purchase a ticket for all types of transport, as well as accommodation in hotels.

PART VI. FINANCIAL AND LOGISTIC SUPPORT OF THE CUSTOMS SERVICE

Article 31. Financing the activities of the customs service

1. Financing of the activities of the customs service is carried out in accordance with the established procedure, at the expense of the State budget of Turkmenistan.

2. Improving the activities and strengthening the material and technical base of the customs service can be financed from the State budget of Turkmenistan, non-budgetary funds of the customs service and funds received from other sources not prohibited by the legislation of Turkmenistan.

3. The customs service, in accordance with the procedure established by the legislation of Turkmenistan, carries out its financial and economic activities, conducts Accounting and statistical reporting.

Article 32. Material and technical support of the customs service

1. Provision of the customs service with material and technical means and their management are carried out in accordance with the legislation of Turkmenistan.

2. Local authorities executive power, ministries and other bodies government controlled transfer office premises, vehicles, means of communication and other property to the customs service for use in official purposes free of charge in accordance with the procedure established by the legislation of Turkmenistan.

PART VII. FINAL PROVISIONS

Article 33. Appeal against decisions of the customs service and their employees

Decisions of the customs service and their employees can be appealed in the manner prescribed by the legislation of Turkmenistan.

Article 34. Control over the activities of the customs service

Control over the activities of the customs service is carried out by the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan in the manner determined by the President of Turkmenistan.

Article 35. Supervision over compliance with the law by the customs service

Supervision over the exact and uniform execution of laws by the customs service of Turkmenistan is carried out in accordance with the legislation of Turkmenistan by the Prosecutor General of Turkmenistan and prosecutors subordinate to him.

Article 36. Responsibility of employees of the customs service

Customs officers, within their competence, are responsible for ensuring legal norms, protecting the rights of citizens and the legitimate interests of the state. Customs officers, depending on the nature and severity of the offenses committed by them, are subject to disciplinary, material, administrative or criminal liability.

Article 37. Entry into force of this Law

This Law shall enter into force on the day of its official publication.

President of Turkmenistan

Gurbanguly BERDIMUHAMEDOV.

Translation from the state language of Turkmenistan.

If the quantity or nature of the goods suggests that they may be used for commercial purposes, customs duties and other taxes must be paid on them. This also applies to any other goods imported for profit. Importation is not considered commercial if the goods are imported by an individual in accompanied baggage for personal or family purposes or as gifts

Customs regulations for passengers

Commercial imports are always taxed.

Importation is not considered commercial if the goods are imported by an individual in accompanied baggage for personal or family purposes or as gifts

Mandatory declaration.

Goods whose importation is restricted or taxed customs duties, excises, or other payments are subject to mandatory declaration in writing. Goods not intended for industrial or commercial purposes are declared by individuals in a simplified manner, without filling out a passenger customs declaration.

The purpose of the goods is determined by the customs authority based on the statement of an individual about the goods transported across the customs border of Turkmenistan, taking into account the following:

the nature of goods and their quantity
frequency of movement of goods

Declaration of goods.

The declaration must be completed by those individuals who have reached the age of majority.

Goods belonging to persons who have not reached the age of majority must be declared by their parents, adoptive parents, guardians, guardians or other individuals acting on behalf of these persons.

Rules for the import and export of foreign currency from Turkmenistan by individuals.

Individuals can bring foreign currency in cash into Turkmenistan without any restrictions, but having declared them at the customs authorities. Individuals can export from Turkmenistan their foreign currency in the amount of not more than 10,000 US dollars or its equivalent in another currency, as well as foreign currency that was previously imported in cash and declared to the customs authorities of Turkmenistan, upon presentation of a customs declaration confirming the right to import.

Import of goods without payment of customs duties and taxes.

Goods imported by individuals in hand luggage through the customs border of Turkmenistan, the total weight of which does not exceed 60 kg, including 1 kg. jewelry are exempt from customs duties.

For every 1 kg. exceeding the allowable 60 kg. US$10 customs duty is charged.

For every 1 gr. jewelry exceeding the allowable 1 kg. US$0.20 customs duty is charged.

An individual may import for personal use without paying excise duty:

alcoholic drinks in the amount of 1.5 liters
tobacco products in the amount of 2 packs

Choose the right corridor!

In order to enable individuals to declare their belongings in a simplified manner and quickly, the Green Corridor and Red Corridor checkpoint systems are equipped at the customs border crossing points.

Choose the red corridor if you have goods subject to customs declaration or a mandatory declaration of their presence.

The green corridor system is used by individuals to verbally declare their belongings to the customs authorities, thereby declaring that the goods are subject to.

Rules for the importation of domestic animals and plants.

Customs clearance of domestic animals and plants subject to veterinary and phytosanitary control can be completed only after agreement with the relevant authorized state bodies exercising such control.

Import and export of fuel.

The fuel of the factory standard gas tank of a motor vehicle traveling to Turkmenistan or beyond its borders is not subject to customs payments.

Import of medicines.

The passenger can bring with him medicines purchased according to a prescription, intended for self-treatment. The passenger must justify that the medicines are intended for his treatment. The importation of medicines purchased by prescription is carried out by presenting a prescription. Subject to the above conditions, the import of medicines is not subject to declaration.

Goods transported across the customs border of Turkmenistan by individuals on the decisions of the relevant state bodies.

Name of objects and valuables	Authority issuing the permit
Firearms, except for weapons of military design, and equipped cartridges for them, starting and gas pistols	Ministry of Internal Affairs of Turkmenistan
Radio electronic means and high-frequency devices, including radio microphones, radio stations, radio telephones and other terrestrial and satellite transceiver equipment	Interdepartmental commission on radio frequencies under the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan
Archival materials*	Main archive department under the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan
Works of art (graphic graphics, painting), objects, antiquities, archeology and other objects of artistic, historical, scientific and cultural value*	Ministry of Culture of Turkmenistan
Antique and handmade rugs*	State association"Turkmenhaly"
Ancient icons, objects of religious worship and books on religion*	Commission for Work with Religious Organizations and Expertise of Resources Containing Religious Information, Publishing and Printing Products in Turkmenistan
Vertebrates and invertebrates, song and hunting birds, Turkmen shepherd and hound tazy, plants and their generative parts*	State Committee for Protection environment and land resources of Turkmenistan

* Permit required for export only.

Goods that are prohibited for import, export (shipment) through the customs border of Turkmenistan.

Importation of the following goods and their exportation from customs territory prohibited in accordance with the law and international agreements, based on the protection of national security, public order, morality, life and health of people, property rights, as well as objects of intellectual property rights, flora and fauna, artistic, historical and archaeological resources of people, as well as taking into account other interests of Turkmenistan:

all types, types and models of weapons by citizens in order to ensure personal security(including gas cartridges, stun guns, brass knuckles, brushes, etc.)
children's pneumatic pistols, revolvers, machine guns, rifles and other means with the release of plastic and other bullets
motor vehicles with right-hand drive or converted from right-hand drive to left-hand drive
motor vehicles, not counting the year of manufacture, which are 5 years old
high-speed sports cars, as well as cars with an engine displacement of more than 3,500 cc
pornographic print, video, photo, film and audio products*
printed and audiovisual materials, other media containing information that could harm the political and economic interests of Turkmenistan, its state security, public health and morals*
weapons, ammunition, military equipment and components and materials specially designed for their production
explosives
nuclear materials, including materials in the form of fuel assemblies
sources, ionizing radiation
technologies and special equipment that can be used to create weapons and military equipment
pyrotechnic products (fireworks (with the exception of sparklers and flint, candles and torches ignited with gunpowder), petards, rocket launchers)
narcotic substances, psychotropic drugs, precursors, technologies or devices for their manufacture and use
poisons and poisonous substances
canceled securities
labels (labels) bottle caps and other packaging materials intended for the manufacture of all types of alcoholic products

* It is also prohibited to transit through the territory of Turkmenistan.

Goods that are prohibited for export (shipment) through the customs border of Turkmenistan by individuals.

mumiyo
licorice root
licorice root extract
propolis
precious and semi-precious stones and their semi-finished products
unmarked jewelry
Domestic bird
live and non-living fish of the sturgeon family, their parts and products of their processing
animals, plants and their parts listed in the Red Book of Turkmenistan

Temporary storage of seized goods.

Any prohibited or carried over established norms goods subject to customs duty discovered during customs inspection must be placed in temporary storage by the customs service of Turkmenistan until they are satisfied the necessary conditions required for the import or export of goods and items through the customs border of Turkmenistan. Temporary storage period, for perishable goods no more than three (3) days, for other goods no more than one (1) month.

Goods that, when exported through the customs border of Turkmenistan, are not subject to customs duties and are not limited in quantity.

Sewing products
Knitwear
Shoes
fabrics
Tobacco and tobacco products
Alcoholic drinks
TV-video-audio and radio equipment
Cars
Carpets and rugs self made(upon providing a conclusion)
Mineral water
Soft drinks
Greens and gourds, fruits (July-August months)
Pasta
bee honey
Food salt
Tomato paste (tomato)
Ice cream and other types food ice with or without cocoa
Factory carpets
Finished products from iodine
Packaged therapeutic mud and sea salt
Sterile dressings
Medical cosmetic cotton
Therapeutic mineral water
Felt boots
Adhesive for tiles
Canned fruits and vegetables
Intestinal viscera of animals
Leather Products(raw and in the form primary processing)
Confectionery
Canned fish
cottonseed oil

Rules for the temporary importation of goods and items by individuals across the customs border of Turkmenistan and their re-export.

Persons who bring goods into Turkmenistan on the condition that they will be exported back (for example: cameras, cameras, laptops, professional technical equipment for the media, etc.) must be declared when they are imported to the customs border of Turkmenistan and exported back upon presentation of a customs declaration confirming the import.

Vehicles and their trailers (semi-trailers) belonging to the 8703 commodity group Commodity Nomenclature Foreign Economic Activity that are permanently registered in foreign states are allowed to be imported into the customs territory of Turkmenistan by foreign citizens and stateless persons for a period established by the customs authorities based on the relevant confirmations extended by the customs authorities for such a period as provided in the visa.

Such vehicles are issued at the border by the customs authorities of Turkmenistan when filling out the obligation to re-export in two (2) copies. The first copy remains in the customs authority, and the second copy is issued to the owner of the vehicle, which is the basis for the re-exportation of the vehicle from the customs territory of Turkmenistan.

Vehicles temporarily imported by foreign citizens and stateless persons into the territory of Turkmenistan with the obligation to re-export are subject to mandatory export from the customs territory of Turkmenistan at the end of the established period and cannot be alienated in the territory of Turkmenistan.

Inspection of goods.

When traveling by bus or by car, the passenger should pass with his luggage through the screening room, if the baggage screening is not carried out in vehicle. According to the rules, the inspected passenger is obliged to disassemble his luggage for inspection himself, as well as pack the baggage again after inspection. The passenger is obliged, at the request of the customs officer, to provide his personal data.

A passenger who is in charge of baggage or imported goods belonging to another person should pass through the screening room together with the owner of the goods in order to avoid payment obligations and other consequences arising from the possible excess of the permitted volumes of imported goods.

Baggage arriving in the country after the arrival of the passenger.

Goods for personal use, which the Passenger may import without payment, are also considered to be goods subject to customs payments, if the baggage not in accompanied baggage, which exceeds the established limits, arrives after the arrival of the passenger.

Phones for information

State Customs Service of Turkmenistan

Tel.: +993 12 394066, +993 12 394171

697 / Elena DOLGOVA,
photo provided by the State Customs Service of Turkmenistan / 04.11.2016 / Society

Over the years of its existence, the civil service has undergone several structural transformations. Milestones of its formation are presented in an illustrated edition dedicated to the activities of the department for a quarter of a century.

The Service monitors compliance with national customs legislation and fights smuggling, including narcotic substances and other items prohibited from moving across the State Border of Turkmenistan, as well as customs offenses, collects taxes and duties for the transportation and transit of goods received by the state budget, conducts statistical reporting of cargo flows.

The main document regulating the activities of the Service is the Customs Code, which entered into force on January 1, 2011. The Code defines the principles of state regulation of the customs business, contributes to the observance of the interests of our country. The legal status of employees and military personnel of the customs authorities and the procedure for their service are regulated by the Laws of Turkmenistan “On the Customs Service”, “On the Status and Social Protection of Military Personnel and Members of Their Families,” says the inspector of the Department of Law and international relations State Customs Service Chemengul Bayramova. - Our department is structural unit providing the legal basis for the activities of employees of the department, observance of professional ethics and personal responsibility.

As part of the civil service, there are six customs departments located in all velayats and the capital. On the land sections of the state border of Turkmenistan with the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Republic of Uzbekistan and the Republic of Afghanistan, velayat customs have border posts, as well as internal ones - a total of fifty. It carries out customs control, clearance of goods crossing the country's border by road, sea, rail and air. Customs officers work in close cooperation with representatives of various structures - the Border and Migration Services, law enforcement agencies, experts in plant quarantine, veterinary science, and environmental protection.

Thanks to ultra-modern technical re-equipment and high requirements for personnel training, the State Customs Service as a structure has been transformed into a perfect instrument for controlling international and transit cargo transportation. All service posts have now received new buildings or have undergone a radical reconstruction with the introduction of progressive methods of customs control. In accordance with modern realities, the level of technical equipment of posts is being increased, and working methods are being improved. The servicemen of the department have at their disposal a stationary inspection system, video equipment, radiation monitoring devices, X-ray equipment, a local and intradepartmental communication system that meets international standards for customs cargo services.

In the context of the successful implementation of the national strategy for the integrated development of the transport and logistics sector, the formation of a modern information and communication system, the requirements for the level of professional training of customs officers have increased. The Military Institute of the Ministry of Defense annually graduates 25 highly qualified specialists - officers who have been trained at the Faculty of Customs. The Training Center at the Service operates training courses for recruits and professional retraining for military personnel in various areas, - says the head of the Training Center, Captain Suleiman Orazov. - The training program includes thematic lectures, language training, political studies, as well as training sessions on working with customs equipment. The Center is equipped with samples and working models of all technical means of customs control.

Turkmenistan has been a member of the World Customs Organization (WCO) since 1993 and, within its competence, cooperates with international organizations such as the OSCE and UNDP. One aspect international cooperation in the customs area is the exchange of experience. This year, dozens of civil service specialists have become participants in specialized forums, conferences, completed internships and advanced training courses abroad. In preparation for the Asian Games-2017, a group of Turkmen customs officers was sent to Brazil for Rio-2016.

The current anniversary year for the employees of the Service was marked by professional, creative and sporting achievements. On the eve of Independence Day, the best of them were awarded state awards. The musical group of the State Customs Service became the owner of the Presidential Prize. Two lieutenants of the personnel of the service - athletes Gulnar Khaitbayeva and Zukhra Madraimova have repeatedly become winners in the national Goresh wrestling championships. And recently they won gold medals and valuable prizes at the World Nomad Games in Kyrgyzstan.

Thanks to the personal attention of the head of state to improving the work of the Customs Service, various facilities were built: houses with service housing, buildings of velayat customs and their posts, sports facilities. A new post has recently been opened at the capital's International Airport, where automated system inspection of goods, cargo and passengers. In September 2014, the Central Customs Terminal was opened, built at the crossroads of major transport arteries of international road communication between Europe and Asia. The terminal is included in the area of responsibility of the Ashgabat city customs administration, and three joint posts with modern technical stuffing work here, all conditions have been created for the convenience of international cargo carriers and the acceleration of trade across the Turkmen border. Together with the terminal near the city of Anau, Akhal velayat, two checkpoints were put into operation - "Artyk" and "Serakhs autoyollary". In the business part of the capital on Archabil Avenue, a new building of the Central Office of the Civil Service was built, in which a situational center operates, where all parameters of the cargo flows of our country are monitored in real time. Except office space, the building has a multifunctional sports hall and a conference hall.

All the necessary information and the procedure for processing customs documentation can be found on the website - www.customs.gov.tm

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