From 1 February 2023, items 5 and 6 of the list of goods approved by Resolution No. 1091 of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine of 27 September 2022, the import of which into the customs territory of Ukraine and/or transit through the territory of Ukraine is carried out without providing the customs authorities with a guarantee for payment of customs duties, shall become invalid.

As of 1 February 2023, the temporary exemption from payment of the guarantee shall be abolished. From that date, the import and/or movement of most goods through the territory of Ukraine by transit will require the provision to the customs authorities of a guarantee for payment of customs duties.

The person entrusted with the responsibility to pay customs duties shall independently choose one of the methods of securing payment:
– cash deposit;
– an individual guarantee;
– a comprehensive guarantee (if the undertaking is authorised);
– guarantee waiver (if the undertaking is authorised);
– TIR carnet;
– A.T.A. Carnet

Furthermore, we inform you that the guarantee is an obligation of the guarantor to pay the funds at the request of the customs authority within the framework of the guarantee and in accordance with the procedure and terms set forth by the Customs Code of Ukraine in case the person fails to comply with his obligation to pay customs duties.

The guarantee shall be issued by the guarantor to the person liable to pay customs duties in the form of a document.

The register of guarantors is published on the official website of the State Customs Service of Ukraine and on the Unified State Open Data Web Portal.

Based on materials of the State Customs Service of Ukraine and CESMAD BOHEMIA

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Austria tonight abolished border controls with Slovakia, introduced last September due to increased trafficking of illegal migrants and the fact that the Czech Republic also introduced controls on the Czech-Slovak border.

Austria justified the control of the border crossings by the actions of the Czech Republic, as the Austrian side was willing to act in sync with the Czech side, the statement said. The Czech Republic introduced the border controls at the end of September arguing for a more effective fight against traffickers. According to Slovakia, this action was not justified since, according to the Ministry of the Interior, 24 traffickers operating from Slovakia have been caught since the end of September.

From today, Austria is introducing increased border security. Priority measures are planned, patrolling the areas with mixed teams from both countries and the inclusion of drones in the surveillance. Austria’s Interior Minister Gerhard Karner said that in this way precise surveillance could be carried out if necessary to react quickly.