On February 21, with grant support by USAID and the Swedish Government, FSEA members met with the Customs Service management team, in the format of a business breakfast organised by European Business Association.
The event started with a presentation on behalf of the Customs Service, where the speakers Iurie Ceban, Head of Law Enforcement division, Rosario de Blasio, EU High-Level Adviser on Customs and Natalia Calenic, Head of Strategic Management division, presented the benefits of the recent initiatives that have been launched. The initiatives include new procedures in E-customs clearing, issuing certificates of origin and implementing some aspects of the transit system.
The participants expressed their concerns and continued the discussions, with topics ranging from VAT, list of documents, customs value of goods, terminals infrastructure, re-exportation regime to local clearance procedure and customs seals.
As a follow-up, FSEA with other associations will contribute to a position paper that will be elaborated by EBA. The Position Paper will indicate all the challenges of the members and will be presented to the Customs Service.