Customs Duties / Kirgizia

(Tax News Reporter - Week Ended 26 July)

Following the signing by Kirgizia of the CIS customs union agreement, customs duties in respect of goods exported from Russia to Kirgizia are not levied as of 29 March 1996. Payments for customs clearance will no longer be levied from the moment the order as indicated hereunder is received by the applicabe customs body. Imports from Kirgizia and exports to Kirgizia will be treated in the same manner as imports from Belarus.

Order of the State Customs Committee of 5 June 1996 No. 343

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