30 September 2019 – The representatives of small businesses said they were incurring excessive costs when exporting, particularly those delivering small consignments of goods by post. They were put in the same conditions with large sellers, who turn to brokers for their communication with customs. Small entrepreneurs have indicated that they could not afford these additional costs that increased the cost of products and, therefore, were no longer competitive in the market.

The issue was discussed on the Economic Council platform in May 2018. Experts of the Economic Council Secretariat have been monitoring the subject for a year and a half, holding meetings with all stakeholders and ensuring the communication and understanding of the subject by all stakeholders.

On 30 September 2019 the amendment to the Order of the Customs Service was published in the Official Gazette, simplifying export procedures for postal goods, with the invoiced value per delivery not exceeding EUR 1,000, by submitting a single customs declaration for all transactions made in a month.

The Secretariat of the Economic Council to the Prime Minister is  supported  by  the  European  Bank  for  Reconstruction  and  Development, funded by the UK Government’s Good Governance Fund, and the World Bank Group project “Investment Climate Reform”, funded by the Sweden.

The Secretariat of the Economic Council to the Prime Minister is supported by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, funded by the UK Government’s Good Governance Fund.