On 15 September this year, the second phase of the project to modernise the Customs Service’s information systems to facilitate export procedures, including online exports, was launched, consisting of 3 components: paperless customs services; customs decision management system for suspensive procedures; creation of a cabinet of the exporting economic agent. Financial support of around €1 million is provided by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, at the request of the Economic Council to the PM.

The Economic Council under the PM has initiated a whole series of actions for the digitisation of the economy and the promotion of e-exports, which are contained in the Roadmap for the Digitisation of the Economy and the Promotion of E-Commerce.

The event also saw the presentation of the new electronic service launched by the Customs Service in partnership with the Moldovan Post Office for digitised and automated exports via international mail.

This service brings several benefits, directly to economic agents, such as:

• Digitization of the postal customs declaration CN22 and CN23, as well as the entire declaration submission process, without using the services of the customs broker;
• digitization of the entire process of interaction of the economic agent with the Customs Service and the Moldovan Post;
• exclusion of contact with the human factor in the control process;
• exclusion of the Detailed Customs Declaration for exports for goods up to 1000 euro; exclusion of the fee for customs procedures;
• the possibility of submitting this customs declaration for VAT refund;
• In a context where our country’s land logistics possibilities for exports are limited and access to the overseas buyer of Moldovan goods is more complicated, online sales present an enormous opportunity for increasing Moldova’s exports.
• obtaining electronic confirmation of export from the country.

Digitising customs procedures and stimulating e-exports is a first step in this direction, promoted by the authorities and the business community through the Roadmap, developed by the Economic Council under the PM, with EBRD support.

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 International Finance Corporation’s Investment Climate Reform Project funded by the Government of Sweden’s International Development Agency.

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.