Eca, world bank final draft, july 22, 2011 customs union between belarus, kazakhstan and russia potential impact on kyrgyzstan and tajikistan. Russia, belarus and kazakhstan have agreed on the legal framework for a customs union. However, vat and excise duties on imports to kazakhstan from russia or belarus are still charged, and should be paid no later than the 20th of the month following the tax period. In 2009 the presidents of belarus, kazakhstan and russia have reached the agreement on crea. The common external customs tariff cet is mainly based on the russian duties prevailing at the time. Belarus, kazakhstan, russia to establish customs union november 25, 2009 20. The new common tariff became effective on 1 january 2010, and internal border controls have been subsequently removed.
The customs union cu, which includes russia, kazakhstan and belarus, removed the last internal customs controls at their borders on friday. The customs union of russia, belarus, kazakhstan 2 the customs union of russia, belarus, kazakhstan i will consider the advantages and disadvantages of the customs union of russia, belarus, kazakhstan in the table. The presidents of russia, belarus and kazakhstan signed a package of deals on november 27, 2009, to create a customs union with common tariffs, paving the way for a single economic space. In mid2009, russian prime minister vladimir putin gave new impetus to the launching of the customs union between. Only a manufacturer that is incorporated within the custom union can be an applicant for the execution of a tr ts declaration of conformity. The first, predominant difference compared to the gost r certifications is the validity extended to the three member. Customs union of russia, belarus, kazakhstan, armenia and.
Moreover, in may 2011, the customs union members agreed that if any of the countries joins the world trade organization russia became its member in august 2012, its commitments to wto will be incorporated into the legal base of the customs union. Belarus, kazakhstan, russia to establish customs union. This is the same procedure for items entering russia and kazakhstan and destined for other countries within the eurasian economic union. The customs union of belarus, kazakhstan and russia. Russia, belarus and kazakhstan agree to form customs union. Electrical and electronics products entering the customs union must meet the electrical safety requirements as stipulated by the customs union technical regulation cu tr. There is no need to execute separate documents for russia, kazakhstan, and belarus. In 2010 belarus, kazakhstan and russia formed a customs union. An odd trio belarus, russia, and kazakhstan, once closely linked republics of the soviet union, would benefit enormously from the restoration of their lost economic ties. The aim of this paper is to empirically analyze the effects of the tariff changes on the trade flows. The commonwealth of belarus and russia was founded on 2 april 1996.
Advantages disadvantages elimination or severe reduction of tariffs within borders of the customs union dependence on russia in international trade issues and domination of. Customs union between belarus, kazakhstan and russia. Russia, belarus and kazakhstan, a single eco nomic space ses is in the process of creation, and we are. Access of products to the single territory of the eurasian economic union eaeu belarus, russia, kazakhstan, armenia, kyrgyzstan formerly customs union is granted after products have proved to be compliant with the requirements of customs union cu technical regulations trs which are applicable to the product. Actually, belarus and russia signed a customs union agreement back in 1995, but for lack of political will it has never been introduced in practice, even if neither party has revoked it formally. An overview of economic implications for belarus case network studies and analyses no. Import from russia, ukraine, kazakhstan and belarus owing to reserves of natural resources russia is one unique land. Alongside with that eurasec has remained operational. Customs union establishing of the customs union bilateral treaties with the third countries russia kazakhstan 50 belarus 40 nonmarket status it is necessary to maintain the current trade procedures of russian federation with primary trade partners for the period before conclusion of.
Belarus, ukraine and kazakhstan building alliances against moscow. The customs union of russia, belarus and kazakhstan by hr. The eac declaration and the eac certificate of conformity are documents introduced first in 2011, consequently to the creation of the technical regulations tr cu of the eurasian economic union evrases. The impact of the eurasian customs union on foreign direct. Trade turnover with the partners in the customs union has increased for each country as well.
Chapter 4 2mb pdf belarus, kazakhstan and russia agreed to establish the customs union in november 2009. Customs union between belarus, kazakhstan and russia potential impact on kyrgyzstan and tajikistan technical report pdf available august 2011 with 404 reads how we measure reads. Eaeu, an integration association of five partner countries armenia. Impact of the customs union of belarus, kazakhstan and. Abstract the customs union of belarus, kazakhstan and russia ispi.
The basis of the union was strengthened on 2 april 1997, with the signing of the treaty on the union between belarus and russia at which time its name was changed to the union of belarus and russia. An international organization with the goal of eliminating all tariffs and trade barriers between member states. Belarus sees economic sense in the union only if putin. In november 2009 belarus, kazakhstan and russia agreed to establish a customs union with harmonised import tariffs. Several further agreements were signed on 25 december 1998, with the intention of providing greater political, economic and. The practical application of russia business the russia. The paper examines the economic implications of belarus participation in. As a cu member, kazakhstan allows goods to be imported from russia and belarus without customs clearance and duties. Customs union of belarus, kazakhstan, and russia orthographic projection crimea disputed.
Meanwhile at the initial stage three countries became its full members the republic of belarus, the republic of kazakhstan and the russian federation. Russian used to use gost system before, however starting middle of 20, russia, kazakhstan, belarus and recently joined armenia has established eurasia custom union, and establish new. The reasons of formation of such kind of union are either economical or political. The agreement on the eurasian economic union was signed by the presidents of the republic of belarus, the republic of kazakhstan and the russian federation on may 29, 2014. Kazakhstan for the period of 20102019 may import cane raw sugar for industrial processing in kazakhstan without import customs duties national rates transitional rates uct code of cn fea. Russia sees union with belarus and kazakhstan by 2015. As of september 2016, 36 cu trs have been developed covering different. This file is licensed under the creative commons attributionshare alike 3. Russia, belarus and kazakhstan form customs union the. The eac certifications are issued by independent eac certification bodies and their laboratories accredited by the relevant agencies of the five members of the eac economic union. Russia, kazakhstan, belarus create eurasian economic union. The eurasian customs union in transition world customs journal. On thursday, belarusian leader alexander lukashenka sent out a warning. Effect of the formation of the customs union by russia.
Russia, belarus, and kazakhstan have failed to reach agreement on establishing a joint customs union. Customs union of russia, kazakhstan and belarus is first. The eac declaration of conformity for the customs union eac is one of two new eac certifications documents introduced with the reform of technical regulations tr cu in russia, belarus and kazakhstan. Customs union of belarus kazakhstan and russia 9 within the commonwealth of independent states cis, formed in december 1991, the idea of a customs union is the basis for the realisation of an agreement creating a common economic space. It is speculated that the union eventually might become a european uniontype organization for the former soviet union. Abstract the customs union of belarus, kazakhstan and russia. Eurasian economic union ministry of foreign affairs of. Certificate of the customs union russia, kazakhstan, belarus. Huge reserves of oil, gas, coal, iron, nonferrous metals, and rare earth metals make russian market of natural resources very attractive for many european manufacturers. In their november 2011 declaration on eurasian economic integration, the three heads of state charted a. Kazakhstan has recently been brought into the in ternational.
In 2015 they formed the eurasian economic union eaeu designed to promote the free flow of goods, services, labor and capital, as armenia and the kyrgyz republic joined. The decision on establishment of the customs union was adopted by the heads of six community states at eurasec interstate council meeting on 6 october, 2007. Uwe leuschner, managing director of schenker russija r ussia, kazakhstan and belarus have launched a customs union as a first step towards forming a broader eutype economic alliance of former soviet states expected to be introduced in 2012. Kazakhstan, belarus and russia are members of the customs union cu where trade barriers and customs duty are removed to facilitate mutual trade. Kazakhstan by 2% and decreases it in russia by 1% and does not significantly change them in belarus important exception. The latter being the eac certificate for the custom union eurasec. Formation of the customs union and potential implications for trade in the region the creation of the cu in its current form began in august 2006, when the leaders of the three participating countries, belarus, kazakhstan and russian, decided to move forward. Declaration of conformity of the custom union tr ts. Import from russia, ukraine, kazakhstan and belarus. The certificate of the customs union cu certification is an official document confirming the quality of production to approved standards within the territory of the customs union. For example, foreign goods being in transit to russia and or kazakhstan through belarus are customs cleared at the eaeus external frontier in belarus. Pdf customs union between belarus, kazakhstan and russia. Freedom of movement of goods, services, capital and labor, as well as coordinated, coherent and common policy in the key sectors of economy are provided within the union. In 2010, russia, belarus and kazakhstan formed the eurasian customs union and imposed the russian tariff as the common external tariff of the customs union.
You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in. Russia, belarus and kazakhstan on the functioning of the customs union in the. Customs union establishing of the customs union bilateral treaties with the third countries russia kazakhstan 50 belarus 40 nonmarket status it is necessary to maintain the current trade procedures of russian federation with primary trade partners for the period before conclusion of new treaties on behalf of the cu. Customs union of belarus, kazakhstan and russia financial. Russia, kazakhstan, belarus customs union opens borders.
For belarus, trade with russia and the rest of the world are. Meanwhile at the initial stage three countries became its full members the republic of belarus, the republic of. Kazakhstanthe largest in the world by territoryhas a chance of becoming more than. The agreement, reached at the eurasian economic community summit in tajikistans capital dushanbe, is intended to ease tariffs and customs procedures to boost trade. An fta with the russiabelarus kazakhstan customs union would present a unique opportunity for new zealand to extend and futureproof our relationship, particularly with russia, the largest country in the world and the 9thlargest economy.
A significant milestone for the customs union of russia, belarus and kazakhstan was reached on 1 july 2010 6 july 2010 for belarus as the customs code of the customs union went into effect and established a unified customs territory. In 2010, the republic of belarus, republic of kazakhstan and the russian federation. Russian, belarus, kazakhstan custom union expanding. Such certificates can often be part of an application file submitted to the relevant russian government agencies, but additional tests would have to be carried out in russia. Customs union of russia, belarus and kazakhstan sputnik. Holders of this document can distribute their products over the whole territory of the custom union without restriction. Moscow the leaders of russia, belarus and kazakhstan took their longest stride to date in linking their economies, forming a customs union that. This union is known as a new generation of regional organizations in the postsoviet space.
For instance, kazakhstans turnover export plus import with russia and belarus has grown by almost 80 per cent between 2009 and 2011. Russia, belarus and kazakhstan have agreed to set up a eurasian economic union, modelled on the eu, with a target date of 2015. This core regional outlook of the old soviet central economic planners is most often mentioned as the primary rationale for creating the cu today. Russia, belarus, kazakhstan customs union talks fail.
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