On 4 April, the official launch of the Trade Information Portal of Turkmenistan took place
https://infotrade.gov.tm/?l=en
The Turkmenistan Trade Information Portal is a platform that was created to guide both local and foreign entrepreneurs through the import, export and transit procedures.
The portal’s homepage contains information on the Export, Import, Transit of goods by rail and road.
The Content section of the Portal includes a number of important subsections describing:
- procedures for import contracts for various types of goods, procedures for the shipment of goods by rail, road, air transport, obtaining veterinary certificates;
- contacts of regulatory agencies: ministries, state services, customs offices, banks, customs terminals, etc., directly involved in export-import procedures;
- laws and 238 forms/samples of documents
It is noteworthy that the Content’s subsection titled “Procedures” guides step-by-step actions of importers/exporter with contacts the authorities involved, gives the list of the required documents for each type of contracts and operations. Moreover, it offers the approximate estimated cost and duration of operations.
The content of the Portal is available in Turkmen, Russian and English.
The Turkmenistan Trade Information Portal also helps Government Authorities to streamline and simplify trade processes for the benefit of Turkmenistan’s business community.
The portal was implemented by the Ministry of Trade and Foreign Economic Relations of Turkmenistan, with the leading technical assistance of the International Trade Center (ITC), with additional technical support from UNCTAD and funded by the European Union (EU). ///nCa, 5 April 2023