On August 28, 2024, as part of the working visit of the Turkmen delegation headed by the National Leader of the Turkmen people, Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov to Tehran, a meeting was held between the heads of the State Customs Service of Turkmenistan and the Customs Administration of the Islamic […]
Turkmenistan Learns from Uzbekistan’s Electronic Customs Model
On 30-31 July 2024, a delegation of the State Customs Service of Turkmenistan, consisting of the head of the technical support department and employees of the customs automation department, visited Tashkent to study the experience of the Uzbekistan customs authorities in creating a Customs Clearance Center. The visit also allowed to get insights on operation […]
Streamlined Imports: Electronic Pre-Arrival Information System effective in Turkmenistan
The State Customs Service of Turkmenistan has announced a new initiative to simplify import procedures. Since July 2024, companies involved in foreign trade and logistics can electronically submit preliminary information about goods and vehicles destined for import into Turkmenistan. This system offers several advantages: • Priority Processing: Goods and vehicles with pre-submitted information will be […]
Turkmenistan and UNCTAD partner for continued customs digitalization
On 30 March 2024, the Deputy Chairman of Turkmenistan’s State Customs Service met with Dmitry Godunov, a regional coordinator for the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). The meeting focused on further digitalizing Turkmenistan’s customs sector. As noted, within the framework of the first and second stages of the Concept for the Development […]
Joint Training Held for Turkmen and Uzbek Port Control Groups
A subregional training program for Port Control Group (PCG) members from Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan was held at the Lebap province Customs authority in Turkmenabad from 26 to 29 March 2024. This initiative was organized under the framework of the Global Container Control Program (CCP) by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and […]
EU-funded programme strengthened capacity of the State Customs Service of Turkmenistan in application of different transit regimes
From March 5 to 7, the EU-funded Border Management Programme in Central Asia (BOMCA 10) in cooperation with USAID Trade Central Asia Activity, held a workshop in Ashgabat for the representatives of State Customs Service of Turkmenistan on different transit systems, their requirements and application. The activity intended to present and discuss application of different […]
Ashgabat hosted a regional dialogue on recognizing Authorized Economic Operators (AEOs) in Central Asia and the South Caucasus
On 26 February 2024, the Central Office of the State Customs Service of Turkmenistan hosted a roundtable discussion focused on implementing the World Customs Organization’s (WCO) “Guidelines on Mutual Recognition of AEOs” in the region of Central Asia and the South Caucasus. This event coincided with the visit of Igor Runov, Executive Secretary of the […]
BOMCA10 supports training capabilities of the State Customs Service of Turkmenistan by providing specialised equipment
On February 21, the EU-Funded BOMCA 10 Programme handed over specialised training and ICT equipment to the Training Centre of the State Customs Service of Turkmenistan for a total value of 9,620.94 EUR. Specific equipment corresponding to the latest technical solutions for car and truck checks will be used for practical exercises during the training […]
The State Customs Service of Turkmenistan and the Russian Customs Academy discuss further steps in the field of personnel training
The State Customs Service of Turkmenistan and the Russian Customs Academy held a virtual meeting on 6 February to discuss further collaboration in customs personnel training. Representatives from both institutions, including the Director of the Institute of Distance Learning, Retraining and Advanced Training from the Russian Customs Academy, participated in the discussions. The meeting explored […]
Turkmen Delegation Visits China to Explore AEO Best Practices
From 18 to 22 December 2023, the delegation of the State Customs Service of Turkmenistan visited the city of Shenzhen, China. During the trip, the delegation met with Mr. Zhu Fan, Deputy Director General of the Department of Audit Control and Enterprise Management of the General Customs Administration of the People’s Republic of China and […]
Turkmenistan continues to implement a Single Window for Export-Import Operations
The State Customs Service of Turkmenistan has held a regular meeting of the commission for coordinating the work of the Single Window for export-import operations. In addition to customs officers, representatives of ministries, departments and public associations took part in the meeting. Within the framework of the meeting, events related to the launch of the […]
Five-Language Information Monitors Installed at Turkmenistan’s Border Customs Posts
Information kiosks with large monitors have been installed at border customs posts in Turkmenistan, providing travelers with information on customs clearance procedures, according to the State Customs Service of Turkmenistan. The interactive help terminals are available in Turkmen, Russian, English, Turkish, and Farsi, and contain comprehensive information on customs duties, fees, and other customs procedures. […]
WCO Secretary General visited State Customs Service of Turkmenistan
On 26 September 2023, Maksat Khudaikulyev, Chairman of the State Customs Service of Turkmenistan, met with Kunio Mikuria, Secretary General of the World Customs Organization (WCO), who was visiting Ashgabat. During the meeting, the sides discussed the current state of cooperation between the State Customs Service of Turkmenistan and the WCO, and noted its positive […]
Turkmenistan and Russia Discuss Draft Customs Agreements
On 18 September 2023, a delegation from the Federal Customs Service of the Russian Federation arrived in Ashgabat for a two-day visit, according to the State Customs Service of Turkmenistan. The two sides held a meeting of the joint working group to discuss priority areas of cooperation. In particular, they discussed: A draft agreement on […]
Turkmenistan Shares Experience on Gender Mainstreaming in Customs Authorities at the training in Kyrgyzstan
From 22 to 24 August 2023, a regional training on gender mainstreaming was held in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan for members of port control groups and air cargo control groups of the customs services of Central Asian countries. The participants of the training were employees of customs and other competent authorities of Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan […]
BOMCA 10 organized ToT on car and truck searches for the representatives of the State Customs Service and the State Frontier Service of Turkmenistan
From 11 to 13 July 2023, the EU-funded Border Management Programme in Central Asia (BOMCA 10) held a training-of-trainers (ToT) session on car and truck searches for the State Customs Service and the State Frontier Service of Turkmenistan, which is responsible for organising the training process and development of the methodology for inspecting vehicles. The […]
Turkmen customs officers attended EU project seminar on establishing a framework of customs competencies
From 13 to 15 June, the EU-funded Border Management Programme in Central Asia (BOMCA 10) held a Regional workshop in Astana, Kazakhstan, for the heads and key staff of the Customs agencies of the Central Asian countries. On behalf of Turkmenistan, the meeting was attended by the head of the Training Center at the State […]
Turkmen customs officers learned the specifics of risk management at a seminar sponsored by the Chinese Customs Cooperation Fund
From 22 to 26 May 2023, with the assistance of the World Customs Organization (WCO) and with the sponsorship of the China Customs Cooperation Fund (CCF China), a risk management seminar was organized for employees of the State Customs Service of Turkmenistan. The seminar was attended by 20 specialists from various departments involved in the […]
Heads of Customs Agencies of Central Asia and China will meet in April
On 6 April 2023, the representatives of the customs services of Central Asia and China met via videoconference at the initiative of the General Customs Administration of the People’s Republic of China, the Customs Service of Turkmenistan reports. The experts discussed the preparations for the meeting of the Heads of Customs departments of the six […]
State Customs Service of Turkmenistan had online training on intellectual property rights protection
On 15 March 2023, representatives of the company “Schmidt & Orlov Intellectual Property” held online training for employees of the Customs Service of Turkmenistan via videoconference. During the training, presentations were made regarding the trademarks of the copyright holders whose interests this company represents. Experts also shared materials on the facts of detecting counterfeit products, […]
Customs officers of Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan compared statistical data on foreign trade
A group of customs officials made a working visit to the State Customs Service of Turkmenistan from October 16 to 21, 2022, with the aim of comparing the statistics on the two nations’ foreign trade. The Protocol between the State Customs Service of Turkmenistan and the State Customs Committee of Uzbekistan on the exchange of […]
Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan develop cooperation in the customs sphere
Following the results of the summit talks in Ashgabat on 21 October, the heads of the customs services of Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan signed a Memorandum of Understanding in the field of personnel training and a Memorandum of Understanding in the field of prevention and detection of suspicious financial transactions by the parties. Under the MoUs, […]
Turkmenistan digitalizes the customs sphere
The TIR-EPD application has been launched in Turkmenistan to provide customs authorities with preliminary information when transporting goods under the TIR procedures, the Association of International Road Carriers reports with reference to the International Road Transport Union (IRU). TIR-EPD is an application, enabling TIR guarantee holders to submit electronic predeclarations (EPDs) to customs authorities in […]
Customs authorities of Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan intend to enhance information exchange
Elvira Kadyrova On 9 May 2019, the Turkmen delegation headed by the Deputy Chairman of the State customs service of Turkmenistan, Dovlet Bayryyev, met in Baku with the Chairman of the State customs Committee, Lieutenant General Safar Mehdiyev, the State Customs Committee of Azerbaijan reports. Safar Mehdiyev briefed the members of the Turkmen delegation on […]