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Kyrgyzstan Customs Service

Website: www.customs.kg 

Email: papers@customs.gov.kg  

Address: 720020, Bishkek Rd., Baitik Baatyr to. 4a

Phone: +996 0312 51-18-99 

Fax: +996 0312 51-24-63

Contact Person : Sulaymanov Azamat Talapbekovich 

 

Customs relations in the Kyrgyz Republic are regulated by the Customs Code of the Kyrgyz Republic, specific laws, other legislation of the Kyrgyz Republic, as well as international treaties and other customs provisions of international law. The authority in charge of customs regulation in the Kyrgyz Republic is the State Customs Service under the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic. 

The procedure of crossing a customs frontier where it coincides with the national frontier of the Kyrgyz Republic is set forth by the legislation on the national frontier, while the aspects not regulated by it are subject to regulation by customs legislation of the Kyrgyz Republic. 

All goods and vehicles crossing the customs border , including  in the course of international economic activities, shall be subject to customs clearance and customs control according to the procedure and on conditions provided by the Customs Code of the Kyrgyz Republic. 

 

Customs Regimes

The existing customs legislation of the Kyrgyz Republic provides for the following 15 customs regimes :

- Release for free circulation;

- Re-import;

- Customs warehouse;

- Duty-free shop;

- Processing within the customs territory;

- Processing under customs control;

- Processing outside the customs territory;

- Temporary imports;

- Temporary exports;

- Export;

- Re-export;

- Transit;

- Disposal;

- Abandonment to the state;

- Special customs regimes;

Customs regimes in special economic zones are established and applied in the manner provided by Kyrgyz law.

 

Tariffs

With the Kyrgyz Republic’s entry into the EAEU, the average import tariff rate increased from 5.04% to 9.4%, according to Ministry of Economy estimates.  Member countries are opening their markets to each other, exposing domestic producers to greater competition.  Popular pressure has forced the government to consider raising customs duties within the EAEU, though the legality of such measures is debatable.  The Kyrgyz Republic is a member of the WTO, but it is unclear how the country will balance the demands of the Eurasian Economic Union and its WTO commitments. 

 

Import Requirements and Documentation

For the successful importation of products into the Kyrgyz Republic, the local partner/office must have the following documents:

- Charter of the company (notarized);

- Certificate of registration from the Statistical Department (notarized copy);

- Certificate of registration from the Ministry of Justice of the Kyrgyz Republic (notarized copy);

- Taxpayer identification number with registration form of the taxpayer (notarized copy);

- An official document from the bank confirming the presence of an account (original);

- An official document from the tax inspectorate confirming company's good standing (original);

- Completed documentation concerning company's foreign trade activities;

- Warranty for the right of cargo handling in customs sphere (original);

- Passport of the person who is in charge of customs clearing.

 

Additionally, when imported goods arrive in country, the local counterpart must have the following documents at hand:

- Contract between the local and the international company;

- Invoice;

- Certificate of origination from the sending country.

 

Sources:

http://www.invest.gov.kg/en/  

https://bishkek.usembassy.gov/uploads/images/M0s6ozR36ZxE9IUioRqe7g/KG_07_Customs_Report.pdf  

http://www.wipo.int/edocs/lexdocs/laws/en/kg/kg015en.pdf 

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