2010 was rather difficult year for customs officers in Tatarstan. It is connected with beginning of work of Customs union that includes three states: Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan. Head of customs office Albert Mavlikov told about activity of Tatarstan customs at briefing in House of RT government. He reminded that a common customs code started functioning on July,1 2010. For the purpose of explaining main clauses of Customs Code a consulting centre was organized in republic. Participants of foreign economic activity intensively addressed for consultations.

Regular meetings, workshops and consulting sessions with participation of business society allowed avoiding any mismatches during first days of working under conditions of Customs union.
A priority area of work of Tatarstan customs is making favorable conditions for work of honest participants of foreign economic activity. To realize it, customs office adopts information technologies, including the procedure of goods declaring in electronic format.

In 2010 70 % of total numbers of declarations were submitted in electronic format. It is one of the highest rate in Volga Federal District and in Russia where average value is about 40 %.

For information: Last year foreign economic activity in area of work of Tatarstan customs was implemented by 1093 participants of foreign economic activity, foreign trade relations were maintained with 124 countries.
Foreign trade turnover in 2010 made 5 bln. US dollars. Export is mainly presented by production of chemical, machine building industries, fuel and energy complex.

Main transmitters of goods are JSC ‘Nizhnekamskneftehim”, JSC “Kazan helicopters plant”, JSC “Kazanorgsintez”, JSC “TAIF-NK”, OOO “Trade house “KAZMA”, ZAO “Foreign trade company “KAMAZ”. The import structure is mainly defined by needs of budget-saving republican enterprises and is presented by machine building and chemical production. Main recipients are OOO “Sollers-Elabuga”, ZAO “Foreign trade company “KAMAZ”, JSC “Kazan helicopters plant”, JSC ‘Ak Bars Aero”, JSC “Sollers-Naberezhnye Chelny”, JSC ‘Air company Tatarstan”, JSC “Tatneft named after V.D.Shashin, OOO “Neftegasengineering”, OOO “P-D Tatneft Alabuga Steklovolokno”.