Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin held a meeting on regulation of cross-border e-Commerce. Have anyone from abroad ordered a product through online shopping.
the Russian market of online trade is growing rapidly. Over the past four years he has doubled the share of foreign goods decreased from 23 to 16 percent. This year is the impact of the spread of coronavirus infection. In the first half of the volume of forwarded international mail declined by a quarter. Affected and reduced tax-free threshold of goods for personal use.
Our aim is to support the development of cross-border online trade and provide our citizens with the opportunity to enjoy a wide range of goods from any country of the world, – said the head of government. – Must be a clear mechanism with clear rules and regulations, you need to find a balanced solution in terms of works of Russian and foreign online platforms, improve services and speed of delivery of goods.
Among the many proposals Michael Mishustin has allocated the use of customs warehouses on the territory of our country. “The seller this will reduce a number of costs to ensure a stable demand for the consumer will decrease product delivery time and provide access to a wider range,” – he explained the benefits. The government can increase the transparency of transactions, to protect the rights of consumers and to increase customs duties. In addition, it will be possible to re-export. Customs warehouse hubs on the territory of our country will be used to promote products to neighboring markets.
“it is expedient to carry out the experiment in the organization of such a customs warehouse,” he said. The Ministry of Finance jointly with the Federal customs service has prepared a draft concept of the administration of the goods transported in the framework of cross-border e-Commerce. It is assumed the allocation of such products in a separate category and the establishment of the institution operator that will have the rights to the performance of customs operations, – said Mishustin.
