Lukashenko approved draft amendments to Treaty on EAEU Customs Code in e-commerce

The President of Belarus, Aleksandr Lukashenko, has approved, as a basis for negotiations, a draft protocol on amendments to the Treaty on the Customs Code of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU), regulating the field of e-commerce, with the corresponding Decree No. 391 signed by the Head of State on December 18th – as reported by the Belarusian leader’s press service

The document was prepared as part of the implementation of the Strategic Directions for the Development of Eurasian Economic Integration until 2025. The draft international treaty, in particular, regulates the procedure and conditions for the movement of e-commerce goods across the EAEU customs border. It is envisaged to establish an institution of e-commerce operator, which will provide logistics and customs clearance of transactions with goods purchased by individuals on the Internet within the EAEU space.

The draft protocol also lists the conditions for inclusion of a legal entity in the register of e-commerce operators, grounds for exclusion from it, as well as rights, obligations and responsibilities of an e-commerce operator.

The State Customs Committee of Belarus is authorised to conduct negotiations on the draft protocol and sign the document.