Study of Small and Medium Enterprises in Azerbaijan - IFC

Chart 9.6 Necessary steps for export of a standardized cargo 60 of goods
STEP 1
Preliminary approval of the intended export
Customs authorities
STEP 2
Signing of export contract; issuance of a letter of credit or evidence of full
payment (invoice) for the goods
Buyer (buyer’s bank)
Obtaining transit document
Freight forwarder
STEP 3
Obtaining certificate of compliance for given consignment
State Agency for Standardization, Metrology and Patent
STEP 4
Obtaining certificate of origin
MED
STEP 5
Customs clearance and technical control and issuance of customs declaration
Customs authorities
STEP 6
Passing through customs terminal
Customs authorities
9.5 Recommendations
9.5.1 Simplification, unification, and proper dissemination of
customs legislation by:
• Unifying the numerous legislative acts regulating export and import issues in
the Customs Code;
• Improving the structure and language of the Customs Code and filling in the
gaps in the customs legislation; and
• Development and dissemination by customs authorities of a binding summary
of import/export procedures, the required paperwork, costs, and time periods
for each step.
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Standardized cargo of goods means any type of goods that is not subject to approval of the Cabinet of Ministers
for export, or goods that can be exported without registering the export contract with MED. The lists of these
goods are provided in the Decree on Foreign Trade.
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