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LITHUANIAN CUSTOMS 2006
tax rates of excise duties and VAT of the Republic of Lithuania. The maintenance of this system includes the technical
maintenance of the system, the process of loading daily TARIC data and the process of integrating national tariff measures
into the LITAR system.
In 2006, the Internet module of the LITAR system was supplemented with new functions: having chosen a desired
date, an Internet user may calculate automatically the EU duties and national taxes (import excises and import VAT)
administered by the Lithuanian Customs and applied to certain goods imported from the third countries as well as to
identify import or export prohibitions and restrictions applied in concrete import /export case. A search for commodity
description, country groups and documents has also been introduced.
New duty calculation rules have been introduced in the Tax Calculation and Validation System (TCVS). A service of
submitting electronically to traders tariff information and taxes due on import goods has been introduced.
PUBLIC RELATIONS
Cooperation with business representatives
Muitinės departamento susitarime su Lietuvos augalų apsaugos asociacija
akcentuojama bendradarbiavimo svarba.
Importance of co-operation has been emphasized in the agreement between the
Customs Department and Lithuanian Plant Protection Association.
The Customs Consulta–
tive Committee (CCC) and
its Regional Sub–committees
operate at the Lithuanian Cus–
toms. In 2006, business repre–
sentatives were familiarised at
the meetings of the Regional
Sub–committees with the ac–
tivities of the Customs Mo–
bile Groups, benefits of the
application of the simplified
procedures, the Step–by–step
customs formalities quality en–
surance programme, possibili–
ty to submit Intrastat returns
electronically, application of
actions to protect intellectual
property rights, new revision
of the Community Customs
Code, other urgent issues were
discussed.
2006–2010 Customs and
trade co–operation programme and the draft of its implementation action plan were prepared and approved.
Issues important to business structures were discussed at the meetings of Customs experts organised in the regions.
The meeting of Customs officers and representatives from the Customs warehouses of Kaunas, Alytus and Marijampolė
was organised. The application of the simplified Customs procedures was introduced, and traders were encouraged to
introduce in their activities the simplifications proposed by the Customs. The simplified Customs procedures were also
introduced at the meeting with the traders of Panevėžys region.
In 2006, agreements on co–operation were signed with the Express Carriers Association, Lithuanian Autorepreneurs
Association and Lithuanian Plant Protection Association. Strengthening of cooperation in combat against smuggling,
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