OSCE Office in Tajikistan conducts workshop on simplifying and harmonising customs procedures

DUSHANBE, 15 May 2015 – A five-day training on implementing a single window system in customs concluded in Dushanbe today at the OSCE Office in Tajikistan.

The training familiarized government officials from the Customs Service under the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan and related ministries, as well as representatives of the private sector with using the recently-established electronic customs system to facilitate the export, import and transit of goods.

Twenty-five representatives from the Ministries of Health, Agriculture and Culture, Customs Service, the Agency for Standardization, Metrology, Certification and Trade control, the Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Communication Service took part. They learnt about the legal framework and data harmonization and examined case studies on single window implementation. The training course was delivered by an expert from Lithuania and a national expert from the Customs Service under the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan.

“This training course represents another step towards developing constructive Public-Private Partnerships in Tajikistan. The Office’s training course will increase the skills of Tajik border-related agencies in implementing the single window system. It offers tangible benefits to facilitating Tajikistan’s imports, exports and transit trade whilst also enhancing border management and security,” said Sean McGreevy, the Senior Executive Officer at the OSCE Office in Tajikistan.

The event was held as part of a series of training courses organized by the Border Management Unit this year with the aim of developing the capacities of Tajik border and security agencies.