Customs transit is a customs procedure, the necessity of which arises when choosing an intermediate country when transporting goods from one country to another. Moreover, customs transit can be carried out not only at one, but at several points in the countries.

In accordance with Article 215 of the Customs Code of the Customs Union, customs transit is applied when moving the following goods՝

1) foreign goods - from the customs authority at the place of arrival to the customs authority at the place of departure.
2) foreign goods -from the customs authority at the place of arrival to the internal customs authority.
3) foreign goods, as well as goods of the Customs Union, if provided for in paragraph 5 of this article, from the internal customs body to the customs body at the place of departure.
4) foreign goods - from one internal customs body to another internal customs body
5) Customs Union products from the customs authority at the point of departure to the customs authority at the point of arrival on the territory of a state that is not a member of the Customs Union.

Customs transit through the territory of the Republic of Armenia is carried out in different countries. The territory of Armenia as an intermediate customs territory is considered as an example for our neighbours Georgia and Iran. At the same time, Georgia uses the territory of Armenia for cargo transportation to Iran. Conversely, goods from Iran are transported through the customs territory of the Republic of Armenia to Georgia. Neighbouring Iran uses the customs territory of Armenia for the delivery of goods to the Russian Federation. And, of course, Russia also carries out transportation to Iran through our country.

Iran, which is under international sanctions, attaches great importance to the implementation of cargo shipping through the customs territory of Armenia.

Armenia is regarded as an important customs transit country, especially in connection with the Russian-Ukrainian war. One of the reasons is international sanctions against Russia. Russia uses the territory of Armenia for customs transit also because of sanctions.

Various Western and European countries also consider Armenia as a customs transit country. Cargo can be sent to Armenia and to the Russian Federation and other countries.

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