The volume of goods transportation in the Vitebsk customs operational area increased by 22% in 2010

January 17, Vitebsk / Sergey Kochetov - BELTA /. The total volume of goods transportation in the area of the Vitebsk customs in 2010 increased by 22% compared to 2009, the customs informed the BELTA correspondent. In total, last year the customs clearance points of the reorganized Vitebsk customs cleared almost 83 thousand batches of goods for export, which is 33% more than in 2009. Import shipments increased by 10%. The Vitebsk customs fulfilled the plan for revenue to the republican budget by 106.6%. In 2010, almost 38% of declarations were processed using electronic documents. Thus, about 88% of the total number of export declarations, more than 25% of all export statistical declarations, and over 16% of import statistical declarations were processed electronically. The active implementation of information technologies has significantly simplified the interaction between customs authorities and economic entities, and reduced the time and financial costs of customs control and customs operations. The result of the customs' work in this area is that the largest participants in foreign economic activity in the Vitebsk region (JSC "Naftan", JSC "Polotsk-Steklovolokno", JSC "OrshaStroymaterialy", etc.) have begun to register statistical declarations using electronic documents. In 2010, customs officers identified about 570 administrative offenses, and seized illegally transported goods and vehicles worth over Br28 billion, which is 14% more than in 2009. Since January 1, 2010, the Vitebsk customs has been operating on the scale of the entire Vitebsk region as a result of the reorganization of the Vitebsk and Polotsk customs into a single unit of the State Customs Committee. The operational area of the Vitebsk customs includes Braslavsky, Verkhnedvinsky, Gluboksky, Dokshitsky, Lepelsky, Miorsky, Polotsky, Rossonsky, Ushachsky, Sharkovshchinsky, and Postavsky districts. -0-