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MINSK, 26 April (BelTA) – The customs services of Belarus and Ukraine are implementing a project to create a system for the required advance electronic presentation of cargo information, the press service of the State Customs Committee of Belarus told BelTA.

The system will allow economic operators from a partner state to send digital declarations, preliminary information letters compiled using the system to the customs service. If merchandise has to be exported, the information will be sent to the customs service of other partnering states. If the merchandise has to be transited, then the information will be sent to the customs services in the countries the cargo will pass through.

The solution is meant to reduce illegal transportation and to facilitate border crossing for cargoes and vehicles. The customs services of Belarus and Ukraine will be able to share information about cargoes transported across the Belarusian-Ukrainian border in advance.

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