🏭 A Special Economic Zone (SEZ) is one of the key instruments of government policy aimed at attracting investment, developing industrial production, creating new jobs, and enhancing the economic potential of the Karaganda Region.
The Saryarka Special Economic Zone operates within the Karaganda Region. Its activities are focused on developing industry, metallurgy, metalworking, and other priority sectors of the regional economy.
⚖️ Main Responsibilities of Customs Authorities
One of the main responsibilities of the Saryarka Special Economic Zone Customs Post is to ensure compliance with the customs legislation of the Eurasian Economic Union and the Republic of Kazakhstan when applying the Free Customs Zone (FCZ) customs procedure.
The activities of SEZ residents, as well as the procedures for importing goods into and exporting goods from the SEZ territory, are regulated by Order No. 247 of the Minister of Finance of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated February 20, 2018.
The specifics of customs operations within the SEZ are governed by Chapter 29 of the Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan "On Customs Regulation in the Republic of Kazakhstan", as well as the Agreement on Free (Special, Special-Purpose) Economic Zones within the Customs Territory of the Customs Union and the Free Customs Zone Customs Procedure.
🔎 Specifics of Applying the Free Customs Zone Customs Procedure
In accordance with Article 281 of the Code, goods intended to be placed and/or used by residents within the SEZ for business and other activities in accordance with the agreement on conducting activities within the Special Economic Zone may be placed under the Free Customs Zone customs procedure.
📄 Goods placed under this customs procedure are subject to mandatory customs declaration in accordance with the procedure established by the customs legislation of the Eurasian Economic Union.
For the purposes of applying customs duties, taxes, and non-tariff regulatory measures, goods imported into the SEZ and placed under the Free Customs Zone customs procedure are treated as being outside the customs territory of the Customs Union.
Such goods are subject to customs control from the moment the customs authority registers the customs declaration.
❗️ It is important to note that goods prohibited from being imported into the customs territory of the Customs Union, as well as goods prohibited from being exported from that territory, cannot be placed under the Free Customs Zone customs procedure.
Foreign goods placed under this customs procedure retain their status as foreign goods, while goods of the Customs Union retain their status as goods of the Customs Union.
🚛 Procedures for Importing and Exporting Goods
According to Article 283 of the Code:
🔹 Goods are imported into the SEZ territory upon notification of the customs authority of such import;
🔹 Goods are exported from the SEZ territory with the permission of the customs authority;
🔹 Customs authorities are entitled to identify goods imported into the SEZ in accordance with the procedure established by customs legislation.
📊 Obligations of Special Economic Zone Residents
SEZ residents are required to maintain records of goods placed under the Free Customs Zone customs procedure, as well as goods manufactured (obtained) from such goods.
Residents must also submit reports on these goods to the customs authorities. Any changes involving goods placed under this customs procedure must be duly reflected in the relevant accounting records.
🏛️ Customs operations related to placing goods under customs procedures within the territory of the Saryarka Special Economic Zone are supervised by the Saryarka Special Economic Zone Customs Post.
Thus, customs authorities play an important role in ensuring compliance with customs legislation, monitoring the movement of goods, and creating the necessary conditions for the lawful and efficient operation of residents of the Saryarka Special Economic Zone.
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