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Figure 36: Trade Facilitation Indicators CAREC Corridor 3

Source: (CAREC, 2015).

The average border crossing time in 3b increased to 4.8 hours. This was largely driven by

delays encountered by Kyrgyz operators crossing Aul-Veseloyarsk (KAZ-RUS) in their return

journey to Bishkek. Since Kyrgyz Republic formally acceded to the Eurasian Economic Union in

August 2015, it is expected that transit shipments of Kyrgyz operators along 3b should enjoy

shortened average border-crossing time.

The cost incurred at border crossing clearance on corridor 3b is decreased between 2014 and

2015, while it is increased on corridor 3a. From all countries covered by corridor 3, only

Kazakhstan is contracting party to Revised Kyoto Convention (RKC) or the International

Convention on the Simplification and Harmonization of Customs Procedures. This means that

only Kazakhstan complies with the key principles of the General Annex of the RKC

The key principles are, among others, transparency and predictability of Customs actions, standardization and

simplification of the goods declaration and supporting documents, maximum use of information technology, use of risk

management

and

audit-based

controls,

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coordinated

interventions

with

other

border

agencies