🤝 On September 11, a tripartite meeting of representatives of the Special Secretariat of Federal Revenue of Brazil 🇧🇷, the Federal Customs Service of Russia 🇷🇺 and the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs of the Ministry of Finance of India 🇮🇳 took place at the territory of the customs post ‘Gavan’ of the Baltic Customs.

🟣The guests were familiarised with the infrastructure of the port, the latest technological solutions in the field of port logistics, the procedure of customs clearance of cargoes, in particular those supplied as part of the Russian-Indian trade relations.

🐕 The participants of the meeting were also presented with a Russian-made mobile inspection and examination complex, modern inspection zones and the work of the canine unit of Baltic Customs.

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🇷🇺 🤝 🇮🇳 On September 18-19, Mumbai hosted the Russian-Indian business seminar which brought together the leading business representatives of Russia and the state of Maharashtra.

👥 Consul General of Russia in Mumbai Ivan Fetisov, Counsellor of the Russian Embassy in India Igor Ten, Head of the Mumbai office of the Trade Representation of Russia in India Mamed Akhmedov and Head of the Representative Office of the Russian Export Center in India Timur Vekilov shared their experience and expertise in the matter of building the bilateral trade and economic partnership.

💬 Among the speakers from the Indian side were representatives of the Federation of Indian Export Organisations (FIEO), the Indian Chamber of International Business (ICIB), as well as large trade, financial, consulting and logistics organisations.

🗣 During the event, Kamal Puggal, Deputy Commissioner of Customs, Administrative General, Mumbai Airport Customs, and Representative of the Russian Federal Customs Service in India Igor Ten made a joint report on additional simplified customs mechanisms for Russian-Indian trade, provided for by the new bilateral agreement on mutual recognition of the status of Authorized Economic Operators.

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🇷🇺🇮🇳 Following the visit of Chairman of the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs of India Sanjay Kumar Agarwal, on September 28, the seaport of St Petersburg was visited by Sanjay Malhotra, Secretary (Revenue), Minister of Finance of India.

💬 Representatives of the North-West Customs Administration and the container terminal "Gavan" briefed the Indian guests about the current situation with the supply of goods between St Petersburg and Mumbai, the peculiarities of customs clearance and port logistics, demonstrated the work of modern inspection equipment of customs authorities and technological schemes of interdepartmental coordination to accelerate the flow of goods.

🤝 The parties noted the need to expand cooperation between both customs and port authorities of the two countries in view of the growing bilateral trade and economic interaction.

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🇷🇺🇮🇳 On November 13, senior officials of the Russian Embassy in India and the Pharmaceuticals Export Promotion Council under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry of India held joint online consultations for Indian pharmaceutical companies interested in expanding trade ties with Russia.

💬 Representative of the Russian Federal Customs Service in India Igor Ten spoke in detail to Indian partners about measures to support bilateral trade through customs regulation and presented a joint project of the Federal Customs Service of Russia and the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs of India on mutual recognition of Authorized Economic Operators, an agreement on which was signed in May in New Delhi.

🤝 The parties agreed to maintain an ongoing dialogue and continue the practice of holding regular seminars.

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🇷🇺🇮🇳 On November 28-29, in New Delhi, officials of the Russian Embassy in India took part in the international conference "India AEO Dialogue: Enhancing Global Trade Partnership".

🤝 During the event, customs services of different countries, international organizations and leading Indian companies discussed issues of developing the AEO system, its popularization among business circles, improving the mechanisms of interaction between customs services under mutual recognition agreements.

📝 Representative of the Federal Customs Service of Russia in India Igor Ten made a report on Russia's AEO programme and the implementation of the relevant agreement with India.

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🇷🇺🇮🇳 On December 4, in New Delhi, a delegation of the Russian Federal Customs Service took part in the 9th Regional Customs Enforcement Meeting hosted by the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs of India.

💬 Customs services and international law enforcement agencies discussed the latest trends in the field of customs offenses, including the fight against the illegal movement of drugs, flora and fauna, weapons and other types of contraband that are dangerous to society.

🗓 The event was dedicated to the 67th anniversary of the establishment of the law enforcement unit of the Indian customs service.

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🇷🇺🇮🇳 On May 13, DCM & Minister Counsellor of the Russian Embassy in India Roman Babushkin addressed the inaugural session of the First Russia-India AEO (Authorized Economic Operators) Seminar co-hosted by the Russian Federal Customs Service, the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs of India (CBIC) and the Federation of Indian Export Organizations (FIEO).

☝🏻 The diplomat highly appreciated the endeavors of the FIEO and the customs services of both countries to raise the awareness of the AEO initiative. According to him, it plays a very instrumental role in the promotion and diversification of bilateral trade as well as in increasing the transparency, predictability and reliability of business transactions. Roman Babushkin suggested that such events should take place on a regular basis.

💬 Among other speakers were Igor Ten, Representative of the Russian Federal Customs Service in India, Surjit Bhujabal, Member (Customs), CBIC, Ivan Nosov, CEO, Sberbank India, and SC Ralhan, President, FIEO, as well as members of the Russian Federal Customs Service’s delegation, including Deputy Head of the Main Directorate of Customs Clearance and Customs Control Alexey Tebenkov and head of the department of the Centre for Monitoring and Operational Control Lubert Ivanov.

👥 The seminar was attended by officials of the relevant Indian ministries and government agencies, representatives of local business circles, and the media.

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