The State Customs Committee (SCC) of Azerbaijan is working with the relevant authorities of Russia to eliminate the undue delay of the Azerbaijani agricultural products at the Russian border. This was stated by SCC.
"In recent years, there have been frequent cases of delays of Azerbaijani agricultural products at the Russian customs. SCC is working intensively with the relevant Russian authorities to address the causes of the undue delay of the Azerbaijani agricultural products," the statement said.
SCC emphasizes that last time a large batch of tomatoes sent from Azerbaijan to Russia was returned back, and a portion of the product was completely deteriorated. The Russian side justified its actions by saying that the documents incorrectly specified the country of origin. However, today all products exported from Azerbaijan to Russia have all the necessary documentation, and that is why they are allowed to export. Therefore, the claim that the product is supposedly an indirect production of Azerbaijan is untrue.
"As the examination of the product in the Republic of Dagestan is not possible, it is sent for examination to Moscow, which sometimes takes more than 10 days. This, in turn, leads to the fact that the product remains too long on the border and goes spoiled," SCC stated.
Note that in recent days several farmers have applied to the Azerbaijani media with complaints about the unjustified refusal of their products in Russia. At the same time the exporters face d claims that the products were not from Azerbaijan, but from Turkey, Georgia and even Armenia.
Claims for the origin of the vegetables are due to the fact that Russia has banned the import of Turkish tomatoes and prohibits their re-export through other countries.
As Turan was told by an exporter of agricultural products, most of the trucks returned from the border transport sweet and sour cherries, and not tomatoes. "They cannot stand in line at the border, where dozens of trucks stand, waiting for days to cross it, since they carry a perishable commodity. Therefore, they come back," he said. ---06B-
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