Customs has launched a website for declaring express shipments and paying customs duties online
2 April 2024 13:25
Customs has introduced the possibility of self-declaration of express shipments by citizens using a smartphone, including the ability to declare shipments worth up to €10,000 and pay customs duties in a few clicks. This is reported by the State Customs Service, Komersant ukrainskyi 
You can declare express shipments and pay customs duties directly from your smartphone in your personal account on the Single Window for International Trade web portal.
This can be done by submitting an electronic customs declaration M-16.
A number of service functions have been implemented to simplify the process:
- the vast majority of the declaration’s columns are filled in automatically;
- automatic machine translation of the names of goods and other information into Ukrainian;
- the ability to select the UKTZED product code in many cases;
- taxes are calculated automatically;
- auto-completion of the details missing from the previous information is provided if the citizen has previously used this service.
After submitting the M-16 declaration, which must be signed using the QES or Diia.Signature, the following steps are performed:
- If the value of the goods exceeds 150 euros and they are subject to taxation, a QR code is generated. By clicking on this QR code or pointing your mobile phone camera at it, you can pay the accrued customs duties from your banking app in seconds.
- You can also track the status of the shipment and the receipt of the paid funds at the customs office online through your Personal Account.
Of course, there are still alternative ways to clear customs, such as declaring with an express carrier or through a customs broker and submitting a paper declaration in person (or by another person by proxy) to the customs clearance unit.
