Expert: the use of navigation seals will increase carriers’ costs by 20%
Tariffs for the use of navigation seals in the EAEU have so far been approved only in Belarus. In the remaining member states of the Union they are being agreed upon. The head of the IRU permanent mission in Eurasia, Vadim Zakharenko, spoke about this at TransRussia 2024. “The financial costs that carriers will bear when transporting long distances, according to our estimates, can reach 20% of the cost of freight,” the expert noted.
In 2023, representatives of Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and the Russian Federation adopted general rules according to which cargo transportation will be carried out using an electronic navigation seal. At the first stage, only some groups of goods will be sealed, the expert clarified. These include excisable products (alcohol and tobacco), sanctioned and highly profitable goods (clothing, shoes and equipment), Eldar Alisherov, EEC Minister of Customs Cooperation, said earlier. At the second stage of the implementation of navigation seals, they will be installed on most of the goods transported across the EAEU countries by road, and at the third stage - on goods sent by rail.