BAKU, Azerbaijan, October 21. President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov signed a decree on the establishment of a new procedure for fees and payments levied from owners of cargo trailers and semi-trailers of foreign countries arriving in Turkmenistan and passing through its territory, Trend reports citing the State News Agency of Turkmenistan (TDH).
The new system of duties, which is more profitable for carriers, will allow intensified cooperation between the member countries of the Ashgabat Agreement (between the governments of Iran, Oman, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan) and the Lapis Lazuli transport corridor project.
In particular, the total amount of fees for trailers arriving on the territory of the country will be $150, and for those following transit – $100. This amount includes fees for registration of documentary procedures and customs operations, trekking, quarantine inspection of plant products and disinfection treatment.
The reduction of tariffs will stimulate an increase in cargo traffic across the country and the volume of regional trade.