Revenue Service rejects media reports on exports of dual-purpose goods to Russia as “fake”
The Revenue Service of the Ministry of Finance of Georgia on Tuesday urged everyone to refrain from spreading fake information which it said could harm national interests. Photo: Revenue Service press office
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The Revenue Service of the Ministry of Finance of Georgia on Tuesday rejected claims by the domestic Mtavari Arkhi TV channel on exports of dual-purpose goods to Russia last year as “fake”.
The channel claimed earlier this week the domestic authorities had allowed exports of dual-purpose goods - which had a primary commercial or civil application use, but could also be used for military purposes - to Russia last year, despite officially banning the exports since Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
The agency said despite providing the channel with “extensive, complete and detailed explanations” on the control mechanisms of dual-purpose cargo, and informing it that the customs classification codes used in the report did not refer to dual-purpose items, the channel had “spread fake information anyway”.
It also added “none” of the domestic political opposition figures and “experts” featured in the story - who had pointed to the alleged exports to Russia - had “relevant knowledge or experience” in customs-related questions.
Between February 20, 2022 and June 2, 2023, no permits for exports, imports, transit, brokerage services and technical assistance of dual-use items have been issued to Russia or Belarus”, the Service said.
The agency also explained codes for Foreign Economic Activity of National Commodity Nomenclature - used for customs classifications - could include both dual-purpose and other goods, with professionals checking technical characteristics of items for final identification and determination on whether goods are subject to permit control.
The Georgian revenue service on Monday said all customs checkpoints across the country were working “round the clock” amid increased cargo flow throughout the South Caucasus region, adding it had added personnel to the staff at the crossing points to ensure “smooth operation”.
The Revenue Service of the Georgian Finance Ministry has recorded 70 cases of violations in procedures for using the national currency across Georgia over the last seven months, the Revenue Service of the Ministry said on Friday.
The Revenue Service of the Ministry of Finance of Georgia on Thursday dismissed reports by several opposition-minded TV channels on alleged problems in monitoring of international cargo shipments and provision of border crossing procedures at the Kazbegi checkpoint on the Russia-Georgia border in the north of Georgia.
Levan Kakava, the Head of the Revenue Service of the Ministry of Finance of Georgia, signed an agreement on Georgia's participation in the European Union Customs Programme on Saturday.
The Revenue Service of the Ministry of Finance of Georgia on Sunday stated the country “fully complied with” the international sanctions imposed on Russia for its invasion of Ukraine since its establishment, and all customs procedures “have been strictly monitored”.
The Revenue Service of the Ministry of Finance of Georgia on Wednesday said that re-exporting of imported vehicles from the United States and the European Union member countries to Russia and Belarus would be prohibited from Georgia, as part of the international sanctions imposed against Russia for its invasion of Ukraine.