The proof of strong support for Ukrainian Customs Authority have been delivered by CELBET experts and EUBAM – EU Border Assistance Mission to Moldova and Ukraine who on 5.03 organized special and tailored to the Ukrainian customs officers Synchronised Checks webinar.
The webinar was attended by 87 customs officers from Kyiv, Odesa, Vinnitsa and Chernivtsi, and from the Department for Specialized Training and Canine Services. Ukrainian officers dove deep into best practices, created, tested and implemented by CELBETCooperation team in Estonia and Lithuania.
Real examples, from EU external border, help them to understand the core of the idea of Synchronised Checks and know a real feedback from the border crossing points.
Experts from the Estonian Tax and Customs Board Nikolai Voronin and Ants Kutti, have shared border coordination techniques and efficiency improvements that positively influence border traffic flow.
I think border guard officer forgot to check me…
This was one of the reaction of surprised passenger on the border, that Estonian recalled during the webinar.
But everything was correct and nobody forgot about the duties. It the best feedback for Synchronised Checks solution that CELBET helped to implement on the external border.
Thanks to EUBAM assistance, fruitful cooperation and proactive approach, CELBET Cooperation team had a chance to disseminate among Ukrainian customs such a useful and practical product as Synchronised Checks.
What are the Synchronised Checks?
It is type of control that ensure both effective cooperation and coordination between customs administrations and border guard/border police and with neighboring countries services operating at the BCPs at the EU external land border. It is “acting as one” approach in reality .
The Synchronised Checks are beneficial because:
- Ensure the security on the border
- Guarantee of only one control stop
- Ensure close cooperation between 2 border authorities
- Deliver better coordination of border inspection
- Ensure efficient and smoother border passenger and trade flow
- Meaningfully shorten the time of data exchange
- Provide better overview of current border status
