The Federal Customs Service and the Federal Tax Service are taking interagency cooperation to a new level by signing an agreement on operational information exchange. The document became a key outcome of a joint meeting of the public councils of the two departments and reflects the intention of government agencies to build a more transparent and technological control system in the field of foreign economic activity.
The agreement provides for mutual access to these services, which will speed up the verification process and reduce the amount of documentation requested from participants in foreign economic activity. In fact, we are talking about creating a single information loop that will facilitate business interaction with the two largest regulatory authorities in the country. For bona fide companies, this means reducing costs, reducing the administrative burden, and speeding up procedures related to border crossing and tax payments.
Representatives of the Federal Customs Service and the Federal Tax Service stressed that the agreement not only opens up opportunities for more effective control, but also strengthens the fight against shadow imports. One of the tools will be the introduction of the National Goods Waiting Confirmation System (SPOT), which is scheduled to be launched on April 1, 2026. The system provides for prior notification of the import of goods and payment of a security payment. This solution creates a barrier to schemes where products enter the Russian market through the transit channels of the EAEU countries without paying mandatory taxes.
Within the framework of the SPOT, the FCS will be responsible for verifying information about the upcoming delivery, which will quickly identify inconsistencies and prevent attempts to circumvent control procedures. The heads of departments note that this mechanism will become a kind of arbitration between legal imports and gray schemes, forming transparent rules of the game for all market participants.
In addition, the meeting participants discussed the accumulated experience of tax and customs monitoring, which proved the benefits of close information exchange to prevent violations and optimize regulatory practices. According to the agencies, the new system of interaction will significantly improve the effectiveness of control and ensure the transition to more modern formats for managing foreign trade flows.
The joint actions of the Federal Customs Service and the Federal Tax Service form the basis for strengthening trust between the state and business, as well as for modernizing the mechanisms of economic regulation. The new model of interaction is aimed at increasing market transparency, reducing gray areas and improving the investment climate.
