Russia and Iran sign agreement on simplified customs corridor

Russia and Iran have signed a number of documents on cooperation, including the protocol on swapping of preliminary information regarding the flow of goods and vehicles between the countries, Federal Customs Service said.

The sides also agreed to swap information on customs value of the goods crossing the border and inked the plan on cooperation between Russia and Iran in the customs area for 2016-2017.

Besides, the head of Russia’s Federal Customs Service Andrei Belyaninov and the head of Iran's Customs Administration Masoud Karbasian discussed the issues related to the North-South international transportation corridor as well as the implementation of the memorandum on swapping statistics, TASS reports.