From October the 1st, the customs clearance of all goods destined to Kosovo is being carried out at the customs of Durrës.

Albanian Minister of Finance and Economy, Delina Ibrahimaj, and Kosovan Minister of Finance, Labor and Transfers, Hekuran Murati, paid a visit today to the customs branch in Durrës, where a Kosovo Customs Office also operates.

Minister Ibrahimaj announced that there are 1040 businesses from Kosovo that currently benefit from the opening of this branch, which not only save time, but also reduce customs clearance costs.

The Kosovo Customs Office at Durrës Harbor started operating on September the 1st, to initially clear only articulated trucks and fuel. Since October the 1st, customs clearance procedures are carried out for all types of goods.

Minister Ibrahimaj emphasized that since Friday, 70% of the processed declarations are compiled for customs clearance and not transit passage, which speaks of a high interest of the business to complete the process at the Durrës Harbor.

The minister listed some of the facilities that have been offered to businesses thanks to the cooperation of the two governments, while stating that intensive work is being done for the customs unification.

“Working groups from both countries are working in carrying out an analysis for the customs unification, in order to remove all barriers and bureaucracies between the two countries and to lift obstacles in trade cooperation too. The customs unification is a step further in terms of facilities than the presence of Kosovo customs point in Durrës”, said the Ibrahimaj.

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