SCC: Azerbaijan and Türkiye to be connected by simplified customs corridor

Azerbaijan and Türkiye are working on the establishment of a simplified customs corridor, Shahin Baghirov, Chairman of Azerbaijan's State Customs Committee (SCC) and Colonel General of the Customs Service, said in an interview with Report News Agency and İctimai TV.

According to Baghirov, customs cooperation with member states of the Organization of Turkic States continues to deepen. While Azerbaijan and Türkiye are jointly developing a simplified customs corridor, Azerbaijan is also working with Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan on the exchange of preliminary customs data.

"We already have our own research and practical groundwork for implementing the simplified customs corridor," Baghirov said.

He stressed that one of the SCC's key priorities is the development and implementation of a Single Window system.

"We have incorporated this into our plan and set it as an objective. Other OTS member states have also shown strong interest in this initiative. Through the Single Window mechanism, we aim to create a unique system connecting the Middle Corridor and the Turkic states-one that could serve as a model for the rest of the world. Azerbaijan is playing a very active role in this process, and most of the initiatives originate from us," Baghirov noted.

The full text of the interview is available here.