BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 16. Azerbaijan ranked
4th in the world and 1st in the regions of Southern and Eastern
Europe, the Caucasus, and Central Asia in the UN’s 2025 global
study on digitalization and the sustainable simplification of trade
procedures, the Deputy Chairman of the State Customs Committee,
Natig Shirinov said, Trend's correspondent reports from the event.


Shirinov made the announcement during his speech at the official
presentation of the ‘Single Window’ information system, a digital
logistics platform.


Furthermore, Shirinov noted that this result is seen as a
consequence of reforms carried out in line with the 'Single Window'
principle and the digitization of foreign trade processes.


''According to the results of the UN Global Survey on
Digitalization and Sustainable Simplification of Trade Procedures
in 2025, Azerbaijan ranked 4th in the world with an average score
of 94.57% across eight indicators and 1st in the region of Southern
and Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, and Central Asia. In 2023, this
figure stood at 86.05%, and our country ranked 9th,'' he said.


Natig Shirinov noted that the second phase of the 'Single
Window' project has begun.


''At this stage, the summary import declaration and the transit
customs declaration are fully integrated with the ‘Single Window’
information system. As a result, data on import and transit
operations will be received, processed, and exchanged
electronically between government agencies via a single platform;
duplicate data submissions will be eliminated, and customs
clearance will be faster,'' the deputy chairman emphasized.







According to him, the first phase of the project has already
been successfully completed.


“All 154 functional and technical tasks planned for the first
phase have been completed. On May 4, 2026, the first export customs
declaration submitted through the ‘Single Window’ information
system was successfully accepted, approved automatically, and the
goods were released,” Natig Shirinov said.


He added that in the next phase of the project, import customs
declarations, as well as documents related to other customs
procedures, will also be integrated into the system.


“This approach will minimize the need for businesses to contact
various government agencies separately, ensure the principle of
one-time submission of information, and enable foreign trade
operations to be conducted in a fully digital environment,” the
deputy chairman of the State Customs Committee noted.