ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan, February 6. A working
meeting was held at the State Customs Service of Turkmenistan to
brainstorm strategies for cutting down the time it takes to clear
customs for goods being transported by rail across the nation's
border,
Trend reports via the service.
The meeting was attended by representatives of authorized
agencies operating at border checkpoints, including customs,
border, veterinary, and quarantine services, as well as specialists
from the Ministry of Railways of Turkmenistan.
Participants emphasized the importance of improving the quality
of customs procedures, streamlining document flow between services,
and expanding the use of digital systems to optimize processing
time, especially amid growing rail cargo volumes.
Turkmenistan has been actively advancing the
digitalization of its customs procedures, including the full
implementation of the ASYCUDA World system across all customs
offices since 2020, which now covers 99% of imports, exports, and
most transit goods, alongside the integration of a single trade
window connecting 22 government agencies to streamline document
flow and reduce border delays.
These efforts support the country's growing role as a
transit hub in Central Asia, where rail-related container traffic
surged to 21,320 shipments in 2025—an increase of over 90% from the
previous year—amid rising volumes along key corridors such as
North-South and Trans-Caspian routes.
ASYCUDA World (Automated System for Customs Data) is
an extensive, web-based customs management system created by UN
Trade and Development (UNCTAD) to automate, optimize, and modernize
international trade processes. It facilitates the electronic
processing of manifests and declarations, permitting brokers to
submit paperwork online, hence decreasing cargo clearance duration
and expenses.
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