KIEV, Oct. 1 – The American Chamber of Commerce in Ukraine has asked Prime Minister Arseniy Yatseniuk and Finance Minister Natalie Jaresko to suspend cabinet resolution No. 724 on the benchmarks of the customs value of imported goods.

The chamber said that the concept of “the benchmarks of the customs value during customs clearance” of imported goods. According to this resolution, the customs authorities have grounds to apply the benchmarks of the customs value within the risks management system. That is, these benchmarks should be used to identify and assess the risks of incorrect determination of customs value (for example, its understatement) while controlling the correctness of its determination.