Results of the “Customs Visa-Free” in Q2 2024: declaration numbers rise despite the transition to NCTS Phase 5

In Q2 2024, the State Customs Service of Ukraine processed 25,500 transit declarations under the Common Transit procedure (NCTS), 2,000 more than in the previous quarter. Notably, around 15,000 of these were processed using the new NCTS Phase 5 system.

Despite the transition to NCTS Phase 5 on April 22, 2024, the pace of processing declarations did not slow down. In fact, Q2 2024 became the most successful quarter since the international implementation of the “customs visa-free” initiative on October 1, 2022.The total number of processed declarations has now reached 91,000.

For more details about NCTS, visit: https://customs.gov.ua/rezhim-spilnogo-tranzitu-ncts