Customs Service reported record revenue in 2021

Chisinau, January 3 / MOLDPRES /- The Customs Service reported revenues of more than 28.5 billion lei collected last year.

In 2021 the revenues collected to the state budget reached over 28.5 billion lei, up by 26.8% compared to the previous year and 24.9% compared to 2019.

At the same time, in December 2021, the revenues to the state budget administered by the customs body increased. Thus, in the last month of last year, revenues of 3.062 billion lei were registered, by 27.2% more than in December 2020.

Next, the largest share is held by VAT payments, followed by excise duties and customs duties.

Regarding the categories of goods subject to excise duties, the largest taxpayer remains the oil sector, with a share of about 43%, followed by tobacco products, which generate 30.7% and cars, with a share of over 19% of the amount total excise duty.

Increase in revenues is mainly determined by the improvement of customs control, the authentic declaration of goods by bona fide economic agents, but also by the progress made in the field of anti-fraud. Another factor influencing the increase in budget collections is measures to simplify customs procedures and facilitate international trade, such as electronic declaration, AEO (Authorized Economic Agent), PVD (Customs Clearance at Home) or Approved Exporter.