Kazakhstan is introducing guarantee payments for road carriers booking slots in electronic queues at border checkpoints, Uzbekistan’s Ministry of Transport reported.
The State Revenue Department for Turkistan Region announced a new procedure for booking slots at the Kazygurt, B. Konysbayev and Atameken checkpoints. From November 9, carriers will be required to pay a guarantee deposit of 20 monthly calculation indices (MCI), equivalent to 86,500 tenge or 2.28 million soums, Spot reports.
According to the Kazakh authorities, the measure is intended to prevent the artificial creation of queues at border crossings.
Carriers will be able to book a slot in the electronic queue only if the required amount is available in a dedicated electronic account. The deposit will be refunded in full if the vehicle arrives at the checkpoint at the scheduled time.
If a carrier fails to arrive at the checkpoint on time twice in a row within a 90-day period, the deposit will not be refunded and will be transferred to the state budget.
The department urged carriers to plan their trips in advance, take the new booking requirements into account and ensure that sufficient funds are available in their accounts. The new procedure is expected to help streamline traffic at border checkpoints.
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