One of the main challenges in a globalising world is ensuring the continuity of the trade and supply chain and carrying out trade operations easily and quickly. Various innovations and electronic solutions are applied to speed up these processes, one of which is the “Global Trade Item Number” (GTIN) — a global product identification number that provides unique coding for goods with different characteristics. The GTIN is a unique product number that identifies each product unit carrying barcodes and digits and varies depending on the type of product; it was created by Global Standard 1.
The GTIN is used in product tracking, the ordering process, inventory, and in logistics and supply chain management.
Because it makes it possible to obtain accurate information about products and to identify them, the GTIN is also important in terms of consumer satisfaction.
The GTIN also creates additional opportunities on e-commerce platforms in terms of product recognition, reaching more customers and increasing sales.
The State Customs Committee has likewise made it possible to add a GTIN on the Customs Clearance Platform.
The GTIN may be entered when a customs declaration is drawn up, as well as in the field provided for it in the electronic invoice system.
Under subparagraph 2.3.10 of the “Rules on the form, application, accounting and use of the electronic waybill-invoice”, a column has been added to all types of waybill-invoices for taxpayers to voluntarily indicate the GTINs of goods produced or imported.
The application of the GTIN will above all benefit entrepreneurs, making business processes more transparent, faster and easier.
Applying the GTIN within the country will help prevent the import and production of counterfeit goods, which is important for protecting the rights of both entrepreneurs and consumers. At the same time, it will allow importers, producers, wholesalers and retailers to keep accurate and convenient records and will minimise financial losses on electronic waybill-invoices submitted by taxpayers during tax inspections.
The application of the GTIN also means full transparency in the field of customs administration.
At present, one of the disputed areas in customs clearance is the correct determination of customs value. The application of the GTIN makes it possible to trace goods from the importer to the producer, so that accurate information about the goods will contribute to the determination of customs value by the customs authorities.
The GTIN also offers a number of advantages in terms of tax administration. Applying the GTIN to imported goods and goods produced within the country means accurate product accounting and minimising tax evasion. Thanks to the GTIN, the goods offered and acquired by taxpayers operating in import, export, retail and wholesale trade will be tracked, which will create the conditions for a virtual electronic warehouse covering the turnover of all taxpayers operating in the country.
Thanks to the GTIN, foreign trade operations and customs clearance will be carried out quickly and transparently, and tax administration will be organised more easily and more completely.
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