INTELLECTUAL ECONOMICS 2007, Number 2(2)
Rimutis KlevečkaLIBERALISATION OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND CHANGES OF CUSTOMS ACTIVITY IN LITHUANIA
Mykolas Romeris University Publishing Centre. Vilnius. Lithuania 2007 Nr.2(2), p. 19–24
Abstract
This article analyses the impact of international trade liberalisation on the changes of customs activities in the world at the beginning of the 21st century and its influence on the activities of the Lithuanian Customs. The motto of this article is the issue of ensuring security in the field of customs activity. A discussion of legal and procedural issues attempts to link the relationship between the customs and business environment; it also focuses on an analysis of preconditions for creation of Electronic Customs. It is presumed that the introduction of Electronic Customs, the principle of Single Window and the application of information technologies at the Lithuanian Customs will create a solid ground for ensuring the competitiveness of the Lithuanian Customs in the Baltic region.
JEL Classification: F190.Keywords: international trade, trade liberalisation, customs, changes of customs activity in Lithuania.