Georgia's accession to the Convention on Common Transit and the Convention on the simplification of formalities in trade in goods
Georgia has been formally invited to join the Common Transit Convention and the Convention on the Simplification of Formalities in Trade in Goods. Following the deposit of the instruments of accession on 19 December 2024 and the completion of the necessary formalities to make this accession effective, Georgia will become a contracting party to these Conventions as of 1 February 2025.
From this date, transit operations in which Georgia appears as the country of origin, circulation or destination of the goods must be duly guaranteed. For this purpose, it is the obligation of the holder of the transit regime to constitute a guarantee in order to ensure payment of the amount of import duties corresponding to the customs debt and other charges that may arise with respect to the goods included in the transit regime. The guarantee must include the identification (surname and first name or company name and full address) of the guarantor's representative in Georgia.
In the case of having a previously granted comprehensive guarantee authorisation or guarantee waiver to carry out transit operations, if you wish for said authorisation to extend its effects to operations to be carried out with Georgia, you must request a modification of said authorisation in order to include said country in the geographical scope of validity of the common transit countries (Box 1/5 Comprehensive guarantee authorisation/guarantee waiver).
Guarantees previously provided to secure transit operations shall be valid for carrying out operations with Georgia, provided that the necessary adaptations are made to their text to reflect the extension of their effects to said operations.
In the attached link you will find the information published on this subject by the Directorate General for Taxation and Customs Union (DGTAXUD) of the European Commission.