Risk Management Systems in Customs: The Ukrainian Context

The foreign economic and customs policy of states and unions, influenced by globalisation, integration processes and the associated challenges of our times, is a changing dynamic, which through its constant transformation and adaptation is leading to new economic and trade conditions. Together with the development of customs control technologies to support the policy, schemes designed to circumvent such controls have also evolved. Customs authorities and other border agencies are therefore seeking to manage the associated risks by way of sophisticated risk management systems (RMS). This paper examines the systems introduced in the Ukraine and the progress made.