On November 1, 2025, Moldova will officially join the Convention on Common Transit Procedure and will start applying the New Computerized Transit System (NCTS), a digital tool that will connect the country to the single European customs network.
Compliance with the common transit regime will mean for economic operators to submit a single electronic transit declaration valid from origin to destination and reduce the time for customs formalities and predictability of results.
Electronic data exchange with the customs authorities of European countries in real time will also save the costs of customs procedures and time for issuing guarantees. At the same time, the submission of inaccurate information, certificates of origin and other documents during border crossing will become more difficult for businesses, and the corruption risk is likely to disappear for the Customs Service with the introduction of NCTS.
The authorities also hope to improve the quality of transit statistics, eliminate manipulations and imputations, which will make the indicators of foreign trade turnover more reliable. The decision to accede to the Convention on Common Transit Procedure follows from the commitments assumed under the Association Agreement with the European Union.
At the same time, as previously reported, on September 25, the EU Council announced the decision to invite Moldova to join the Convention on the Simplification of Formalities in Trade in Goods, which will be an additional step for the unification of commodity positions within the single European customs structure.
