Modern trends of the public administration mechanisms development in the sphere of Customs regulation: the experience of Ukraine

Abstract

In the scientific paper on the example of Ukraine modern tendencies of state administration mechanisms development in the field of Customs regulation have been studied and presented. In order to substantiate the conceptual approaches to the development of state administration mechanisms in the field of Customs regulation in Ukraine the Customs administration activity in the context of the state development under the conditions of globalization has been investigated. The study has confirmed the coherent work of international organizations in the development and promotion of unified standards in key areas and determined that the World Trade Organization, the World Customs Organization, the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe and other international organizations seek to identify and harmonize relevant best practices that they will subsequently recommend countries as the best means of demonstrating and / or implementing specific commitments. In the field of Customs regulation in Ukraine such current trends in the public administration mechanisms development have been identified as the transformation of the State Fiscal Service of Ukraine from the controlling fiscal authority into the service one through building partnerships with citizens and business as well as providing them with high-quality services; adaptation to national needs and implementation of international instruments for capacity building of Customs administrations; adaptation of global instruments for the facilitation of world trade and their implementation in the national context; compliance of Customs procedures, information system of the State Fiscal Service of Ukraine etc. to the world standards (simplification of Customs formalities, in particular reduction of time necessary for goods clearance etc.); raising the level of commercial and investment attractiveness of Ukrainian ports etc.). It has been proved that the current trends in the public administration mechanisms development in the field of Customs regulation in Ukraine correspond to global tendencies for the simplification of international trade procedures.