13:44, 14 февраля 2017, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , Anara MAMYTOVA
The main reason for discrepancies in the comparative data on imports between and is the difference in calculation methods, First Deputy Chairman of the State Customs Service Altynbek Torutaev told at a press conference.
He noted that the service has repeatedly sent a request to China Customs Service to compare the data of participants of foreign economic activity. However, referred to the confidentiality of information. «But during the meetings with counterparts from were revealed a few basic reasons, one of which is a different approach to the classification of goods and their export through
He added that the Chinese side considers the export of the country at the first destination.
«The statistics indicates , despite the fact that the goods are transited to other countries through the territory of our country. But I note that the import figures from to on weight basis are the same," the Deputy Chairman summed up.