## Ukraine: Technical Assistance Report-National Revenue Strategy Implementation in Customs Administration

_Technical Assistance Reports, August 13, 2025_

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## Bibliographic details
- Published: August 13, 2025
- Series: Technical Assistance Reports
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9798229020121.019

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### Summary
- This IMF report summarizes the technical assistance to Ukraine's customs for the National Revenue Strategy.
- Focus areas: risk management, IT improvements, stakeholder engagement, and change management.
- Objective: enhance customs revenue and operational accountability and efficiency.

### Key findings and emphases
- Risk management:
  - Emphasis on strengthening customs risk management frameworks and processes.
- IT improvements:
  - Upgrading IT systems and SCS IT resource allocation is highlighted to support customs functions.
- Stakeholder engagement:
  - Enhanced engagement with stakeholders is identified as necessary for successful implementation.
- Change management:
  - Change management, including management support programme and staff rotation Policy, is central to sustaining reforms.
- Authorized Economic Operator (AEO) and core customs functions:
  - The AEO concept and customs administration core functions are integral to the Reform Plan and National Revenue Strategy.
- Performance measurement:
  - Use of key performance indicators is highlighted to monitor progress and operational efficiency.

### Policy recommendations and implementation actions
- Strengthen customs risk management capacity and procedures.
- Prioritize IT system improvements and allocate appropriate SCS IT resources.
- Implement stakeholder engagement strategies to support reform implementation.
- Deploy change management measures, including management support programmes and staff rotation Policy, to institutionalize reforms.
- Integrate Authorized Economic Operator (AEO) approaches into customs processes to support trade facilitation and revenue goals.
- Define and monitor key performance indicators tied to the National Revenue Strategy and Reform Plan.

### Subjects and keywords
- Subjects:
  - Authorized economic operator
  - Customs administration core functions
  - Imports
  - International trade
  - Revenue administration
- Keywords:
  - Authorized economic operator
  - customs administration
  - Customs administration core functions
  - Customs implementation
  - customs risk management.
  - Global
  - Imports
  - IT system
  - key performance indicators
  - management support programme
  - National Revenue Strategy
  - Reform Plan
  - SCS IT resource
  - staff rotation Policy
  - stakeholder engagement
  - Ukraine

*International Monetary Fund. "Ukraine: Technical Assistance Report-National Revenue Strategy Implementation in Customs Administration", August 13, 2025. https://www.imf.org/en/publications/technical-assistance-reports/issues/2025/08/13/ukraine-technical-assistance-report-national-revenue-strategy-implementation-in-customs-569554*

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