Outsourcing in Customs Logistics: from Theory to Practice

Abstract

The problems of the development of modern foreign economic activity include both compliance with all the requirements stipulated by customs legislation, and the solution of issues of an economic nature, namely the transportation and storage of goods. Currently, outsourcing in customs logistics is becoming increasingly widespread. Despite the considerable interest of scientists in the issue of providing services in the customs sphere, the organizational conditions contributing to the development of outsourcing services in the customs sphere and their implementation in practice have not been fully investigated. The services provided in the customs sphere have a direct impact on speeding up and simplifying the processes of customs clearance and control, minimizing the time and financial costs of foreign trade participants, which they inevitably incur when passing customs formalities established by the state. That is why, in modern conditions of development of foreign economic activity, the question of the most profitable, from an economic point of view, customs service has become especially relevant. The purpose of this study is to analyze current trends in the development of outsourcing in customs logistics and directions for their improvement. As a result of the study, the advantages and disadvantages of outsourcing were highlighted, logistics processes outsourced in customs logistics were identified, as well as current trends in the development of outsourcing in modern logistics that have a positive impact on the economy.