Cross-border EDO implemented between Russia and Belarus

2021 Ensuring the exchange of legally relevant electronic documents

March 18, 2021 SberKorus (part of the ecosystem) and Sbera- Belarusian EDIprovider "" Modern Trading Technologies reported on ensuring the exchange of legally significant electronic documents between companies in and. Russia Belarus Trusted third party became " system integrator." Gazinformservice The project was implemented under the supervision and. Federal Tax Service of Russia It Ministries of Taxes and Duties of the Republic of Belarus was attended by companies, "," " Х5 Retail GroupServolux Belvest," "," " Retail Food Samsung Electronics Rus Company Milk," and others. Signify

The pilot project was initiated by the Federal Tax Service Russia in order to set up a secure exchange of electronic documents for imported goods, simplify and set up their processing in, FTS as well as speed up business processes the Russian importing companies. SberKorus had to set up for roaming the exchange of legally significant documents with foreign companies and ensure the conversion of documents into a format readable for the Federal Tax Service. The tasks of Gazinformservice included confirming the compliance of documents signed by a foreign company with the electronic signature requirements of 63-FZ "On Electronic Signature."

Cross-border electronic document flow (EDO) between Russian and Belarusian companies was implemented on the basis of the SPHERE Courier service from SberKorus. Thanks to the service, the project participants were able to sign documents for goods with an electronic digital signature, as well as accept and send them in formats consistent with the legislation of the two countries: Belarusian invoices were converted into an electronic universal transfer document (UPD) in accordance with the requirements of the Federal Tax Service.

We had an ambitious task - the first in the Russian market to provide electronic exchange of legally significant documents. In just three months, the SberKorus team managed to finalize our flagship service SPHERE Courier in order to ensure the automatic conversion of documents, while preserving their full legal significance and guaranteeing the authenticity of the electronic digital signature. We thank the Federal Tax Service of Russia and our customers for their trust. We are sure that the launch of cross-border EDO will allow the companies participating in the project to significantly accelerate business processes, reduce paper document flow costs, as well as expand import and transit opportunities on the market, "commented Sergey Mashurin, head of SberKorus.

Thanks to our participation in the pilot project of SberKorus, we have gained invaluable experience that will allow us to significantly optimize internal business processes. During the testing, we analyzed and handed over more than 25 delivery notes with confirmed legal significance. Further expansion of the list of documents available for transfer across the border in electronic form will provide a big impetus to increase the effectiveness of this process, "said Stanislav Bogdanov, Director for the Development of Relations with State Authorities of X5 Retail Group, about the results of the project.

The massive transition to remote work against the backdrop of the pandemic has opened up a great potential for business to electronically exchange documents and data, "said Vasily Stepanov, supply analyst at Signify in Russia. - Participation in the pilot project of SberKorus on cross-border EDO became for us an important stage of the digitalization strategy. As you know, the longest road begins with a small step. We are pleased that it was successful for all participants in the project.

SberKorus plans to further develop and scale the project to increase the efficiency of participants in the Russian import-export market.