Tax and Border Guard Systems Now Share Data Automatically
The State Tax Service and the State Border Guard Service have set up an automated link between their electronic systems, eliminating the previous dependence on manual correspondence. The cooperation agreement was signed by State Tax Service head Lesia Karnaukh and acting State Border Guard Service head Valerii Vavryniuk. The goal is to make information sharing faster and to strengthen oversight of tax liabilities. This makes the new arrangement directly relevant to anyone crossing Ukraine's border for business, travel, or trade.
Until now, the two agencies relied on official letters and case-by-case inquiries, a process that often took a long time. Under the new arrangement, responses are generated automatically within seconds. Karnaukh put it this way:
Automated access is not about extra inspections, restrictions, or any new authority. The rules for crossing Ukraine's state border remain exactly the same. What changes is that the tax service can now identify sham transactions, grey import/export schemes, and tax evasion arrangements more quickly, and it can determine an individual's tax residency with greater accuracy. Lesia Karnaukh
Border-crossing records will be combined with other data to establish tax residency for individuals, probe possible fictitious financial transactions, and uncover tax evasion schemes. No request will be made without a lawful basis tied to a specific individual or vehicle. Information will be transmitted over protected communication channels using qualified electronic signatures, and every user action will be logged in electronic audit trails.
It is important to note that unpaid tax debts or other tax-related issues do not restrict anyone from leaving Ukraine. Only a court can impose such a ban. In short, the automated data exchange is designed to improve tax control efficiency without adding new burdens for citizens.
Why Automated Data Exchange Matters
This digital integration between the tax agency and the border guard service marks a notable step in modernizing Ukraine's control systems. It should reduce administrative friction and speed up data verification, while laying the groundwork for closer cooperation among state institutions. The new mechanism also has the potential to make taxation and financial oversight more transparent, which could reinforce trust in Ukraine's business climate and investor environment.