Sberbank of Russia : Sber presents digital services for FEA and awards best exporters

Sber has taken part in Made in Russia, an international export forum, which also saw an award ceremony for winners of Exporter of the Year, an All-Russian award recognizing international cooperation and exportation with Sber as its general partner.

Thirteen best exporters of Russia got awards from First Deputy Prime Minister of Russia Andrei Belousov and Deputy Chairman of Sberbank's Executive Board Anatoly Popov. All winners received a bonus bundle from the Sber ecosystem, which included discounts and access to services of SberLogistics and SberSolutions, including the all-new News Coverage service.

The development of exports, especially high-tech and that of non-resource materials, is one of the key tasks for the country as a whole and Sber in particular. The search for best practices and creating an optimal exportation environment are integral parts of this task. That is why we've decided to support the National Exporter of the Year award. I sincerely congratulate the winners, rejoice at their success, and hope that dozens, hundreds, and thousands of companies in Russia will follow suit. On our end, will do everything possible so that our services help domestic exporters to enter new markets and increase their share in current ones easily. And I am especially pleased to note that 75% of the award winners have entrusted their foreign economic activities to Sber.

Anatoly Popov

Deputy Chairman of the Executive Board, Sberbank

Also, during the round table Digitalization of Services and One-Stop-Shop Mechanism for Exporters Anatoly Popov spoke about effective tools for conducting foreign economic activity. He noted that Sber designed and developed four super services for Single Window, the information system of the Russian Export Center (REC). Moving forward, the system will be supplemented with other services based on digital and customer-friendly processes without the use of paper and office visits.

Here's the list of services that have been launched:

• transportation subsidies (reimbursement for part of transportation costs when shipping industrial non-military products)
• exhibition subsidies (reimbursement for part of costs to promote offerings during international congresses, exhibitions, and business missions)
• confirmation of the 0% VAT rate when exporting goods
• customs declaration.

Sber serves 221,000 foreign economic activity participants, ranking first in the country in terms of market share. When developing any product, we always start with the problem that we have to resolve. That's why three years ago we spun off our foreign economic activity to focus on creating useful solutions for exporters and importers. Over this time, we've managed to develop and digitize several breakthrough solutions that simplify the life of an entrepreneur dramatically.

Anatoly Popov

Deputy Chairman of the Executive Board, Sberbank

Other innovative solutions by Sber

FEA Competence Center works with clients 20 hours a day in Russian, English, and Chinese. Its account managers have professional expertise in country and industry issues, understand all aspects of doing foreign business and advise on transactions of any complexity.

FED Dashboard within the SberBusiness online baking shows all relevant information on one screen in real time.

Express VAT / Excise Refund is a unique online service that reduces tax refund time for businesses from 72 to 7 days without visiting tax offices.

Online business missions let domestic manufacturers present their products to foreign buyers online. As many as 13 such business missions with China, India, Kazakhstan, and EU nations have been held.

Electronic bank guarantee for customs payments is a guarantee that a company will fulfill its obligations to the Federal Customs Service. With it, customers do not need to withdraw their working assets or apply for a loan.

Made in Russia Forum is an international platform where exporters, experts, officials, and development institutions discuss topical export issues and design practical solutions to increase the supply of Russian products and services abroad.

The key topic of the forum this year is 'What the economy of the third decade will be like and what challenges and opportunities it creates for Russian exports.' Round tables of the forum were devoted to the issues of adjusting the export support system, strategies for entering foreign markets through electronic trading platforms, the development of full-fledged exportation of impressions, the best regional practices supporting exporters, and digitization of services.