President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko on September 21 received a report from the Chairman of the State Customs Committee Vladimir Orlovsky, reports president.gov.by/

Customs is primarily about the budget. I am informed that over this year you, despite certain difficulties, have even added to last year's level in this regard — by almost 3.5%. That's good growth, said the Head of State. Nevertheless, I would like to hear what problems exist in this regard.

The harsh economic attacks from the European Union countries and the West in general have not ceased. The reorientation of commodity flows to the east is underway. Whether it succeeds or not — what problems exist in this regard? clarified the Belarusian leader.

As reported to the President by the Prime Minister and the Government, Belarus has succeeded in reorienting commodity flows to the east. The Head of State noted that one indication of this is the recent talks with the Americans. Earlier Alexander Lukashenko announced the supply of Belarusian potash fertilizers to the United States. At the same time, the Belarusian side cannot supply large volumes to the Americans because the produced goods are already contracted for this year.

Even if we wanted to ship (potash — note) somewhere else to other Western markets, we simply do not have these volumes — everything is already

The head of the State Customs Committee reported to the President on how trade flows are being formed at the border under the current circumstances. "Currently, 85% of all Belarusian exports and imports for Belarusian enterprises is the eastern direction. First of all, China and other Asian countries. Of course, the Russian Federation," he noted.

Speaking about payments to the state budget, Vladimir Orlovsky pointed out that growth of almost 3.5% was recorded over eight months. This month, the growth rate is currently at 5.2%.