YEREVAN. – A clash took place today in front of the State Revenue Committee building between Yerevan police and Armenia’s car importers who are protesting the relocating of the vehicle customs clearance office from Yerevan to Gyumri.

The police officers demanded that the car importers who closed off Khorenatsi Street to open it and to remove their cars that are parked on the street.

One of the car importers responded: "We're not taking [the cars] out!"

In response a police officer said: "Who refuses to comply with the lawful requirement of the police?"

Then an arguments broke out between the police and the demonstrators, after which they began to push each other, and the situation became tense.

The exemption granted to Armenia when becoming an EAEU member in 2014 expires on January 1, 2020, and therefore car customs clearance duties will rise several times in the country.

According to this exemption, despite the high customs duties in the EAEU, changes in customs payments had been delayed in Armenia for five years.

The aforesaid car importers also complain about the Gyumri customs clearance office, which has already been put into operation.