Facilitating Trade:
Improving Customs Risk Management Systems
In the OIC Member States
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The lowest rate of RM performances is on the yellow channel, due to the exchange of information
(SEED46) with neighboring countries.
Currently, due to the limitation of AW, the CRM includes only the automated selectivity within
cargo verification. This automated selectivity is established through the management of risk
profiles and risk indicators, which are coded in AW integrated within the Selectivity Module
(MODSEL).
In the case when the SAD data is not matched with the data from SEED, the customs officer
informs the RAU and other departments/units in the KC, as per the instructions. The Customs
officer verifies that the T1 (transit document) is in the system; if it is not, the consignment is on
hold until a T1 is submitted;
 Consignments can be weighed if necessary, and the weights are recorded;
 Physical inspections of goods and objects can be done if deemed necessary by the
Customs Officer;
 The consignment is immediately released from the BCP if the importer qualifies for
simplified procedures (AEO), the means of transport remains at the BCP area for a
minimal amount of time, and if there is no further Customs intervention within that time
delay, it may proceed to the importer’s premises;
 Consignments that do not qualify for simplified procedures are released from the BCP
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The Intelligence Unit (IU) may increase the risk level and re-route the CD in the AW. The increase
of risk level by the IU must be based on the available information when:
 There are reasonable doubts about the CD accuracy and reasons of urgency when the
RAU due to sensitivity of the information cannot process and analyze the risk;
 For issues related to safety and security;
 The information is classified and cannot be followed up.
The IU can re-route the CD and control the goods to their end destination. Usually, the mobile
teams coordinate the requisite actions for controlled shipment in advance.
The KC tends to keep the physical control rate of around 20% combined with randomRP control.
The physical inspection must be approved by the Monitoring Office or the IU, based on
information and intelligence.
3.2.1.8 Kosovo CRM use of IT
From1999 till 2004, the UNMIK Customs used BRICO, anMS Access database, for CD processing.
From 2004 till 2012, the KC was using the TIMS48 - Trade Information Management System -
installed locally on every BCP for customs clearance. The TIMS CDPS was based on an obsolete
technology (RDBMS Oracle 8). The KC explored several possibilities for implementation of a new
CDPS. At that time, investment in the upgrade of TIMS was too expensive. Therefore, the
management decided to adopt the AW as an interim system and as of 2012, the KC has been
using the ASYCUDA World CDPS. Mid-term plans are to replace the AW with the EU DG TAXUD
CDPS that will be fully compatible and integrated with EU Customs Systems. For reporting and
analysis the KC is using DW/BI and now is in the process of implementing the data mining
system that will be integrated with the LE IT and the AW. Since the beginning of 2017, the
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