Enhancing Public Availability of Customs Information
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8. What is the established maximum time period to provide response to traders´ enquiries?
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9. Is there a mechanism for providing response to traders´ enquiries electronically? Y/N
10. Is there any fee or charge for services provided by enquiry points? Y/N
11. Are there any other information services available, such as call centers? Y/N
12. Is there a trade portal available on the basis of your official website? Y/N
Consultation mechanisms
13. Are traders made aware of the upcoming changes and amendments in customs regulations
via public notice? Y/N
If yes, by what means (Official gazette, official website, the notification to the WTO Committee on
Trade Facilitation, etc.)? ______________________
14. Are changes and amendments to customs regulations published in advance of their entry
into force? Y/N
If yes, what is the time period between their publishing and entry into force? ________________
15. Is there a consultative mechanism which enables traders to comment on proposed
amendments or new regulations before they are issued? Y/N
16. What is the time period available to traders and other interested parties to comment on
proposed amendments or new regulations? _________________
17. What are the means of receiving traders´ and other interested parties´ comments (i.e., in
writing, electronically)? _______________________
18. Do you have an established mechanism for providing for regular consultations between
customs agencies and authorities and traders or other stakeholders? Y/N
If yes, how often do you hold such consultations? ___
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Advance Rulings
19. Is there an effective advance ruling system in place in your country? Y/N
If yes, what is the time period for traders to receive an advance ruling after the submission of the
request? _____________________________
20. Who can submit a request for advance ruling (i.e., an exporter, an importer, an interested
party, etc.)? ______________________
21. Is there a requirement for an applicant to have legal representation or registration in your
country to be able to submit a request for advance ruling? Y/N
22. What is the general scope of advance ruling? (i.e., the goods tariff classification, the
product´s origin, etc.)? ___________________
23. In addition to the general scope, does your customs authority also provides advance rulings
on:
(a) The appropriate method or criteria, and the application thereof, to be used for
determining the customs value under a particular set of facts? Y/N
(b) The applicability of the requirements for relief or exemption from customs duties?
Y/N
(c) The application of the requirements for quotas, including tariff quotas? Y/N; and
(d) Any additional matters for which your country considers it appropriate to issue an
advance ruling? Y/N
If yes, which matters? ________________________
24. What is the validity period of the advance ruling after its issuance? _________________