Enhancing Public Availability of Customs Information
In the Islamic Countries
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Annex 5- Detailed Questions and Responses from TFI Data
Table 5: Mexico.
Pillar
Question
Score
Information Availability Establishment of a national customs website
2
Information Availability Possibility to provide online feedback to Customs
2
Information Availability Publication of rate of duties
2
Information Availability Establishment of enquiry points
2
Information Availability Adjustment of enquiry points’ operating hours to commercial needs
0
Information Availability Timeliness of enquiry points
0
Information Availability Information on import and export procedures
2
Information Availability Required documentation easily accessible for downloading
2
Information Availability Information about procedures published in advance of entry into force
2
Information Availability Average time between publication end entry into force
0
Information Availability
Publication of agreements with any country or countries relating to the above
issues
2
Information Availability Publication of information on procedural rules for appeal
1
Information Availability Publication of decisions and examples of Customs classification
1
Information Availability Publication of necessary information on advance rulings
0
Information Availability Penalty provisions for breaches of import and export formalities published
1
Information Availability Applicable legislation published on Internet
1
Information Availability Publication of judicial decisions on Customs matters
0
Information Availability Dedicated interactive page for professional users/companies
0
Information Availability User manuals available online
2
Information Availability
Quality/User friendliness of the research/help function of the Customs
website
1
Information Availability Transparency of government policymaking
1
Involvement of Trade
Community
Public consultations between traders and other interested parties and
government
1
Involvement of Trade
Community
General notice-and-comment framework procedures in place, applicable to
trade and border issues
2
Involvement of Trade
Community
Are there established guidelines and procedures in place, governing the
public consultation process
2
Involvement of Trade
Community
Targeted stakeholders
2
Involvement of Trade
Community
Number of public consultations
2
Involvement of Trade
Community
Drafts published prior to entry into force
1
Involvement of Trade
Community
Public comments taken into account
1
Involvement of Trade
Community
Communication of policy objectives
1
Advance Ruling
Issuance of binding advance rulings
2
Advance Ruling
Number of advance ruling requests on tariff classification
Advance Ruling
Number of advance ruling requests on origin
0