Enhancing Public Availability of Customs Information
In the Islamic Countries
118
Pillar Question Score
Information Availability Publication of decisions and examples of Customs classification 0
Information Availability Publication of necessary information on advance rulings 1
Information Availability Penalty provisions for breaches of import and export formalities published 0
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 2
Information Availability User manuals available online 2
Information Availability
Quality/User friendliness of the research/help function of the Customs
website
2
Information Availability Transparency of government policymaking 1
Involvement of Trade
Community
Public consultations between traders and other interested parties and
government
2
Involvement of Trade
Community
General notice-and-comment framework procedures in place, applicable to
trade and border issues
1
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
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
Advance Ruling Total number of advance ruling requests
Advance Ruling Length of time for which the advance ruling is valid (duration) 0
Advance Ruling Publication of the maximum time by which the advance ruling will be issued 2
Advance Ruling Maximum time by which the advance ruling will be issued
Advance Ruling Percentage of advance rulings issued within the maximum issuance time
Advance Ruling Information on advance rulings of significant general interest published 2
Advance Ruling
Possibility to request a review of an advance ruling or its revocation /
modification
0
Advance Ruling Refusal to issue or the revocation of advance rulings is motivated 2
Appeal Procedures Is information on procedural rules for appeal publicly available 2
Appeal Procedures
Independent or higher level administrative and/or judicial appeal
procedures available for customs decisions
2
Appeal Procedures Timeliness of the appeal mechanism – time available for lodging and appeal 2
Appeal Procedures Timeliness of the appeal mechanism – avoidance of undue delays 0
Appeal Procedures Information available on the motives of the administration’s decisions 0