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Enhancing Public Availability of Customs Information

In the Islamic Countries

121

Table 11: Bangladesh.

Pillar

Question

Score

Information Availability Establishment of a national customs website

2

Information Availability Possibility to provide online feedback to Customs

1

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

1

Information Availability Required documentation easily accessible for downloading

1

Information Availability Information about procedures published in advance of entry into force

2

Information Availability Average time between publication end entry into force

Information Availability

Publication of agreements with any country or countries relating to the above

issues

0

Information Availability Publication of information on procedural rules for appeal

2

Information Availability Publication of decisions and examples of Customs classification

2

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

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

1

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

0

Advance Ruling

Number of advance ruling requests on tariff classification

0

Advance Ruling

Number of advance ruling requests on origin

0

Advance Ruling

Total number of advance ruling requests

0