Improving Customs Transit Systems
In the Islamic Countries
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Table 31: Availability of transit information
43. Availability of transit information No Yes
Is there any free publicly accessible CTR related national information
portal or another kind of sources for the transportation and trade
communities in the exempt case studies
60.00% 40.00%
Is there any publicly known whistle policy and instruments within the
CTR, e.g., telephone number
80.00% 20.00%
Is there any list of the national and/or regional contact points within
the current CTR in place and what is their availability
66.70% 33.30%
Is there any national database containing the registered vessels or
firms actively involved in CTR
66.70% 33.00%
Source: Authors’ own compilation
3.1.1.11 Partnership with business
In 83.3% of the MS, the business community participates in the development of laws and
regulations and in half of the MS there is a customs-business partnership program to improve
the effectiveness of the transit. But, 80% of the countries have not established legal or
administrative consultative national body composed of business and relevant national entities,
regularly coming together to review the CTR system or discuss the upcoming changes in the
relevant regulation, etc.
Table 32: Partnership with business
44. Partnership with business No Yes
Does the Business Community participate in the development of laws
and regulations
16.70% 83.30%
Is there a Customs-Business Partnership programme to improve the
effectiveness of transit
50.00% 50.00%
Is there any established legal or administrative, national consultative
body composed of business and relevant national entities, regularly
coming together within the CTR, tasked with the review of the system
or discuss the upcoming changes in the relevant regulation, etc.
80.00% 20.00%
Source: Authors’ own compilation
3.1.1.12 Performance measurement
Half of the countries use the WCO Time Release Study concept to measure the time and
effectiveness of the CTR, while 83.3% don't have developed CTR performance indicators to be
used for the improvement of the CTR procedures (Table 33).