Improving Customs Transit Systems
In the Islamic Countries
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Response 0 1 2
Automated processing for Customs declarations available full-
time (24/7)
64.44% - 35.56%
Quality of telecommunications and IT 44.44% 15.56% 40.00%
Source: WTO TFA indicators database
3.2.5.6 Formalities – Procedures
When it comes to formalities – procedures , in 24.4% of the OIC MS there is not a
Single Window as the facility that allows parties involved in trade and transport to lodge
standardized documentation and/or data with a single entry point to fulfil all import, export and
transit-related regulatory requirements, while in 40% of the countries it is planned or in the
process of implementation. Still, 35.6% of the countries don't use the Single window concept.
80% of the countries don't publish in a consistent manner on a periodic basis the average time
for release and clearance of goods. 33.3% of the OIC MS have fully operational risk management
system that allows customs controls to concentrate on high-risk consignments, expediting the
release of low-risk consignments, while in 53.3% of the countries the risk management system
is in the process of implementation. Regarding the possibility for OGAs to be supported by the
customs risk management system, only 2.2% of the OIC MS have enabled access, while 48.9% of
the countries are in the process of implementation. Still, there are almost half of the countries
that don't have a risk management system for border controls other than customs.
Regarding AEOs, only 20% of the countries use AEOs scheme developed on the basis of relevant
international standards, while 31.1% of the countries provide additional trade facilitation
measures to AEOs meeting criteria related to compliance or the risk of non-compliance, But, still
in almost half of the OIC MS, there is no possibility to provide additional facilitation to AEOs. In
most of the countries (66.70%), the criteria for qualifying as an AEO and the procedures for
submission and review of applications for AEO status are not defined or published, while 20%
have enabled them in paper-based, and only 13.3% have published them on a dedicated
webpage and an online request procedure is available. In 66.7%of the OIC MS, the private sector
considers that working hours of Customs personnel are entirely adapted to commercial needs,
while in 22.2% are partially adapted to commercial needs.
Table 42: TFI related to formalities – procedures
Response 0 1 2
Single Window 35.60% 40.00% 24.40%
Publication of Average Release Times 80.00% 20.00%
Customs controls supported by a risk management system
allowing risks to be assessed through appropriate selectivity
criteria
13.30% 53.30% 33.30%