Improving Customs Transit Systems
In the Islamic Countries
184
reduce transaction costs and time significantly by improving administrative efficiency and
simplifying, standardizing, and harmonizing trade procedures, enhance the transparency of
laws, regulations, procedures, and forms, and share information on these and other trade issues,
develop sustainable, and safe, user-friendly transport and trade networks.
Aqaba Container Terminal, the Jordan main port, is handling more than fifteen of the world’s top
shipping lines. Aqaba Development Corporation manages, operates, and markets the terminal
in partnership with APM Terminals, a global port operator and part of the well-known A.P.
Moller Maersk Group. It is the major gateway for transit cargo moving to and from countries in
the region, as well as for the Jordanian market. Aqaba Development Corporation is playing an
important role in the National Committee for Transport and Trade Facilitation.
4.4 Benchmark Analysis
presents the two case studies and three desk researches OIC MS CTR benchmark
analysis.
Table 60: OIC MS CTR benchmark analysis
Benchmark Indicators
Kyrgyz
Republic
Senegal Uganda Pakistan Jordan
1. CTR
Legal
framewor
k
Bilateral and
regional
agreements
Partially Fully Fully Partially Fully
The international
legal framework
at the national and
regional levels
Fully Fully Fully Fully Fully
International
Legal Conventions
Fully Partially Partially Fully Fully
2. ICT and
efficient
transit
informati
on
managem
ent
Exchange of
information and
data protection
Not
implement
ed
Partially Partially Partially Partially
ICT infrastructure
Fully Fully Fully Fully Fully
3. CTR
Guarantee
managem
ent and
monitorin
g system
Calculation or
estimation of the
guarantee amount
Fully Fully Fully Fully Partially
Guarantee
according to risk
level and
guarantee waiver
Fully Fully Fully Fully Partially
Forms of
guarantee
All All All All All