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reductions in the amount of guarantee, reduced physical examinations, Customs clearance at
their own premises - authorized locations) and the option of “door to door” transit.
2.2.1.10 ACTS Live Operations
ASEAN Customs Transit System is providing a real-time exchange of standardized electronic
messages between traders and Customs authorities for the submission of electronic transit
declarations, for the discharge of transit movements, and other transit formalities, which will
strengthen risk management and support the fight against fraud.
Current status of readiness for ASEAN ACTS Live operations can be summarized as follows:
 North-South ASEAN transport corridor pilot in Myanmar, Singapore and Thailand was
successfully completed in March 2017;
 East-West ASEAN transport corridor pilot in Cambodia, Lao, Vietnam, Thailand is
planned for November - December 2019;
 Launch of Live operations are planned in February-March 2020 in 6 ASEAN Member
States: Cambodia, Lao, Myanmar, Singapore, Vietnam and Thailand; and
 Myanmar will join ACTS’ live operations by the end of 2020;
Figure 7 presents the ASEAN ACTS Live Operations’ corridors:
Figure 7: ASEAN ACTS Live operations corridors
Source: Authors own compilation