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Improving Customs Transit Systems

In the Islamic Countries

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Analysis of the OIC Member States related to CTR

3.1

Current status of the OIC Member States related the CTR

6 OIC MS responded to the survey. The survey responses provide details on the characteristics

of CTR in the countries.

3.1.1.1

CTR Legal Framework

In addition to national customs law, the CAs of OIC MS mostly defines transit regime through

administrative instruction, implementing regulations and standard operating procedures, while

only one MS has a transit policy

(Table 4)

.

Table 4: Statutory instruments related to customs transit

Frequency

Percent

Customs Transit Policy

1

16.7%

Transit Administrative Instruction

5

83.3%

Implementing regulations

5

83.3%

Standard Operational Procedures

4

66.7%

Total

15

250.0%

Source: Authors’ own compilation

All of the CAs has the authority to conclude administrative agreements or MoUs with the

business community and OGAs

(Table 5)

. Also, most of them (83.3%) have authority to conclude

such agreements with other CAs, national organizations or associations, port authorities, airline,

and railway companies and express courier services.

Table 5: Authority to conclude administrative agreements / Memorandum of Understanding

(MoU) related to transit procedure

N

Percent

Other Customs Administrations

5

83.3%

Domestic Trade/business community

6

100.0%

Other domestic government agencies

6

100.0%

Regional/international organizations or associations

4

66.7%

National organisations or Associations

5

83.3%

Port Authorities

5

83.3%

Airlines Companies

5

83.3%

Railway Companies

5

83.3%

Express Courier Services

5

83.3%

Total

46

766.7%

Source: Authors’ own compilation

Regarding membership in international nongovernmental organizations with their existing

roles in CTRs, 5 MS OIC MS have implemented the IRU concept in road transport, while others

are less used

(Table 6)

.