Improving Customs Transit Systems
In the Islamic Countries
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Table 6: Most relevant governmental and non-governmental international organizations with
their existing roles in CTRs
N Percent
in road transport (e.g. IRU) 5 100.0%
in railway transport (e.g. CIT - International Rail Transport Committee) 0 0.0%
in air transport (e.g. IATA) 1 20.0%
in maritime transport 1 20.0%
Total 7 140.0%
Source: Authors’ own compilation
More than a half CAs that responded to the survey has not established intra-ministerial
committees or body that will regularly review and examine the CTR .
Table 7: Intra-ministerial committees or body regularly reviewing or examining the CTR
Frequency
Valid
Percent
Cumulative
Percent
There is not intra-ministerial committees or body
regularly reviewing or examining the CTR
4 66.7 66.7
There is intra-ministerial committees or body
regularly reviewing or examining the CTR
2 33.3 100.0
Total 6 100.0
Source: Authors’ own compilation
3.1.1.2 ICT and Efficient Transit Data and Information Management
Most of the countries don’t manage the electronic customs declaration related to transit in the
CDPS, but they are planning to implement this, while 40%of the CAs manage transit declarations
through their CDPS .
Table 8: CDPS and Transit declarations
10. Does your Customs Administration manage the electronic customs declaration related
to transit in your CDPS?
Frequency Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
Yes 2 40.0 40.0
Not yet, but planned 3 60.0 100.0
Total 5 100.0
Source: Authors’ own compilation
66.7% of the countries (Table 9) have the possibility to lodge a transit declaration in advance
(before the presenting goods at departure), while 50% use combined declaration (transit and
pre-arrival).
Table 9: Pre-arrival processing of transit data
11. Pre-arrival processing of transit data and information
N Percent
Combined declaration (transit & Pre-arrival) 3 50.0%