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Improving Customs Transit Systems

In the Islamic Countries

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between CAs in departure, transit, and destination countries. An optimal ICT system regarding

CTR in large part will facilitate and simplify customs transit procedures. The paper-based

procedures that are inefficient, time-consuming, and risky will be changed with the electronic

exchange of information between all stakeholders in the process.

Managing

guarantees

is an essential part of CTR. A guarantee system ensures that Customs

duties and taxes suspended during the transit procedure are covered in cases where they have

to be paid. The process starts when the principal provides a bond by a bank or

insurance/voucher by a guarantor and released when the customs procedure ends. An

automatic release of guarantees is another measure to reduce the cost of the business

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Guarantee management covers:

Registration;

Verification of the existence and validity;

Monitoring of the reference amount;

The release of the guarantee.

If a comprehensive guaranty is issued, it covers multiple shipments; the Customs and the

principal will monitor the ceiling, ensuring that all pending shipments remain covered.

Partnership with the business sector

is an important part of an efficient CTR, especially in the

development of laws and regulations, and working together on improving the entire system. The

development of an efficient CTR that secures the countries and help the business sector to do

the business globally, there is a need for a comprehensive partnership with the business

community. The partnership can be built by signing mutual assistance agreements with trade

associations to encourage a high level of cooperation between the CAs and business sectors.

Generally, the CTR is public-private cooperation where CAs allows access to the business sector

compliant with a set of criteria in simplified transit procedures to authorized operators. So, this

level of partnership will eliminate the need for inspection of the goods in transit. Additionally,

the business sector is faced daily with problems in transit procedures and has the potential to

help CAs in improvements.

The

Authorised Economic Operator

(AEO) is another concept which is developed as a result

of CAs efforts to deal with the increasing flow of goods among the countries. Since physical

examination of all the goods moving across borders is impeding international trade, the CAs

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