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Improving Customs Transit Systems

In the Islamic Countries

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This might require further development of inter/intra-actors communication, which can be

incorporated into the blockchain. XML adoption as the

de facto

standard for information sharing

might completely replace the obsolete EDIFACT standards

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, and its incorporation in blockchain

will improve Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) messaging standards. With the implementation

of the blockchain technology, the full status of the visibility will be based on collected tracking

and tracing information on end-to-end supply chains.

Recent transit bilateral and regional agreements have established new trade facilitation

practices and regulatory requirements to be implemented worldwide. Many of these practices

rely on data exchange across organizational and geographical boundaries.

The exchange of information related to transit is also synergistic with the following strategic

objectives:

The use of XML-based, EDI and emerging blockchain technology for the collection,

processing, and transmission of the end-to-end global supply chains data,

including the transit (

en route

) data;

Efficient operational cooperation, coordination, and exchange of informationwith

other CAs;

Management and monitoring of transit operations, as well as the implementation

of a partnership policy with economic operators;

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Exchange of Information for Prevention, Investigation, and Suppression of Customs

Offences

The exchange of intelligence is facilitated by the WCO’s Regional Intelligence Liaison Office

(RILO)32 system. The RILO’s which report to the WCO Enforcement Committee Network was

established by the WCO as a part of its Global Intelligence Network.

The RILO network supports WCO Members by providing operational support, designing and

implementing target-oriented intelligence for regional operations, facilitating mutual

administrative assistance, and promoting and maintaining regional co-operation with other law

enforcement agencies and organizations.

Each participating WCO Member must designate a RILO National Contact Point (NCP) to:

Collect information on seizures, including all required details relating to Customs

offenses, from existing sources at the national level;

Distribute intelligence reports, alerts and other relevant publications received

from the WCO and RILO’s at the national level;

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2 http://www.wcoomd.org/en/topics/enforcement-and-compliance/activities-and-programmes/intelligence-and-risk-

management-programme/rilo.aspx