Facilitating Trade:
Improving Customs Risk Management Systems
In the OIC Member States
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LE IT is an agency-wide Information Technology System that provides collection, storage,
maintenance, handling, archiving, and viewing of information, records, documents, or files about
Law Enforcement Operations. The implementation of LE IT in KC is improving the TF, allowing
further enhancement and supplementing routine controls. It also enhances the allocation of
resources – human and technology.
The LE IT allows the CRM to focus on serious, organized smuggling and crime, to provide a
flexible response, and to support the KC communication with National and International
Authorities. The LE IT covers the entire customs Law Enforcement lifecycle from the initial
generation to its completion. The modules are presented in Table 8. An effective LE IT allows
single entry of data while supporting multiple analysis/reporting mechanisms on strategic,
tactical and operational levels.
Table 8: LE IT Systemmodules
Intelligence Unit FAST/Scanner Unit
Operational Centre (part of the Kosovo Integrated Border
Management (IBM))
Professional Standard Unit
Risk Analysis Unit
Web-Based Risk Management - Aid
memoires
Investigation Unit (fine, customs offenses, criminal report
sub-module)
Integration/messaging Module
External Audit (Post Clearance Control) Stop/Search Form
Task/Activities Sub-system Seizure/Detain Module
Declaration of Monetary Instruments
Source: Kosovo Customs
The investigation module of the LE IT System is designed to establish a common task force for
the Kosovo Tax Administration and the KC, allowing them to perform joint investigations. The
short-term plan is to create a common/integrated risk management system that will include the
Tax Administration, OGA’s that will participate in the KS Single Window and the Kosovo Police.
is presenting the statistics extracted from the LE IT system for the period January –
September 2017.
Table 9: LE IT System Statistics
Case Type Number of Cases Reports Number of Reports
Intelligence 98 Intel reports 49
Investigation 42 Risk profiles (outcome from LE IT) 82
Monetary declaration 568 Criminal charge 15
Offence 1298 Offence decision 931
Post control 315 Seizure 281
Seizure 249 Post control decision 100
Seizure money 3
Overall cases 2573 Number of reports 1458
Source: Kosovo Customs