TRS as Measure of TF: Customs Experience in Asia Pacific

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1 TRS as Measure of TF: Customs Experience in Asia Pacific Shujie ZHANG WCO Regional Office for Capacity Building (ROCB) May 20 22, 2009 Beijing, China Regional Policy Forum on Trade Facilitation and SMEs in Times of Crisis May 2009, Beijing, China

2 Against Crisis: Customs Action Promotion of risk management and other trade facilitation measures Customs-Customs cooperation Consultations with trade policy ministries Customs-Business partnerships Coordinated border management Deferred payment & Flexibility of guarantee (security) Sustain and promote growth of international trade which is in the benefits of the trade including SMEs * WCO Communication on the Global Financial Crisis for G20 Summit

3 Customs Evolving Role Revenue Collection Protection Society Protection Economic Domestic Develop- Industryment Security Statistic Duty Other Tax Drug Firearm Counterfeit Environment Anti- Trade Dumping Facilitation Duty etc. Protection Comp Global Trade Supply Statist Chain

4 Capacity Building WCO Tools for TF World Customs Organization: Sole inter-governmental organization competent in Customs matters with 174 member administrations. Single Window SAFE Framework of Standards (AEO) Guideline on application of ICT WCO Data Model, UCR Time Release Study, Risk Management Guide Integrated Supply Chain Management Guide Revised Kyoto Convention, Mutual Administrative Assistance, Harmonized System, Rules of Origin, WTO Valuation, Istanbul/ATA, Container Convention, etc.

5 Parties Involved in Importation Border Police Quarantine s Food sanitation Port Authority Import License Customs Importer Customs Broker Airlines Shipping lines Forwarder Warehouse Agents Immigration Banks Container Yards

6 Brief Background of TRS Systematic and standard system to measure average time between arrival of goods and its release Two ways: manual (Japan) and automatic (Korea) First TRS by Japan and US (1991) TRS was adopted by WCO (1994) TRS Guideline updated by WCO (2002) TRS Software developed by WCO and the World Bank (2005)

7 Why TRS To Customs & OGAs - Used as Trade Facilitatin Index & Clearance Quality Index - Identify bottlenecks/problems in clearance - Consider solutions to improve - Develop service charter To trade community - Predictability - Reduced time and cost of logistics

8 TRS: Image Consumed by Shipping company Shipping agent Port Authority, etc. Consumed by Importer, Customs broker Container Yard OGAs, etc. Consumed by Customs Bank Customs broker Consumed by Port Authority Container Yard Warehouse, Forwarder, etc. Ship Arrival Unloading Declaration Permission Delivery

9 Link to Other TF Indicators Doing Business Index Cross border Logistics Performan ce Index Time / procedures National competitiven ess

10 Regional Situation of TRS National Level: Japan (Since 1991) Korea (Since 1998) Philippines (2002) Indonesia (2005) China (2006) Thailand (2006) Malaysia (2007) Australia (2008) Regional Level Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines East ASEAN Area (BIMP- EAGA) (2009) Great Mekong Subregion (GMS) East West Economic Corridor (EWEC) (2009)

11 Country Case: Japan Quantitative 39.4 Evaluation 63.7 Conduct regularly since (billion Duration: yen) 7 consecutive days (8 th 26.0 TRS: March 2006) Geographical Scope: All regional Customs 1991 (At least one sea port) Types of goods: All cargoes Choice of Traffic: Sea and Air Choice of Customs Office: 22 major sea ports and 4 major air ports Arrival-Unload Unlord-Declaration Declaration-Permission Shipping 2.3 company and Arrival- Unload Unlord- Declaration Declaration- Permission 1.6 Source: Ministry of Finance, Japan (2004 year basis) Cargo owner others

12 ROCB Support TRS Workshop in Thailand (2006) TRS Workshop in China (2006) TRS Workshop in Lao PDR, in cooperation with World Bank (2009) TRS Workshop for BIMP-EGGA (Mar.2009) TRS Workshop for GMS EWEC (Jun.2009) Developed Regional Best Practice Compendium on TRS (2007)

13 Implications on Policy Political commitment and will must be obtained. The purpose must be clearly defined as for what data, by who and through what methodology Close cooperation among relevant governmental agencies and support from private sector is necessary. The results should be used wisely and effectively. Integrate TRS with other Customs modernization initiatives.

14 Shujie ZHANG Technical Attaché WCO ROCB (Bangkok) pfoverviewboxes_tools_and_instruments_ pftoolstimerelease.htm