AN EXPLORATION OF THE NEED FOR AND COST OF SELECTED TRADE FACILITATION MEASURES IN ASIA AND THE PACIFIC IN THE CONTEXT OF THE WTO NEGOTIATIONS

Response
(Y = Yes; N = No)

Comments

C
N

I
N

I
D

B
D

N
P

CN: China / IN: Indonesia / ID: India /
BD: Bangladesh / NP: Nepal

3

Is relevant customs and
trade related information
made available in:

Y

Customs offices

V

V

V

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Embassies

Y

Y

Y

Y

N

ID: through website /

BD: Occasionally sent to them.

Consulates

Y

Y

Y

Y

N

ID: through website

BD: Occasionally sent to them.

Trade missions/offices

Y

Y

Y

Y

N

ID: through website

Government buildings/offices

V

V

V

—

^N^

BD: Do

Public buildings/offices

Y

Y

Y

Y

N

IN: At International Airport and
Seaport / BD: Do.

Other?

Y

N

ID: Private publishing houses bring
out various customs manuals.

4

Is relevant information made
available in English, French
or Spanish?

Y

Y

Y

N

N

CN: Some in English / IN: Bi-Lingual
Website (Inde-Eng) still under
development / ID: only in English
BD: Only in Bangladeshi.

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Does Customs charge for
information provided?

Y

N

N

Y

N

CN: Not all information are charged /
BD: Tk. 20 for particular information.

6

When charges are made,
are costs limited to only the
service provided?

Y

—

N

Y

IN: See answer no. 5 / ID: Since no
charges are imposed hence not
applicable.

7

Is information relevant to any
proposed changes or new
requirements made available
sufficiently in advance for
interested parties to take
account of them?

Y

Y

Y

N

N

CN: 30 days in advance / ID: Certain
legal provisions are not out for
comments / BD: However,
Customs invites proposals for
changes from interest groups during
December-January period; this offer
closes in February.

8

Does Customs publish all
proposed changes or new
requirements in advance of
the entry into force?

Y

Y

Y

N

N

BD: Not as such, but seeks new
proposal from the stakeholder groups.
This final decision is up to the
government. All changes are informed
during the Budget declaration.