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

33

Does the administration grant
immediate release/clearance
procedures to any category
of goods?

Y

Y

Y

Y

N

IN: Granted to authorized importers
(priority channel) and under certain
customs facilities such as rush
handling, express consignment
except for restricted goods /
BD: Petroleum, and perishable goods
such as rice, sugar, wheat etc.

34

Does the administration
specify a minimum
value/minimum amount of
duties and taxes below
which no duties and taxes
will be collected?

Y

N

N

Y

N

BD: Specific Rate of Duty.

35

Do you have separate
expedited procedures for
express consignment
shipments?

Y

Y

N

Y

N

IN: Decree of Director General of
Customs and Excise

(No. KEP-78/BC/1997 juncto
KEP-83/BC/2002) / BD: Petroleum,
and perishable goods such as rice,
sugar, wheat etc.

36

Can data be submitted prior
to arrival of the goods?

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

37

Can goods be released prior
to completion of all
clearance formalities?

Y

Y

N

Y

N

IN: Using simplified procedure for
authorized importers on priority
channel / BD: Partly.

38

Do you have weight or value
restrictions for express
consignment shipments?

Y

Y

Y

Y

N

IN: Decree of Director General of
Customs and Excise

(No. KEP-78/BC/1997 juncto KEP-83/
BC/2002) / ID: Weight restrictions /
BD: Tariff value for Petroleum.

39

Does the administration use
risk analysis to determine
which goods should be
examined?

Y

Y

N

N

N

ID: Under implementation /

BD: Parametres are there; but partly
implemented / NP: Just initiated on
trial basis in selected customs.

40

Do customs control systems
include audit based controls?

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

ID: Under implementation /

BD: Partly done / NP: Just initiated on
trial basis in selected customs.