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Wednesday, October 28, 2009 - 5.04 GMT |
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Customs to
implement AW system |
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Sri
Lanka
Customs
is to
implement
the
ASYCUDA
World
(AW)
System
which is
the
latest
UNCTAD
ASYCUDA
software
from
next
year.
AW is a
web
based
system
with
several
additional
features
and Sri
Lanka
Customs
is
planning
to
expand
the
electronic
lodgement
to 100
percent
from the
present
25
percent.
Priority
has been
given
for
submission
of
electronic
manifests
and the
necessity
of hard
copies
will be
minimized
under
the new
system.
Sri
Lanka
Customs
has come
to a
stage
where
the
total
package
of
Customs
imports
and
exports
clearance
including
various
controls
and
facilitation
have to
be done
through
one
system,
reported
Daily
News.
Customs
Director
General
S.A.C.S.W
Jayathilake
said
that the
implementation
of AW
application
provides
door to
door
facility
through
IT.
The best
method
to
implement
AW will
be
discussed
with
past
experience.
Speed,
low cost
and
transparency
are the
key
factors
for the
success
of the
system
and
maintaining
the
right
balance
with
trade
and
policies
will
continue
to be
the
challenge.
Effective
planning
and
monitoring,
consultation
with all
stakeholders,
proper
coordination
and
commitment
and
latest
technology
would
help
overcome
this
challenge,
but the
system
must be
reviewed
from
time to
time to
improve
efficiency,
he said.
The
re-engineered
e-Customs
process
will
have a
number
of
benefits
such as
ability
to
submit
100
percent
electronic
cusdecs,
avoid
key-in
at Long
room,
availability
of fully
automated
E-processing
for
green
entries,
reducing
number
of
cusdec
from
five to
two, and
reduce
the
number
of
manifest
copies
from
seven to
one and
availability
of
customs
third
eye
supervision.
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