technical assistance & capacity building for trade facilitation the experiences of bangladesh...
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TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE & CAPACITY BUILDING FOR TRADE FACILITATION
THE EXPERIENCES OF BANGLADESH
Mobarak Ali Molla
Member, National Board of Revenue, Bangladesh
and
Project Director, Customs Administration Modernisation Project
May 2001
Customs House Chittagong
Bills of Entry Processed in 2 Working Days or Less
Number %
2115*** 41.46
FEBRUARY 2001 – selected data
*** 25% increase over past 12 months
Bills of Entry Processed in 7 Working Days or More February 2001 January 2000
% %
21.86 25.69
BANGLADESH EXPORT DIVERSIFICATION PROJECT [BDXDP]
Product and Market Development Support [Matching Grant Facility]
Trade Management Capacity Building –
* Protection Analysis & Trade Co-operation [PATC]
* Project Co-ordination and Development
Customs Administration Modernisation Project
NATIONAL BOARD OF REVENUE REFORMS
• Customs
• Value-added Tax (VAT)
• Direct Taxes
Revenue Administration Modernisation Programme
[RAMP]
CUSTOMS ADMINISTRATION MODERNISATION ……………. the First 3 Years
Import & Export Clearance Procedures• Reduce clearance delays & costs
• Increase revenue & reduce evasion
• Improve management information & practices
Special Bonded Warehouse Operations• Reduce clearance times & costs
• Reduce revenue evasion & “leakage”
• Simplify Customs controls
• Improve management information & practices
• Extend coverage to other export industries
Duty Exemption and Drawbacks• Simplify procedures
• Reduce processing delays and costs
• Reduce fraudulent claims & revenue loss
• Improve management information & practices
CUSTOMS ADMINISTRATION MODERNISATION ……………. the First 3 Years
Import & Export Clearance Procedures
• Reduce clearance delays & costs
• Increase revenue & reduce evasion
• Improve management information & practices
Special Bonded Warehouse Operations
• Reduce clearance times & costs
• Reduce revenue evasion & “leakage”
• Simplify Customs controls
• Improve management information & practices
• Extend coverage to other export industries
Duty Exemption and Drawbacks
• Simplify procedures
• Reduce processing delays and costs
• Reduce fraudulent claims & revenue loss
• Improve management information & practices
Risk Management
Selectivity
Profiling
Information Management
Post Audit
Law Procedures
IT Systems Training Stakeholder Participation
Current Reforms
SelectivityGreen
Yellow
Red
Reduced ClearanceTimes
Reduced Revenue Evasion
Limited Improvement in Data Quality
Limited Communications Capacity
TRADE FACILITATION CAPACITY BUILDING -
Limited System Processing Capacity
Next Steps (ASYCUDA++)
Enhanced Risk Management
• Selectivity
• Profiling
• Intelligence
Green
Yellow
Red
Low Risk Imports Cleared Within 24 Hours
Significant Reduction in Revenue Evasion
Faster Processing
Significantly Improved Information Matching Capacity
New Bill of Entry – Extended Range & Quality of Data
Customs-wide Network
EDI Messaging With Clients
Electronic Access to Customs Information