Time Release Study

Overview of key issues

Tengfei Wang

Economic Affairs Officer

Trade Facilitation Unit

United Nations Economic and Social Commission

for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP)

Email: wangt@un.org

ADB-ESCAP Workshop on TTFMM baseline studies in

Bangladesh, Bhutan and Nepal

UNCC, Bangkok, Thailand, 13-15 January 2016

WCO resources about TRS

http://www.wcoomd.org/en/topics/facilitation/instrument-

and-tools/tools/pf_tools_time_release.aspx

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TRS: from a supply chain or trade process perspective

Trade-related

procedures

before cargo

movement

Cargo

origin

Border

crossing

point

Border

crossing

point

Cargo

destination

Trade-

related

procedures

after cargo

arrival

TRS TRS

TCD

BPA of Trade Procedures

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Land cargoes (Border Customs Office)

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TRS: what to measure?

Customs (China) Customs (Myanmar)

2.6) Border crossing

Customs

(Myanmar)

North-East Gate

Fruit Co., Ltd

2.6) Border Crossing

2.6.1 Hire truck to deliver

the mango to Kyae Kaung 2.6.3 Prepare documents

to inspect the goods

2.6.10 Allow to pass

the Chinese border gate

North-East Gate Fruit

Co., Ltd

Transporter Exporter (or representative)

2.6.2 Load the mango

to a smaller truck

Export License

Export Declaration

2.6.4

Reviews documents

and inspect mangos

2.6.5 Allow to pass the

border checkpoint gate

Ministry of Rail (Motor

Vehicle Inspection)

2.6.6 Check the

truck engine

2.6.8 Apply

Import License 2.6.9 Issue License

2.6.7 Bring goods

to Chinese Border

2.6.3 Prepare documents

to inspect the goods

In case no agent is used

Vehicle inspection form

Payment slip for

Customs duties & taxes

Export License

Export Declaration

Vehicle inspection form

Payment slip for

Customs duties & taxes

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Determination of the Scope of the studies:

WCO recommendations – Guide v. 2, p. I/15

Will the study only consider Customs performance or will it take into account of

relevant agencies involved in border clearance?

Will it be a study to measure the time from arrival of the goods in the port, airport

or land border station until they are released and physically removed from Customs

control? If yes, it should also involve other parties such as the Trade operators,

Customs brokers, other relevant agencies (Health, Agriculture, etc), banks and other

involved companies.

Will the study be an internal study within the Customs administration to measure

the time from when the Customs declarations are presented to Customs until the

goods are released by Customs and/or include a scenario where all the border

clearance formalities are accomplished?

Will the study be based on automated or manual Customs procedures, or both?

Will the study consider export clearance, a joint study with neighbouring countries,

or with other countries with/or in a Customs/Economic Union etc?

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Key issue: precision…

TRS Report by Australian Customs 2013

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Scope of the studies under TTFMM

Bangladesh:

1). Thimphu-Phuentsholing-Jaigoan-Chenggrabandha-Burimari-Rangpur-Dhaka for the export of kitchen and

table wares of plastics; and

2) Kathmandu-Kakarvitta-Fulbari-Banglabandha-Dhaka for the import of lentil.

TRS will be carried out at Burimari and Banglabandha border crossing points.

Bhutan:

3) Kolkata–Jaigoan–Phuentsholing–Thimphu for the export of ferro silicon, import of motor vehicles; and

4) Thimphu–Phuentsholing–Jaigoan–Chenggrabandha–Burimari–Dhaka for import of table and kitchen

ware and export of cardamom.

TRS will be carried out at Phuentshling and Kolkata border crossing points.

Nepal:

5) Kolkata–Birgunj–Kathmandu–Birgunj–Kolkata for the import of wools and export of woolen carpet; and

6) Dhaka–Banglabandha–Fulbari–Panitanki–Kakarvitta–Kathmandu for the import of fabrics from Bangladesh.

TRS will be carried out at Birgunj and Kakarvitta.

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TRS study reports in South Asia

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1. Arrival of

truck at border

9. Final

release of

cargo

2. Manifest procedure 3. Port Authority Yard 4. Port Authority

Shed Area

8. Joint Check Point-

Customs and Border

Guard

7. Port Authority

Release

6. Payment of Duty and

Taxes- Release Order

5. Assessment and

Examination

IMPORT PROCESS – PORT OF BENAPOLE

OVERVIEW

1. Truck

arrives at

border

4. Cargo placed in

shed or directly

loaded onto

Bangladeshi truck

2. Borderman arranges

for labor and

equipment

3. Indian truck

unloaded

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1. Truck

arrives at

border

4. Cargo placed in

shed or directly

loaded onto

Bangladeshi truck

2. Borderman arranges

for labor and

equipment

3. Indian truck

unloaded

PORT AUTHORITY SHED AREA