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TIME RELEASE STUDY FOR KENYA

TIME RELEASE STUDY FOR KENYA. F.M Thuranira Commissioner, Customs & Excise Department WELCOME. INTRODUCTION. One of WCO’s trade facilitation instruments. Developed by the W.C.O.and adopted by the PTC in 1994 .

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TIME RELEASE STUDY FOR KENYA

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  1. TIME RELEASE STUDY FOR KENYA F.M Thuranira Commissioner, Customs & Excise Department WELCOME

  2. INTRODUCTION • One of WCO’s trade facilitation instruments. • Developed by the W.C.O.and adopted by the PTC in 1994. • measures the average time between the arrival of goods into Customs territory until their release to the importer/agent. • Enables Customs to identify problem areas in the clearance process.

  3. Introduction Contd. • Calculate the average time for clearance of goods by: • type of traffic, • Customs office and, • Customs regime. • Determine the percentage of imports requiring the intervention of other agencies.

  4. ORGANIZATION • WB and KRA Funding. • WCO Technical assistance. • TRS core team (KRA). • Liaison officers from the stations and regions. • TRS working group • Core team, liaison officers & stakeholders

  5. PROJECT SCOPE Stations to be covered: • Kilindini in Msa. • ICD Embakasi • Kisumu Pier • JKIA • Malaba • Namanga • Eldoret

  6. SCOPE contd. Transaction types Surveyed: • All commercial goods • Imports and transits

  7. STUDY TIME-TABLE

  8. STUDY METHODOLOGY • Used a Standardized format for data capture. Sampling Design • For Namanga, Malaba, Eldoret, JKIA and Kisumu stations, all entries relating to both imports and transit were surveyed. • At the busy JKIA and Kilindini stations, every fifth import and all transit entries lodged were surveyed.

  9. STUDY FINDINGS.– Overall (dd hh:mm)

  10. Study Findings Contd: Pre-lodgements. (dd hh:mm)

  11. Study Findings Contd: Post-lodgments (dd hh:mm)

  12. Study Findings Contd: By Point of Entry (dd hh:mm)

  13. Study Findings Contd: Pre-lodgements by station. (dd hh:mm)

  14. Study Findings Contd: Post-lodgements by station. (dd hh:mm)

  15. Study Findings Contd: Longroom procedures. (dd hh:mm)

  16. Study Findings Contd. Post-longroom processes.

  17. Study Findings Contd.: Intervention by other agencies

  18. Study Findings Contd. Causes of Delay • Late lodgement of documents by agents and importers. • Intervention by other agencies involved in clearance. • Delays in the submission of inward manifest. • Computer breakdowns.

  19. Study Findings Contd. Causes of Delay • Delays in the arrival of original documents required for lodgement. • Misdeclarations by Importers or Agents. • Delays in submission of payment information by banks appointed to receive collections. • Cargo scanning.

  20. Study Findings Contd.:Profile of sample entries • Dutiable entries comprise 56.4% of total; transit, 20.2%. • Entries that are free of physical inspection make up 50.5% of the total; of those subject to physical inspection, 70.5%, 27.5% and 2.3% are subject to random, detailed and scanner inspections respectively. • Pre-lodgements account for only 25.6% of import entries. • Interestingly, 57% of the lodgements are in the afternoons.

  21. Study Findings Contd.:Profile of sample entries • The most number of lodgements are made on Mondays (28.1%) followed by Tuesdays (21.5%). At border stations, most lodgements are made on Fridays. • All entries are lodged by use of C63 and 96.4% of these entries are declared by appointed agents. • Exemption from Customs duties and taxes applies to only 6.8% of import entries.

  22. MEASURES TO IMPROVE CLEARANCE TIMES • Carry out a comprehensive review of procedures. – ongoing. • Automate the revised procedures – ongoing. • Emphasise pre-lodgement of declarations. • Introduce Risk management and Post clearance audits.

  23. TIME RELEASE STUDY FOR KENYA THANK YOU Questions, Comments

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