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Enhancing Customs Reforms in Niue: Key Legislation and Reforms Overview

Learn about Niue's customs-related reforms, support programs, technical limitations, motivations, good practice cases, capacity building, and the way forward. Discover Niue's population, economy, support programs' outputs, and the need for continuous improvement in customs operations.

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Enhancing Customs Reforms in Niue: Key Legislation and Reforms Overview

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  1. Niue key reforms of customs-related legislation and regulations

  2. Overview • About Niue • Outputs of support programmes • Technical support limitations • Motivation for Customs reforms • Good practice cases • Capacity building • Way Foward

  3. About Niue • Population 1,600 • Self-government in free association with NZ 1974 • 20 member Legislative Assembly 3yr cycle • Westminister model • Economy USD$9,724 per capita GDP • Land 259 square kilometre • 4 Day Working Week for 3 years • www.niueisland.com

  4. Outputs of Support Programmes • TradecomII • Expert opinion on draft bill, recognition from agencies • National Trade Committee, champion trade, engage private sector, capacity building, ongoing support • Office of the Chief Trade Adviser (OCTA) • contributes to upgrade and capacity building under PACER Plus • Oceania Customs Organisation (OCO) • contribution to reviewing the Customs legislations etc • PIFS • redefining needs and widening focus under the Trade Policy Framework

  5. Technical Support Limitations • Lack recognition - unseen by H&S • Lack continuity • Overlapping • Local staff busy on existing duties

  6. Motivation for Customs Reforms • Improve revenue collection • Trade Facilitation • Contribute to a stronger economic growth • Improve border controls

  7. Good Practice Cases • Revenue position must improve for Govt to function • Reduction of time to release goods when landed • Trigger "wave of change" setting mood to improve • HS2017 duty free raw materials plant and machinery for bottling water 2201 2202 • Duty free for manufacturer/producer of goods raw materials plant machinery for initial establishment • Staff turnover reality - multi tasks multi skills

  8. Essential Capacity Building • General • HS2017 • Automation • Trade statistics, trade information supports decision making - priority

  9. Way Foward • Review and prioritise all activities in sequence of importance and contribution to main goals. • Leadership need be strengthened • Ongoing strengthening relationship with political level • Drafting bill is just a start, getting passed by Legislators is a must, long term engagement is gold • automation, trade statistics feed decision making

  10. End-Thank you

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