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TRS as Measure of TF:
Customs Experience in Asia
Pacific
Shujie ZHANG
WCO Regional Office for Capacity Building (ROCB)
May 20–22, 2009
Beijing, China
Regional Policy Forum on Trade Facilitation and SMEs in Times of Crisis
20-22 May 2009, Beijing, China
Against Crisis: Customs Action
• Promotion of risk
management and other
trade facilitation
measures
• Customs-Customs
cooperation
• Consultations with
trade policy ministries
• Customs-Business
partnerships
• Coordinated border
management
• Deferred payment &
Flexibility of guarantee
(security)
Sustain and
promote
growth of
international
trade which is
in the benefits
of the trade
including SMEs
* WCO Communication on the Global Financial Crisis for G20
Summit
Customs Evolving Role
Revenue
Collection
Duty
Other
Tax
Protection Protection
Economic
Society Domestic
DevelopIndustryment
Drug
Firearm AntiTrade
Counter- Dumping
Facilitation
feit
Duty
Environ- etc.
ment
Security Statistic
Protection Comp
Global
Trade
Supply
Statist
Chain
WCO Tools for TF
Single
Window
SAFE Framework of
Standards (AEO)
Guideline on application of ICT
WCO Data Model, UCR
Time Release Study, Risk Management Guide
Integrated Supply Chain Management Guide
Revised Kyoto Convention, Mutual Administrative Assistance,
Harmonized System, Rules of Origin, WTO Valuation,
Istanbul/ATA, Container Convention, etc.
Capacity Building
World Customs Organization:
Sole inter-governmental
organization competent in
Customs matters with 174
member administrations.
Parties Involved in Importation
Import
License
Customs
Importer
Customs
Broker
Airlines
Border
Police
Quarantine
s
Shipping
lines
Food
sanitation
Agents
Port
Authority
Immigration
Forwarder
Warehouse
Banks
Container
Yards
Brief Background of TRS
 Systematic and standard system to
measure average time between arrival of
goods and its release
 Two ways: manual (Japan) and automatic
(Korea)
 First TRS by Japan and US (1991)
 TRS was adopted by WCO (1994)
 TRS Guideline updated by WCO (2002)
 TRS Software developed by WCO and the
World Bank (2005)
Why TRS

To Customs & OGAs
- Used as Trade Facilitatin Index & Clearance
Quality Index
- Identify bottlenecks/problems in clearance
- Consider solutions to improve
- Develop service charter
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To trade community
- Predictability
- Reduced time and cost of logistics
TRS: Image
Consumed
Consumed
by
by
Importer,
Shipping company
Customs broker
Shipping agent
Container Yard
Port Authority, etc.
OGAs, etc.
Ship Arrival
Unloading
Consumed
by
Customs
Bank
Customs
broker
Declaration
Consumed
by
Port Authority
Container Yard
Warehouse,
Forwarder, etc.
Permission
Delivery
Link to Other TF Indicators
Doing
Business
Index
Cross border
Logistics
Performan
ce Index
Time /
procedures
National
competitiven
ess
Regional Situation of TRS
National Level:
 Japan (Since 1991)
 Korea (Since 1998)
 Philippines (2002)
 Indonesia (2005)
 China (2006)
 Thailand (2006)
 Malaysia (2007)
 Australia (2008)
Regional Level
Brunei Darussalam,
Indonesia, Malaysia,
Philippines East
ASEAN Area (BIMPEAGA) (2009)
 Great Mekong
Subregion (GMS) East
West Economic
Corridor (EWEC)
(2009)
Country Case: Japan
1991
47.6
94.5
45.2
84.9
1992
1993
39.4
63.7
13.1
Quantitative
Evaluation
1996
35.4
49.5
10.2
(billion 35.1
yen)
1998
46.0
5.6
2001
31.1
37.8
4.9
th
2004
26.0
36.8
4.3
2006
26.84.4
33.7 3.3
26.1
Conduct regularly since 199119.8
Duration: 7 consecutive days
(8 TRS: 13-19 March 2006)
 Geographical
All regional
0
50 Scope:100
150 Customs
Cargo owner 200
Arrival-Unload
Unlord-Declaration
Declaration-Permission
(At least
one sea
port).
 Types of goods: All cargoes. Shipping company and
others
 Choice of Traffic: Sea and Air
35.6
 Choice of Customs Office: 22 major sea
ports and 4 major air ports.
Source: Ministry of Finance, Japan (2004 year basis)
1991
8 .7
1992
8 .6
1993
3 .5
2001
3 .5
2 .6
2 0 0 6 1 .2
0
1 .6
3 4 .6
6 .7
1998
2 .3
4 2 .7
7 .5
1996
2004
4 1 .6
1 .6
3 7 .9
2 7 .3
0 .7
2 1 .6
1 4 .0
1 2 .8
1 .8
0 .6
0 .4
0 .4
10
Arrival- Un load
20
30
Un lord- De c laration
40
50
De c laration - Pe rmis s ion
60
ROCB Support
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TRS Workshop
TRS Workshop
TRS Workshop
Bank (2009)
TRS Workshop
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TRS Workshop for GMS EWEC (Jun.2009)
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in Thailand (2006)
in China (2006)
in Lao PDR, in cooperation with World
for BIMP-EGGA (Mar.2009)
Developed “Regional Best Practice Compendium on
TRS” (2007)
Implications on Policy

Political commitment and will must be obtained.
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The purpose must be clearly defined as for what
data, by who and through what methodology
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Close cooperation among relevant governmental
agencies and support from private sector is
necessary.
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The results should be used wisely and effectively.
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Integrate TRS with other Customs modernization
initiatives.
Shujie ZHANG
Technical Attaché
WCO ROCB (Bangkok)
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