Transcript Customs Reform projects - GFP (Global Facilitation

Customs Reform projects
How can the Bank help
A few statements overheard
“I went through Customs…”
“Customs are so corrupt…”
“Do we need Customs at all in the
global economy?”
“IT and equipment will solve it all”
“What about outsourcing Customs?”
The role of Customs
Establish control over
goods and vehicles that
cross or have crossed
the border to ensure
that appropriate rules
and standards are
complied with, and
revenue has been paid
or secured.
Revenue mobilization
Excise, VAT
Enforcement
Border control
Statistics
Standards
Facilitation
Security
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The way in which projects are
planned
Specific
issues
Valuation
Corruption
Systems
IT
Risk
Management
Legislation
Administrative Modernization Reform
perspective
Development
Functional
Adjustment
lending
Small
Core function in
function in
output driven
broad context context
Specialized-perspective
projects
Usually short term
Mainly technical
May not be
sustainable
Ownership issue
Highly focused
No interaction
Systems-oriented projects
Focus more on
support to the
working
environment
Bring state of the art
technique
Example
IT systems
Risk management
Require reengineering of
processes
May not always be
suitable
Administrative reform
A comprehensive
approach
Can be sectoral
Ensures ownership
But one size does
not fit all
Customs are often
fiercely independent
Structural adjustment
Conditionality
Difficult to monitor
Measurement of
achievement
How to benchmark
Leverage
Other donors
Easy to disburse
But do Customs get the
money? How is it used?
Output oriented projects
From the
perspective of the
end-user
Cut across agencies
Support is strong
High visibility
Bring ownership and
sustainability
Require much more
monitoring
What projects need
Diagnostic
Baseline
Analyze all players’ role – and involve
them when possible
The private sector: They are the end
users
Ownership at the local level
What projects may not always
need
High-tech upfront
Lavish infrastructure
Computerization before re-engineering
Massive firing
Some past factors of success
Performance measurement and
benchmarks
Targets and conditionality
Peer pressure
Regional sharing
Dissemination
Pilot approach
Tools and Support
IMF: Changing Customs
Bank’s CMH
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Resource manual
Operational guidelines
Templates
Checklists
Modules
WCO Capacity Building Diagnostic Framework
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Revised Kyoto Convention
Revised Arusha Declaration
Trade Facilitation toolkit
The WB Customs
modernization Handbook
Strategy For Customs Modernization
Organization and Human Resources
Legal Framework
Corruption
Lessons Learned
World Bank Experience – case studies
Valuation
The WB Customs
modernization Handbook
Valuation
Origin
Duty Relief and Exemptions
Transit
Security
IT