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Kosovo's new customs declaration processingsystem / [presentation given in May 2011]Bujar Haxhidauti

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By: Bujar Haxhidauti

Mentor: Professor Brian Bowen

American University in Kosovo/Rochester Institute for Technology

Capstone Project Presentation

• Current TIMS System is out dated and not EU compliant.

• Current setup of KC ICT Infrastructure produces complex ICT administrative tasks.

• High maintenance costs for current TIMS system.

• Overall solution must be capable of meeting all KC’s requirements.

• By shortening the average time needed for customs clearance procedures.

• A system that will represent a tool for the Management.

• Why do Customs Controls Exists?

• Middle Age in Southwest Europe.

•Period 1980-1999

• 1999-2008

•2008-Present

• Implemented in July 2004 by Crown Agents – UK.

• Decentralized approach with client-server windows based application.

• The contract with Crown Agent expired on 2008.

•High maintenance costs kicked of the process for looking other more advanced systems.

• TIMS Central

• TIMS Local

• CAAS ( Crown Agents Application Service )

TIMS Central Internet (e-mail)

DTI Agent

DTI Agent

DTI Agent

DTI Agent

TIMS Office 2

Acceptance

Examination

Administration

Cheef

TIMS Office 3

Acceptance

Examination

Administration

Cheef

TIMS Office 3

Acceptance

Examination

Administration

Cheef

WAN – Wide Area Network DTI- Direct Trader Input LAN - Local Area Network

• AIDA– SOGEI ( ITALY )

• TRIPS – CROWN AGENTS ( UK)

• ASYCUDA World ( UNCTAD )

• BLUE INFINITY ( Slovenia )

• IBM INTRASOFT ( USA )

Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Grand Total

ASYCYDA WORLD € 667,000.00 € 333,000.00 € 80,000.00 € 80,000.00 € 80,000.00 € 1,240,000.00

TRIPS - CROWN

AGENTS

€ 2,000,000.00 € 0.00 € 460,000.00 € 460,000.00 € 460,000.00 € 3,380,000.00

AIDA-SOGEI € 1,667,000.00 € 833,000.00 € 575,000.00 € 575,000.00 € 575,000.00 € 4,225,000.00

BLUE INFINITY –

CYBERNETICA

€ 1,420,000.00 € 580,000.00 € 460,000.00 € 460,000.00 € 460,000.00 € 3,380,000.00

IBM INTRASOFT € 2.700,000.00 € 1,300,000.00 € 920,000.00 € 920,000.00 € 920,000.00 € 6,760,000.00

• Clearly shows that ASYCUDA World is the most suitable

system for KC.

• AW has the lowest cost for implementation and

maintenance.

• Provides full automation of Customs operations.

• Transparent clearance processing mechanism.

• Additional functionalities.

• Facilitate goods identification, inspection and tracking,

and reinforces post-clearance process.

• UNCTAD is offering knowledge transfer, training and assistance. • ASYCUDA World is evaluated as a customs information system and it is a non commercial product. • The system is centralized and provides access to an unlimited number of users. • System is EU compliant and easy for maintenance of user access. • System does not have any limitations on operating system or database used. • Secure access for external users can be granted.

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• The Agreement on ASYCUDA World implementation should be signed between Kosovo’s MF and UNCTAD.

• KC Project Team trained in the AW technology, technical and functional aspects.

• Solution should operate in real time.

• Meeting KC’s reporting and statistical requirements.

• Able to support declarants to enter to the CDPS using electronic signature or PKI certificates.

• Providing a track and trace facility for each individual consignment.

• Providing facility for recording and maintaining data on values of different products.

• For recording and maintaining data on freight and insurance costs.

• Collection and accounting functionality.

•Identifying the duty types and applicable rates.

• Facility to attach all kind of printed or written documents to an electronic declaration system. • Providing facilities allowing traders to transmit declaration in advance. • Facility for processing and supervising different types of PWEI, including automatic discharge of previous procedures and warehouse stocks. • CDPS be able to manage different guarantees used during different customs procedures.

• Facility for recording and managing different Customs Offences and Decisions.

• Automatic Number Plate Recognition ( ANPR ) system for capturing the images of number plate of vehicles.

• Written policies, procedures and operating guidance for backup procedures.

• Identifying all errors on a declaration, generating and transmitting response messages outlining errors and reasons for rejection or other information.

•Providing strong anticorruption measurements e.g. automatically assign SAD’s to customs officer.

• KC AW system configured, installed and accepted in the KC HQ, authorized Customs offices and border posts.

• KC AW system implemented in all customs sites.

• KC would be the owner of the solution with IPR rights.

•KC able to have independent CDPS team to deal with the problems of maintenance and further development.

•After the implementation upgrades of the system free of charge from UNCTAD.

• Any new relevant module which may be implemented in any of 96 countries using ASYCUDA in the world.

• Supports the Government efforts to improve Kosovo’s classification in the Report of WB for Doing Business.

• AW will create integrated environment for better supervision and more efficient revenue collection.

• Implementation of AW as centralized system will ease the integration of two northern customs posts.

• Increased level of cooperation with other institutions.