REPUBLIC OF TURKEYREPUBLIC OF TURKEYUNDERSECRETARIAT OF CUSTOMSUNDERSECRETARIAT OF CUSTOMS

REPUBLIC OF TURKEYREPUBLIC OF TURKEYUNDERSECRETARIAT OF CUSTOMSUNDERSECRETARIAT OF CUSTOMS

Cahit GÖKÇELİKHead of Department

Customs General Directoratecahitg@gumruk.gov.tr

COMPUTURISED TIR/TRANSIT

CONTROL SYSTEM

•Turkish Customs, starting 1998, finalised automation of customs offices at the end of 2001.

•As of today % 99 of all customs transactions is under automation.

•Along with automatin, all the customs offices connected each other and headquarter via WAN (Wide Area Network).

•Customs transactions are realised by using BILGE, a customs software used by Turkish Customs.

COMPUTER INFRASTRUCTURE

ADDITIONAL SOFTWARES TO BİLGE

FOREIGN TRADE STATISTICSTIR-TRANSIT

CONTROL

ANTI-SMUGGLING DATA BANK

PASSENGER PROCEDURES

BİLGE

VEHICLECONTROL

CONTAINERCONTROL

DATAWAREHOUSE

Sarp

Yayladağı

Türkgözü

Aralık

Gürbulak

EsendereHabur

ŞenyurtAkçakaleKarkamış

ÖncüpınarCilvegözü

Dereköy

Kapıkule

Pazarkule

İpsala

HEADGUARTERT

Gaziantep

Hakkari

CUSTOMS NETWORK STRUCTURE

PREVIOUS SYSTEM

Volet-1 vouchers are send to the central controlling office.

Incoming Office

Headquarter

Incoming

Volet-1

Manual Volet-1 registration. Manuel assignment of inspector.

Outgoing/Destination Office

Volet-2 vouchers are send to central controlling office.

Headquarter

Volet-2

PREVIOUS SYSTEM (2)

Manual Volet-1 registration. Manuel assignment of inspector.

Data entry

Volet-1 Volet-2

Headquarter

Outgoing/Destination Office

Incoming Office

Incoming

PREVIOUS SYSTEM (3)

Guaranteeing Association

Volet-1 Volet-2

Outgoing

Departure Office

Manual Volet-1 registration. Manuel assignment of inspector.Keeps Volet-1 voucher.

Outgoing Office

Manual Volet-1 registration. Manual assignment of inspector.Sends Volet-2 voucher to Departure Office.

Volet-1 Volet-2

PREVIOUS SYSTEM (4)

THE REASONS FOR AUTOMATION

•Reduction in release time

•Effective customs control based on risk analysis

•Paperless transaction

•Real time and immediate discharge

•More effective TIR control structure

•Exchange data electronically with organizations and other countries (EDI sollutions)

NEW AUTOMATED TIR SYSTEM

Real time data entry.

Inspector is assigned automaticly by the system

Incoming Office

Outgoing/Destination Office

Headquarter

Incoming

Information

Information is disseminated to related offices via network

Writing TIR Karnet Number officer calls Volet-1 data and creates real time Volet-2

Inspector is assigned automaticly by the system

Headquarter

Incoming Office

Information

Outgoing/Destination Office

NEW AUTOMATED TIR SYSTEM (2)

Information is disseminated to related offices via network

Information Volet-1 Information Volet-2

Information flow

Incoming Office

Outgoing/Destination Office

NEW AUTOMATED TIR SYSTEM (3)

Guaranteeing Association

Volet-1 Volet-2Headquarter

Outgoing

NEW AUTOMATED TIR SYSTEM (4)

Departure Office

Outgoing Office

Information flow

Real time data entry.

Inspector is assigned automaticly by the system

Writing TIR Karnet Number officer calls Volet-1 data and creates real time Volet-2

Inspector is assigned automaticly by the system

Information is disseminated to departure office via network

Information is disseminated to outgoing office via network

SIMPLIFICATION OF PROCEDURES (Future Consideration)

Turkish Customs, using computer infrustructure, aims to introduce simplification procedures for also TIR implementations.

First intended area of simplification

For certified firms and carriers, after entering to Turkey, instead of going to the destination customs office, TIR lorry will go directly to the premises of the consignee.

COMPUTURISED TIR/TRANSIT

CONTROL SYSTEM

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