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A new Gazette notifications issued (Gazette Number 1829/39 dated 27/09/2013) which will facilitate the Customs Department to fully implement the ASYCUDA led automated system and most importantly the exporters and the importers will migrate into a minimum paperless environment to deal with Customs processing. ASYCUDA World is the latest result of a process that began when UNCTAD identified the first signs of the commercial potential of the World Wide Web.
“Already we have connected with ASYCUDA 2.7, ASYCUDA++ and ASYCUDA projects. They were built using different paradigms and solutions available at conception. All companies involved in exports and international trade and services, logistics, shipping companies are requested to attend this and enjoy the benefits,” Director General of Customs Jagath Wijeweera said.
Main objective
The main objective of these changes is to reduce the processing time and cost incurred during the Custom clearance. Through this new processing system the logistic will be handed over by the exporter to the E-CusDec. On the second step it will consider by the ASYCUDA World alone with the scan copies of the export license if applicable and total amount of charges for the declaration will be announced.
Under the Customs custody e-documents, e- warranty will be searched and will be given by the customs. With this system all the export cargo will be centralised in to one place. At the E-CusDec warranting the CusDec without paper copies will be submitted to export office. They will collect the examination fee along with other payments in one instance. The updates are to be submitted by email and SMS to the exporter. If there is dissatisfaction or an error, paper copy may be called for.
Payments of all charges including panel examination fee in one instance and old examination fee will be changed. For FLC charges are Rs. 550 per container and for LCL Rs. 300 per CusDec, while bulk cargo will be charged Rs. 30 per metric ton. There are some obligations of exporter and CHA like sign the proxy and submit e-CusDec with all the required information.
Exports shall warrant the e CusDec and inform the same to declare and exporter by email. When paid, if any amendment is done or in any other relevant case the SMS update shall be sent by the system.
To enjoy the benefits of these changes the exporters are required to appoint their Clearing Agents (Customs House Agents) by submitting a proxy to the Export office of Sri Lanka Customs. A draft proxy and the instruction to register the same with Sri Lanka Customs are available at the Customs Website.
Supply chain effectiveness
“This online system is taking place at Sri Lanka Customs Department to make easy the Customs export and import processing system and to enhance the clearance process. This will result in supply chain effectiveness by cutting operation cost and reducing the time. This will also reduce the wastage, and unnecessary payments for local exporters and importers,” pointed out Superintendent of Customs Sudattha Silva. He also added that the gazette will provide the Customs Department to fully implement the ASYCUDA led automated system and most importantly the exporters and the importers will migrate into a minimum paperless environment to deal with customs processing.
Under the old system exporter/importer especially in Colombo will take more than three days while for an outstation person it would take at least three day. With the implementation of this on-line Custom document system it could be processed within one day.
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