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Time Release Study
Toshihiko Osawa Technical Officer Compliance & Facilitation Directorate World Customs Organization
Requirements of the Trade Facilitation Agreement
ARTICLE 7: RELEASE AND CLEARANCE OF GOODS
7.6 Establishment and Publication of
Average Release Times
7.6.1 Members are encouraged to measure and publish
their average release time of goods periodically and in a
consistent manner, using tools such as, inter alia, the Time
Release Study of the World Customs Organization.
Five key objectives of TRS
1. Identifying bottlenecks in the international supply chain and/or constraints affecting Customs release
2. Assessing newly introduced and modified techniques, procedures, technologies and infrastructure, or administrative changes
3. Establishing baseline trade facilitation performance measurement
4. Identifying opportunities for trade facilitation improvements
5. Estimating the country’s approximate comparative position as a benchmark tool
Shipping company Shipping agent Port Authority,
etc.
Customs, Bank,
Customs broker
Port Authority Container Yard
Warehouse, Forwarder,
etc.
Importer, Customs broker Container Yard
OGAs, etc.
Arrival of cargo
Unloading /Storage
Submission of Declaration
Customs release permission
Removal of cargo
4
Scope of Time Release Study
Three phases of TRS
Phase 1 – Preparation of the Study Phase 2 – Collection and Recording of Data Phase 3 – Analysis of Data and Conclusions
Important Approaches for TRS
1. Coordinated Border Management Approach
2. Customs-Business Partnership Approach
3. Customs to Customs Cooperation Approach
TRS Implementation by Members
Australia Bhutan Brunei China Fiji India Indonesia Japan Korea
Côte d'Ivoire Ethiopia Kenya Mozambique Niger Rwanda Tanzania Uganda Zambia
Jamaica Jordan Peru Poland Sweden Uzbekistan
Asia Pacific Africa Other
Lao PDR Malaysia Mongolia New Zealand PNG Philippines Singapore Thailand Viet Nam
International
EAC
Example of TRS - Japan
27.0
26.3
26.8
26.0
31.1
35.1
35.4
39.4
45.2
47.6
31.2
33.0
33.7
36.8
37.8
46.0
49.5
63.7
84.9
94.5
2.6
3.1
3.3
4.3
4.9
5.6
10.2
13.1
19.8
26.1
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2012
2009
2006
2004
2001
1998
1996
1993
1992
1991
Pre-Arrival Documentary Examination
Parallel document check
Interface with OGA’s system & Immediate permission upon arrival
Simplified Import Declaration & 1st Single Window
AEO Program & 2nd Single Window
(Hours) Arrival-Warehousing Warehousing-Declaration Declaration-Permission
Daily Cargo
(24 Sep 2012)
The Japan Maritime Daily
(26 Sep 2012) Press Release from MOF
(21 Sep 2012)
Press Release
Example of TRS for Transit Kenya - Uganda
TRS and Transit (Kenya - Uganda)
Procedures Process Intervals Avarage time
Mombasa Arrival of Vessel to KPA releases Cargo at Exit Gate - Mombasa Port
10d 18h 4m
Mombasa to Malaba
KPA releases Cargo at Exit Gate - Mombasa Port to Arrival of Truck at the queue atthe Upper Gate - Malaba (Kenya
3d 18h 38m
Malaba-Kenya Arrival of Truck at the queue at the Upper Gate - Malaba (Kenya) to Arrival of Truck at Lower Gate –Malaba (Uganda)
0d 5h 5m
Malaba-Uganda Arrival of Truck at the Lower Gate to Departure of Truck from UppMalaba (Uganda)er Gate –
0d 20h 41m
TRS and Transit (Kenya - Uganda) Key Observations
1. Total time from Mombasa Port to physical release of goods in Kampala is about 18 days of which the process at Mombasa Port takes about 11 days.
2. Despite the fact that 86% of the manifests are lodged at an average of four (4) days before the arrival of a vessel; however, 88% percent of Customs declarations are lodged at an average of 6 days after the arrival of the vessel.
3. Transit cargo from Mombasa to Mariakani weighbridge, a distance of 36 kilometers, takes about 1 day.
4. It takes 5 hours for a truck to leave Malaba after the release by Customs.
5. The processing time at weighbridges is minimal.
TRS and Transit (Kenya - Uganda) Key Recommendations
Clearing Agents (Customs brokers) should utilise the pre-arrival lodgement facility.
Re-engineer and harmonize processes at the major cargo clearance points.
Implement electronic single window systems to facilitate electronic data interchange.
Improve infrastructure, particularly, at the Malaba border.
Synchronize administrative arrangements of key agencies involved in cargo clearance process to work 24 hours.
