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Papua New Guinea (PNG) Sovereign nation, which acquired its Independence in 1975 Developing island Nation which share a land border with Indonesia, and sea with Australia and the Solomon Islands Land mass: 462,840 sq km’s of land Population: approximately 7 million people
Eleven (11) members from the : Department of National Planning and Monitoring, Department of Treasury, Department of Justice and Attorney General, Department of Foreign Affairs, PNG Customs Service, National Agriculture and Quarantine Inspection Authority (NAQIA), Department of Prime Minister and National Executive Council (PM’s & NEC), the Business Council PNG that represents the private sector, and the National Institute of Standards and Industrial Technology (NISIT)
National Executive Council World Trade Organisation Ratify (through the Minister for Trade, (Trade Facilitation Agreement) Commerce and Industry) Commitments National Trade Facilitation Committee Agreement outcomes Member Agencies
Implementation Categories Category A - 21 out of the 41 measures of the TFA – Can be Number Percent implemented immediately 8 Category Category B - 13 out of the 41 measures of the TFA – Requires A 20 A 20 49% B time additional time to C implement B 13 35% 13 Category C - 7 out of the 41 C 8 16% measures of the TFA – requires time and technical assistance, 41 100% through capacity building and donor assistance
Intelli lligence gence Pro rofil files es Electronic Manifest Customs Entry dialled Green ( 85%) Submitted to Customs up by the Customs brokers Yellow (10%) Via ASYCUDA Red (5%) Inspection report Physical Query Advise Commercial & shipping Entered into Inspection raised documents brought ASYCUDA conducted to Customs by broker Entry re-routed Cargo documents To green lane checked by Customs Assessment of duty Duty Paid Cargo released from the wharf or Depot
Awareness done by PNGCS to facilitate Trade: • Workshops hosted by PNGCS • Customs information on Web-site • Import Information on print media • Posters/pamphlets • Expo’s Our Target groups: Importers/Exporters Shipping Agencies Customs Brokers Depot and Wharf operators
Importantly the biggest challenges faced now and in the future are maximising trader’s compliance whilst facilitating legitimate trade.
Continues improvements on areas of immediate commitments pertaining to Category A pending the Agreement to be in force, thus PNG ratifying to the Agreement. PNGCS will work on the more targeted and risk based assessment to which has already commenced with the development of a Compliance Assurance Strategy. PNG Customs is currently working on having a trusted trader’s program me policy which will hopefully be rolled out in the near future which would help assist Customs interventions.
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