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ARISE
ASEAN REGIONAL
INTEGRATION SUPPORT FROM
THE EU
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ARISE Objectives
• Support free flow of goods in ASEAN
• Budget: € 15 million
• Technical co-operation value € 7.6 million
• Project Started 1st November 2012
• 4 year duration finishing October 2016
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ARISE Component 2
Support Free Flow of Goods
• Trade facilitation – Customs and transport
• Facilitation of road transport
• ASEAN Customs Transit System - ACTS
• € 3 million for ACTS pilot
• Other Customs integration priorities Strategic Plans for Customs Development
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ASEAN Customs Transit System - ACTS
The proposal for Transit includes:
• A single goods declaration from departure to
destination
• A single guarantee valid for the whole
regional journey
• Significant concessions for Authorised
Transit Traders (ATT)
• Protocol 7 of AFAFGIT
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ACTS
The proposal for Transit include
• Acceptance that Customs controls
carried out in one country are accepted
by any other
• Pilot system in Thailand, Malaysia and
Singapore
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ACTS
A secure and efficient system through:
• Full end to end computerization of
operations
• As per article 4 of Technical Appendix
of Protocol 7
• Proven operators authorised to use
simplified procedures
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ACTS
A secure and efficient system through:
• A complete Customs to Customs
network
• A complete Customs to Business
network
• Free movement for trucks and drivers
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ACTS
Computerization provides:
• Immediate acquittal of individual
movements
• Full monitoring and fast acquittal of
Guarantee
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ASEAN Customs Transit System - ACTS
Thailand
• MIS
Malaysia
ACTS
Management
Singapore
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• RDS
• CSN
• Helpdesk
ACTS
Computerization provides:
• Fast and efficient identification of
irregularities
• On-line management of enquiry
procedures
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ACTS
Computerization provides:
•Management information system
•Reference data system
•Effective anti-fraud environment
•A catalyst for other harmonisation
initiatives
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ARISE
Efficient real-time control environment
Bar code on Transit Accompanying Document
ASEAN
TRANSIT - ACCOMPANYING DOCUMENT (TAD)
2 E xport er/Consignor
31 Container
ident ifier,
marks and
number
pack ages,
of
number and
ty pe of
pack ages and
desc ript ion of
goods
44 Other
information
covering t he
liabilit y of
goods to
specific
MRN 0000000000089678145 (Ex ample bar
code)
1 RE GI ME
Num ber
3 Forms
5. Tot aI I tems 6 Total pack ages 7. LRN
8 I mporter/Cons ignee
Num ber
15 Country of dis pat ch/ex portati on
17 Country of dest ination
18 Identif ication and nationality of means of trans port at departure
19 Ctr.
C OFFICE OF DEPA RTURE
27 Plac e of
loadi ng
33 Com modit y
32 It em
Code
No.
35 Gros s weight (k g)
38 Net weight (kg)
40 Summary dec larat ion/ Prev ious document
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46 Value
ACTS
Additional benefits for Customs:
•The computerised backbone (the network
linking the members) can also be used for:
•Enforcement and risk management
information systems for use against:
• Counterfeiting and commercial fraud
• Smuggling
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ACTS
Under ARISE:
• Identification of transport barriers
• Recommendations to assist removal of
barriers
• Analysis of technical cooperation needs
• Assist implementation of relevant
protocols
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ACTS
Under ARISE:
• Co-operation with ASEAN Single Window
for networking
• Recruitment of extra Customs & Transport
Officers in ASEAN Secretariat
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ACTS
Next steps:
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Liaise with NTTCCs in pilot countries
Set up national ACTS management teams
Job descriptions
Training for Customs, Transport & Trade
Develop procedure manuals for Customs,
Transport & Trade
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Thank You
ASEAN Regional Integration Support from the EU
ASEAN Secretariat
Jl. Sisingamangaraja 70A, Jakarta 12110 – Indonesia
Tel: (+62 21) 726 2991, 724 3372 ext. 852
Fax: (+62 21) 739 8234
E-mail: arise@asean.org
http://arise.asean.org