Reforming Customs Clearance in Pakistan

Simple, fast, transparent customs clearance procedures encourage trade-and the resulting tariffs and related taxes raise government revenue and stimulate economic development. After outsourcing failed to make customs more efficient or increase revenue, in 2002 Pakistan began pursuing a modern single window system for customs clearance. In 2005 the system was introduced at the port of Karachi, replacing numerous procedures with one electronic declaration and sharply cutting customs processing times. Despite dramatically reduced tariffs, annual customs revenue grew dramatically after the reform-though tariffs and customs reform have since stalled.

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	Ahmad, Manzoor
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2010-04
Subjects:	AIM, AUTOMATION, BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT, BUSINESS ENVIRONMENTS, BUSINESSES, CAPACITY BUILDING, CARGO, CELL PHONE, COLLECTION OF CUSTOMS DUTIES, COMMERCE, COMMERCIAL BANKS, COMMON CARRIERS, COMPETITIVENESS, CUSTOMER SERVICE, CUSTOMS, CUSTOMS ADMINISTRATION, CUSTOMS AUTHORITIES, CUSTOMS BROKERS, CUSTOMS CLEARANCE, CUSTOMS CLEARANCE PROCEDURES, CUSTOMS DECLARATIONS, CUSTOMS DUTIES, CUSTOMS FUNCTIONS, CUSTOMS INSPECTION, CUSTOMS OPERATIONS, CUSTOMS PROCEDURES, CUSTOMS REFORM, CUSTOMS REGULATIONS, CUSTOMS REVENUE, CUSTOMS RULES, CUSTOMS VALUATION, DOCKS, DUTY DRAWBACKS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, ELECTRONIC DATA, ELECTRONIC DECLARATION, ELECTRONIC EXCHANGES, EXPORTS, FREIGHT, FREIGHT FORWARDERS, GOVERNMENT REVENUE, HUMAN INTERACTIONS, IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS, IMPORTS, INTERNATIONAL BEST PRACTICES, INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS, INTERNATIONAL TRADE, INVENTORY, MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS, MIGA, OUTSOURCING, PHYSICAL PRESENCE, PRIVATE SECTOR, REGULATORY FRAMEWORK, RESULT, RESULTS, SERVERS, SHIPMENTS, SHIPPERS, SHIPPING, SHIPPING COMPANIES, SHIPS, SUPPLY CHAIN, TAX REVENUE, TRADE DATA, TRADE LOGISTICS, TRADE REFORM, TRADE REFORMS, TRADE VOLUME, VALUE ADDED TAXES, WAREHOUSES, WEB, WORLD TRADE,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2010/04/13838102/reforming-customs-clearance-pakistan https://hdl.handle.net/10986/10503
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