“It is expected to increase our revenue by approximately 20 per cent and reduce our administrative cost by approximately 10 per cent,” he explains. Meanwhile, the JCA boss says that while ease of trade is being facilitated, the agency is expected to see an increase in revenue when the ASYCUDA World system is fully implemented. “It will also improve our client relations, it will support predictability and greater transparency,” he adds. He is encouraging voluntary compliance, “because we’d be better able to post audit companies, because of the integrated database.”Īdditionally, the system will have a breach database which Major Reese says will identify anyone with previous breaches and aid in a targeted approach to compliance and enforcement. Major Reese explains that this will result in a reduction in clearance time. The ASYCUDA World system will also have the capability to interface with other government and non-government Information Technology (IT) Systems, making all applications for permits and licences electronic. The system will allow traders/agents doing business with the JCA to submit their declarations for clearance of goods from anywhere using the internet. “This is the electronic document that will replace our regular entry, and one will recognize that the entry has several copies, so being paperless it will save on that,” Major Reese adds. He said that as part of the pilot, the JCA will also introduce its electronic single administration document. There are also custom brokers who will be participating, and of course we have our export stations,” Major Reese notes. “We have selected 10 exporters to participate. He said approximately 174 brokers, importers and staff have already been trained in preparation for the pilot phase of the system.

Once we have completed the pilot activities, then we will go live with both import and export modules,” Major Reese explained.

We will then do adjustments to the system, and then having done those adjustments, we will then seek to pilot the import module. “The export pilot is for about 2-3 months. The implementation is in its pilot phase which commenced in December 2014 and will run for a few months, after which it will be evaluated before a full roll-out.Ĭhief Executive Officer of Jamaica Customs, Major Richard Reese, says the pilot will focus on exports from the Kingston port. The Jamaica Customs Agency (JCA) has now begun to implement the use of its recently acquired Automated System for Customs Data (ASYCUDA), a web-based system designed to transform the agency to a paperless operation through the use of electronic documents.

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Plenipotentiary Representatives accredited to CARICOM.

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