Correctional Services Department, Customs and Excise Department, and the Independent Commission Against Corruption

Chow Kwong (Hong Kong), Customs and Excise Department

Ministry of Foreign Affairs Ministry of Finance, Customs Department

Death in custody of the Customs and Excise Department

Information on licenses will then be communicated to the Customs Department.

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In addition, the Customs department engages in the following enforcement action

Similarly the customs department has instituted a computerized program known as the automated system for customs data (ASYCUDA), which integrates customs and clearing and forwarding activities.

Moves to establish a drug section within the Palestinian Customs Department is also proceeding.

The Customs Act provides the overarching legislative framework within which the Customs Department operates to prevent the illegal trafficking in firearms, ammunition and explosives.

Anti smuggling operations are led by the Department of Royal Customs and Excise in cooperation with other enforcement agencies.

Currently, the Department is in the process of developing a paperless e Customs system as outlined in the Convention.

The Customs Department has implemented part of the application outlined in the Integrated Supply Chain Management Guidelines (formerly Advance Cargo Information Guidelines).

The Customs Department is responsible only for cargo inspection unless there is cause to believe that a person is carrying prohibited goods.

The Customs Department has put into place measures to prevent access to weapons by terrorists as advised by the WCO concerning the Protocol.

The Customs and Excise Department must be given prior notice of any ship or aircraft transporting firearms and ammunition prior to its arrival.

Risk assessment principles have been incorporated in the Regulation on Import and Export of Firearms, Ammunition, Explosive Articles and Fireworks and Imitation of Firearms of the Customs Department, which details all customs procedures and requirements (see question 9).

(a) In the two customs zones, i.e. the land customs zone and the maritime customs zone

It is reported that Shanghai Railway Immigration Inspection Department has constantly provided the innovative services, thus the speed of Customs clearance has been improved greatly.

The responsibility for the importation and exportation of firearms in Barbados is shared by the Customs and Excise Department and the Royal Barbados Police Force.

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The submitted customs declaration is collected by customs entity.

Customs declaration for goods and vehicles should be presented to the customs entities before customs control is applied to the goods and vehicles, before they undergo customs processing and are released from customs control.

The signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between the Director General of the Customs Department and the Ozone Unit, or at a higher level between the Minister of Finance and the Minister of Environment, is recommended, as is the creation of focal points for environment in customs with access to the top level of customs hierarchy.

Customs legislation promulgated to regulate customs clearance of such materials

Thailand is currently exploring the possibilities of incorporating the WCO Data Model and WCO Unique Consignment Reference (UCR) Number Guidelines into the work of the Customs Department.

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Although Thailand has yet to ratify the Revised Kyoto Convention (the International Convention on the Simplification and Harmonization of Customs procedures), the Customs Department has incorporated a risk assessment system to ensure and facilitate demands on trade such as the inspection of imported goods.

In the period covered by this report (1 July 1998 to 30 June 2003), there have been no reports of torture as defined in the Crimes (Torture) Ordinance (Chapter 427) involving the Immigration Department, the Correctional Services Department, the Customs and Excise Department, the Hong Kong Police Force or the ICAC.

All documents necessary for customs payments are to be completed, namely budget transfer notice of customs fees and customs fee receipt.

Arms and ammunition being exported as cargo are placed on the cargo manifest of the exporting carrier and are loaded last under the supervision of the Customs Department.

(ii) World Customs Organization (WCO) The World Customs Organization and Trade Facilitation

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Customs Training Projects

World Customs Oganization

Domestic customs regulations