Arrange for customs declaration

Case Study

Title: Fabrics Import from India by Land to Bangladesh, 2011

Corridors and Routes: Not Specified

Trade Product: Cotton fabric

Trade Type: Import

Process Analysis: Import to Bangladesh

Exporting Country: India

Importing Country: Bangladesh

Category: Pre-clearance regulatory procedures

Country and Procedure Description: Arrange for customs declaration (Import to BDG from IND/Cotton fabric)

Related Rules, Laws and Regulations:

Actors and Participants: - Importer's CFA
- DTI data entry operator

Input Criteria to Enter or Begin the Business Process:

Activities and Associated Documentary Requirements: 1. Importer's CFA visit the Direct Trader Input (DTI) office at the Benapole Customs House. 2. The CFA submits the declaration document to the data entry operator at the DTI who then keys the details of the shipment on the Bill of Entry form. 3. After the data is entered, a "C" number is issued against the Bill of Entry. 4. A hard copy is then printed out and verified by the customs officer who then signs the document and specifies the duty to be paid 5. The CFA receives the doment and waits for the consignment to arrive at the customs area

Output Criteria to Exit the Business Process:

Activity Diagrams:

Number of Required Documents: 5

Minimum Required Time: 0.5

Maximum Required Time: 0.5

Average Required Time: 0.5

Minimum Cost:

Maximum Cost: 0.5

Average Cost: BDT 50 (USD 0.75)