Clear goods at port/border by customs

Case Study

Title: Exports of Tyres to India from Sri lanka, 2011

Corridors and Routes: Colombo (outskirt) - India

Trade Product: Rubber tyres

Trade Type: Export

Process Analysis: Export from Sri Lanka

Exporting Country: Sri Lanka

Importing Country: India

Category: Regulatory border procedures

Country and Procedure Description: Customs clearance at port/border (Export from LKA to IND/Rubber tyres)

Related Rules, Laws and Regulations:

Actors and Participants: - Exporter or representative
- Customs

Input Criteria to Enter or Begin the Business Process:

Activities and Associated Documentary Requirements: 1. The exporter takes to the Customs Department the hard copies of the CUSDEC and the other supporting documents, the CI, Shipping Note and the Packing List (optional). 2. The Customs Department then retrieves the declaration information and makes a printout of the Assessment Note. 3. The Ledger Officer, after examining the Assessment Note, deducts the payments made by the exporter manually from Custom’s records, after which the exporter gets the document signed by the required officers at the Customs Department. 4. At this point the Customs Department decides whether the consignment is chosen for a panel examination or not and approves the CUSDEC.

Output Criteria to Exit the Business Process:

Activity Diagrams:

Number of Required Documents: 6

Minimum Required Time:

Maximum Required Time:

Average Required Time: 0.25

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