GACAG Says WCO Should Go Almost All Electronic
The World Customs Organization should implement the Revised Kyoto Convention and shift from a dependency on paper documents to a full e-Customs environment, said the Global Air Cargo Advisory Group (GACAG) in a position paper. GACAG said harmonization of global customs procedures will be critical to establishing e-Customs platforms and said the entire air cargo industry will support the effort.
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GACAG said things that should go electronic include: export and import goods declarations to Customs provided by exporters, importers and/or their forwarders or customs brokers; export, import and transit cargo declarations sent to Customs by airlines; release of shipments into free circulation following completion of Customs formalities; and recordkeeping and archiving for all participating parties.
GACAG said Customs should require supporting documents only on an exceptional basis for examination purposes, and authorities should accept printouts of electronic records, including air waybill, house waybill and manifest transport documents exchanged between forwarders and airlines as well as all key commercial documents. The position paper was sent to Kunio Mikuriya, Secretary General of the World Customs Organization.