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Conduct terminal procedure and customs exam at port
Case Study
Title:
Export of Rice from Myanmar to West Africa, 2013
Corridors and Routes:
Bago/Delta Area - Yangon Port - (Singapore) - West Africa
Trade Product:
Rice
Trade Type:
Export
Process Analysis:
Export from Myanmar
Exporting Country:
Myanmar
Importing Country:
Burkina Faso
Category:
Regulatory border procedures
Country and Procedure Description:
Terminal precedure and customs exam at port(Export from MMR to CIV and BFA/Rice)
Related Rules, Laws and Regulations:
-Customs Sea and Land Act
Actors and Participants:
-Exporter (or representative)
-Terminal Customs
- Shipping Agency Department (SAD)
- 3rd party inspector
- Port terminal
- Transporter
Actors and Participants:
-Exporter (or representative)
-Terminal Customs
- Shipping Agency Department (SAD)
- 3rd party inspector
- Port terminal
- Transporter
Input Criteria to Enter or Begin the Business Process:
- Exporter has obtained Export Declaration from Customs. - Loading of the container is complete.
Activities and Associated Documentary Requirements:
1 Exporter - Requests Customs to examine the goods - Requests transporter to deliver the loaded container to the Customs yard. - Requests to fumigate the goods (by 3rd party inspector) - Prepares required documents for security card. 2 - The respective parties receive the exporter’s requests (including necessary documents). - The port terminal gate officer reviews the submitted documents. - The transporter delivers the loaded container to the Customs yard at the port. 3 The gate officer at the port terminal issues the security card for the exporter. 4 Exporter lodges challen as per shipping instructions for terminal charges. 5 Exporter pays terminal charges such as lift on/off, cargo inspection and labor fees, etc. 6 Port terminal receives terminal charges and signs the receipt. 7 Exporter prepares documents to obtain a gate pass for the container. 8 - Gate officer at the port reviews the submitted documents and issues a gate pass. - Exporter brings all documents to Customs office at the port. 9 Loaded container(s) are weighed and checked against the shipping instruction at export container yard. 10 Customs at the port registers the submitted case file. 11 Appraisal Officer from Customs checks the cargo against the Export License. 12 Assistant Director arranges cargo check at X-ray. The shipments are randomly selected. 13 Customs exams group (Group A to J) is assigned by Chief Executive Officer. 14 Assigned Customs exam group examines the goods. 15 If the goods pass the Customs’ requirements, A third party inspector team fumigates the container after the Customs examination. If the goods do not meet the Customs’ requirements, port terminal customs send the case file to customs department. 16 After fumigating, exporter proceeds with buying a Customs seal to seal the container. 3.5.9 Container is sealed by Customs. 17 Exporter prepares document (103 challen) for the terminal operation procedure (lift-on/lift-off). 18 A representative of the export container yard verifies the submitted document and checks if all containers are correctly sealed with a Customs seal. 19 Port terminal transports the container to the container terminal. 20 The SAD prepares the cargo loading list based on the mate receipt. 21 The container(s) are loaded onto the vessel.
Output Criteria to Exit the Business Process:
Container is loaded onto the vessel.
Activity Diagrams:
Number of Required Documents:
6
Minimum Required Time:
Maximum Required Time:
Average Required Time:
0.166667
Minimum Cost:
Maximum Cost:
Average Cost: