Pakistan Customs has introduced AI and machine-learning tools within the Web-Based One Customs (WeBOC) Risk Management System in line with the international best practice with the assistance of the planet Customs Organisation.
The July 2021 figures revealed that quite half the import consignments and majority of export shipments are cleared by Customs immediately subject to post-clearance verification, consistent with a politician announcement issued on Tuesday.
In addition to quick clearance of exports shipments, the WeBOC RMS application has also been extended to duty drawback processing through which a replacement mechanism of online payments of duty drawback for disbursement on to the accounts of the exporters by slashing the manual processing and eradicating traditional cheque system.
This has become possible by introducing the scrutiny of duty drawback claims through risk parameters by the e-rebate module in RMS. thus far Rs16 billion are paid through the e-rebate system providing support in times of worldwide pandemic in line with current government policy.
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By systematic application of RMS, pre-arrival clearance stumped ports, clearance in the sky at airports, and risk-based selection of cargo for scanning under the Blue channel has also been implemented which have modernized the customs clearance process within the country.
Pakistan Customs is additionally working to develop an Integrated Risk management System (IRMS) through Pakistan Single Window the program by which trade regulatory bodies are going to be processing the certifications through a single integrated platform. this may bring the transformation in trading across the borders landscape and contribute immensely to the economic process and national development of Pakistan.
Pakistan Customs under comprehensive Customs Reforms Programme has successfully implemented a variety of trade facilitation initiatives which have made cross border trade easier and have contributed significantly in the reduction of the time and price of doing business in-country, added the announcement.
