News and Events

Conference on Customs Reforms and Modernization
21-24 April 2004, Beijing, People's Republic of China

Background and Objectives

The Conference was co-sponsored by the General Administration of Custom of the People's Republic of China and the Asian Development Bank, and was part of ADB's ongoing support for the Regional Customs Cooperation Program for East and Central Asia under the auspices of the Customs Cooperation Committee (CCC).

The Conference achieved two objectives:

1. Exchanging views and sharing country experiences in the outgoing customs reforms and modernization, and
2. contributing to the agreement on the scope, technology requirement and financing plan for the data-sharing arrangement launched in the CCC meeting in Issyk-kul in August 2003.

The first objective helped the participants compare country strategies which developed a common framework for country assessment and financing plans on various aspects of custom modernization. The second objective helped advance several bilateral data-sharing initiatives among CCC member countries (e.g., Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic and PRC), and developed a joint plan for this important CCC initiative.

Target Participants

The Conference brought together 21 customs officials from Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Mongolia, the People's Republic of China, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan.

Program

• English
[ PDF: 189kb ]
• Russian

Conference Documents

• Opening Remarks, Bruce Murray, Country Director, PRC Resident Mission, Asian Development Bank
• Regional Trade Facilitation and Custom Program: Progress and Future Direction [ Attachment ] [ PDF ]
• Customs Reform and Modernization (The Philippine Experience)
  George M. Jereos, Deputy Commissioner, Philippine Bureau of Customs
  [ Paper ] [ PDF: 440kb | 20 pages ] [ Presentation ] [ PDF: 1585kb | 17 pages ]
• ICT in Customs Modernization. Michael Arblaster, ADB Consultant [ PDF ]
• Border Assessment, Anthony Bayley, ADB Consultant [ PDF ]
• Customs Data-sharing for Declaration and Transit Movement: Experiences in Europe, Nils Soren Lennartsson, Advisor, Trade Facilitation
• Issues Paper on Revision of Customs Codes, Stephen Creskoff, Partner, Creskoff and Doram LLP
• Background materials
• 2004 CCC Work Program Matrix
[ PDF ]

Country Reports

• Azerbaijan Country Report
• Kazakhstan Country Report
• Kazakhstan's Customs Automated Information System
• Kyrgyz Republic Country Report
• Kyrgyz Republic Report on Customs Reforms and Modernization
• Mongolia Country Report
• PRC Country Report
• PRC Customs Transit System
• Tajikistan Country Report
• Turkmenistan Country Report
• Uzbekistan Report on Customs Code
• Uzbekistan's Unified Automated Information System

Related Events

• Custom Cooperation Committee Regional Meeting on Development of Simplified Transit Systems
  Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic: 21-23 February 2004
• Second Meeting of the Customs Cooperation Committee
  Tashkent, Republic of Uzbekistan: 9-10 October 2003
• Custom Cooperation Committee Regional Workshop on Risk Management and Post-Entry Audit
  Urumqi, PRC: 9-12 September 2003
• Customs Cooperation Committee Regional Seminar on Trade Facilitation and Customs Modernization
  Issyk-kul, Kyrgyz Republic: 4-8 August 2003
• Customs Cooperation Committee Working Group Meeting
  Almaty, Kazakhstan: 21-25 April 2003
• Customs Cooperation Committee Regional Capacity Building Seminar
  Almaty, Kazakhstan: 17-21 February 2003
• First Meeting of the Customs Cooperation Committee
  Urumqi, People's Republic of China: 20-21 August 2002
• Central Asia Customs Cooperation Meeting
  Manila, Philippines: 30-31 January 2002
• Senior Official's Meeting on Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation
  Manila, Philippines: 9-10 August 2001

Contacts

East and Central Asia Department

Jeffrey Liang
E-mail: jeffreyliang@adb.org

Lyle Raquipiso
E-mail: lraquipiso@adb.org

Pamela Gutierrez
E-mail: ppgutierrez@adb.org