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Joint Customs Control/One Stop Inspection

Joint Customs Control/One Stop Inspection enables Customs of neighboring countries to carry out inspection simultaneously (sequential or almost simultaneously) at the border on a site that is located in the territory of either country.

Single Window service enables companies involved in cross border trade to lodge standardized information and documents with a single entry point allowing parties to fulfill all import, export, and transit-related regulatory requirements in one go. By expediting and simplifying information flows between trade and government, single window brings substantial gains to all parties involved in cross border trade.

ADB activities:

• ADB held a seminar in Bangkok last July 2005 to help member countries understand the World Customs Organization (WCO)'s tools and techniques for joint customs control and single window. The Seminar presented Thailand's experience in establishing single window and one stop service.
  
  
• ADB supports Kazakhstan and the Kyrgyz Republic in their joint customs control pilot test project and plan to pursue single window.
  
  
• ADB organized a seminar in Bangkok in February 2007 to discuss the challenges in the implementation of joint customs control and how to address them. It also included Working Group discussions, and bilateral consultations to develop an action plan to advance the Program’s initiatives in this area.

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