The ASEAN Customs Transit System (ACTS) workshop has been held
recently in Jakarta, Indonesia, discussing issues around the
harmonisation of customs procedures for transit goods and how to
strengthen mutual understanding between ASEAN member nations in the
field.
Organised under the ASEAN Regional Integration Support
from the European Union (EU) (ARISE) programme, the event focused on
transit processes and procedures, which are expected to help simplify,
and save time and cost for customs procedures.
Participants said
it is essential to set up a risk management programme for ACTS at
starting point, transit process and point of arrival of goods. They
stressed relevant sides, including governmental agencies and private
areas, should enhance mutual support and links in order to successfully
deploy ACTS in the region.
ACTS is scheduled to be run on trial from May, 2016 and will officially become operational six months later.
It will not only help save cost and time for transporting goods by
road within ASEAN, but also be a motive and prerequisite condition for
realising agreements on transport reached between ASEAN member
nations.-VNA