Seminar on Trade Facilitation and One-Stop Service

Co-sponsored by ADB, Thailand Customs Department, and World Customs Organization (WCO), the seminar promoted modern customs practices and supported the joint customs control pilot project of Kazakhstan and the Kyrgyz Republic. It also presented modern customs tools for trade facilitation developed by WCO, and highlighted Thai Customs’efforts and experiences in customs reforms and modernization.

There were working group discussions on three topics: (i) harmonization of customs procedures and documentation (led by the People’s Republic of China), (ii) joint customs control (led by Kazakhstan and the Kyrgyz Republic), and (iii) regional transit development (led by the Kyrgyz Republic and Kazakhstan).

Event Materials

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Key Documents

  • ProgramEnglish
  • Seminar ProceedingsEnglish
  • Opening Remarks: Ms. Noy Siackhachanh, Director, East and Central Asia Department, ADBEnglish
  • Keynote Speech: Mr. Kunio Mikuriya, Deputy Secretary General, World Customs OrganizationEnglish
  • ParticipantsEnglish

Presentation Materials

  • WCO Tools for Trade FacilitationEnglish
  • World Class Customs Best Practice: Thai CustomsEnglish
  • GMS Project and OSS in ThailandEnglish
  • The Customs Department: Bangkok Port Customs BureauEnglish
  • Mainland, [People's Republic of] China and Hong Kong, China Customs CooperationEnglish
  • Information on Joint Control at Kazakhstan-Kyrgyz BorderEnglish
  • Joint Control (Kazakhstan Presentation)English
  • Concurrent Customs Control: Realities and ProspectsEnglish
  • Joint Customs Control: Realities and PerspectivesEnglish
  • Simplification of Transit Transportation and Agreement between Kyrgyz Republic and Kazakhstan on Transit Transportation of Goods by Road Transport through KazakhstanEnglish
  • Major Stages of Establishment of the Simplified Transit SystemEnglish
  • Problems of Moving Goods under Customs Control through Territories of EurAsEc Member StatesEnglish
  • Agreement between Kazakhstan and the Kyrgyz Republic on Transit Road Transport of Goods within KazakhstanEnglish
  • WCO Customs Data Model: Implications for the CAREC Trade Facilitation ProgramEnglish
  • ADB Seminar on Single Stop / Joint Border Processing for Central AsiaEnglish

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