Customs Modernization Activities of National Board of Revenue.

Initiatives supported by the World

Serial Current Modernization Objectives of the Commencem Phases of implementation of activity Present Remarks
No. Activity activities ent of with time lines status of
Activity activities

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1. Strategic Action Plan To set priorities and February Workshop: Submission Final The current A workshop
for Customs develop a roadmap 2013 February of the plan approval: modernizatio was jointly
Modernization for customs 2013 for review June 2014 n initiatives organized with
modernization and also align WCO where
finalization with the officials of
by NBR: customs customs were
February modernizatio facilitated to
2013 n plan. draft an
strategic action
plan. The plan
was further
reviewed for
timeline in late
2014.
2. Customs Act update & Legal basis for April 2013 Gap Review 1. WBG has The team from
gap analysis customs Analysis: 1 Amendme Regulatory completed its WBG closely
modernization month nts: Sept Impact support. worked with
Compliance to RKC, 2013-May Assessmen Further the core
SAFE FoS, WTO TFA 2014 t: May assistance committee
2014 will be formed at NBR
2. Bangla provided for for this
Translation preparing purpose. The
and Comparative support also
Review: Statement as facilitated GoB
June- and when in meeting

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Bank Group.

Serial Current Modernization Objectives of the Commencem Phases of implementation of activity Present Remarks
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Activity activities

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August needed by SASEC Tranche
2014 NBR. 2 conditions.
3. Conduct TRS of Identify time April 2013 Design Orientation Piloting The reports The support
Chittagong, Benapole, required at each step tools and of data and actual have been also facilitated
Dhaka Custom House of the clearance methodolo collection survey: submitted to GoB in meeting
and Dhaka ICD process, at customs, gy: April- team: Chittagong- NBR and NBR SASEC Tranche
port and other August June- September shared them 2 conditions.
government agencies 2013 (For September -November with all the
and recommend Chittagong) 2013 (For 2013 stakeholders,
measures to reduce Chittagong) also
time, simplify March Benapole- published on
processes 2014 April 2014 April-May NBR
(Benapole) (For 2013 Website.
Benapole) DCH and
Dhaka ICD
(TBD)

January
2015 March
(Dhaka 2015 (DCH
Custom and Dhaka
House and ICD)
Dhaka ICD)
4. Conduct RIA Regulatory Impact May 2014 The WBG This support
Assessment of the team worked facilitated the

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Bank Group.

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No. Activity activities ent of with time lines status of
Activity activities

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proposed with the RIA GoB in meeting
amendments to Committee SASEC Tranche
Customs Act formed at 2 conditions
NBR and ADB
Consultant
and
supported in
developing a
broad-based
RIA within a
week
5. Development of NTP Single point April 2013 Formation Data Official Currently WBG is
information of Steering Collection launching: data working with
repository for trade Committee and August collection the MoC and a
related information, by the hosting on 2015 and hosting steering
alignment with WTO MoC: June website: are going on. committee of
TFA requirement for 2014 December Maintenan all concerned
access to information Prototype 2014-June ce: 1 year government
developme 2015 after agencies and
nt: launching leading private
September sector
- associations.
November
2014
Formation

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Bank Group.

Serial Current Modernization Objectives of the Commencem Phases of implementation of activity Present Remarks
No. Activity activities ent of with time lines status of
Activity activities

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of a
committee
of focal
persons
from each
governmen
t agency:
October
2014
6. Implement Risk Enhance revenue September Assessmen Formulatio Implement Centralized This will help
Management assurance, assess 2013 t of current n of policy ation of RM Unit Bangladesh to
trade risk, target RM documents RM: As per formed at align with RKC,
scarce resources practices: related to agreed NBR, SAFE FoS, WTO
towards high risk September RM: upon Capacity TFA and
transactions 2013- September timeline building of implement
February 2014 and action assigned customs
2014 plan: officials modernization
Presentatio October being carried strategic action
n of the 2014-(as out, other plan.
findings: per RM tasks being
March Action carried out as
2014 Plan) per action
plan

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 Customs Modernization Activities of National Board of Revenue. Initiatives supported by the World
Bank Group.

Serial Current Modernization Objectives of the Commencem Phases of implementation of activity Present Remarks
No. Activity activities ent of with time lines status of
Activity activities

1 2 3
7. Assessment SOP and To improve valuation September Assessmen Developme Implement A draft
Valuation practices based on 2014 t of current nt of action ation as report is
analytics and proper practices: plan: April per action being
valuation practices as September 2015 plan: April reviewed by
per international 2014 2015 WBG
best practices onwards management
(as per
timeline
set in the
action
plan)
8. Stream Lining Ware To simplify current September Assessmen Developme Implement A draft
Housing practices for licensing 2014 t of current nt of action ation as report is
and auditing practices: plan: April per action being
September 2015 plan: April reviewed by
2014 2015 WBG
onwards management
(as per
timeline
set in the
action
plan)
9. TFA Self-Assessment & To identify present TFA: Approval of Conduct Finalize the A draft
NTFC status of alignment September ToR by the self- report report will be
with WTO TFA and 2014 MoC and assessment based on submitted to

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Bank Group.

Serial Current Modernization Objectives of the Commencem Phases of implementation of activity Present Remarks
No. Activity activities ent of with time lines status of
Activity activities

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support reform NBR and , review feedback the MoC and
initiatives for consultatio legal from the NBR in the
modernization n with provisions stakeholde 2nd week of
assigned and rs-April March 2015
working prepare a 2015 for review
group of report: and
NTFC: July September Support finalization.
2014 2014- reform
To create a platform NTFC: May Operationa March initiatives NTFC awaits
to monitor and guide 2013 lize NTFC, 2015 for cabinet
trade facilitation finalize alignment approval to
based modernization ToR: Strengthen with WTO perform as
and reforms, to August secretariat TFA- June per WTO TFA
facilitate coordinated 2013 of the 2015-(as provision
border management NTFC: per agreed
March upon
2015- (as action
per action plan)
plan)
10. Implementation of TRS Reduce time and November Chittagong Benapole Dhaka
Recommendation simplify processes 2014 customs custom Custom
house, port house, land House and
and OGA- port and Dhaka ICD-
OGA- after After
Formation Chittagong Benapole

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 Customs Modernization Activities of National Board of Revenue. Initiatives supported by the World
Bank Group.

Serial Current Modernization Objectives of the Commencem Phases of implementation of activity Present Remarks
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of
committee
-December
2014

Review by
the
committee:
February
2015
Implement
ation- April
2015
onwards
(as per
action
plan)
11 Automation of BSTI To simplify June 2013 ICT Procureme Connectivit Currently the WBG is
and PQW certification mark, Capacity nt and ICT y with procurement working closely
import permit and Assessmen system ASYCUDA for software with BSTI and
Sanitary t: February developme World: TBD development PQW for these
Phytosanitary 2014. nt: is ongoing. activities. The
Certification using Business September automation
ICT based solutions Process 2014-(as will contribute
Mapping per agreed to National

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 Customs Modernization Activities of National Board of Revenue. Initiatives supported by the World
Bank Group.

Serial Current Modernization Objectives of the Commencem Phases of implementation of activity Present Remarks
No. Activity activities ent of with time lines status of
Activity activities

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(completed upon Single Window.
in timeline,
September expected
2014 )and to be in
Recommen place by
dations for Oct 2015)
BPR:
(Septembe
r2014)
Scoping
Study on
BSTI and
PQW:
(March
2014)
12 CCI&E Automation for To simplify and June 2014 Prototype Connectivit Roll out: Currently the WBG is
ERC and IRC automate export and developme y with August interfacing working closely
import registration nt: July- ASYCUDA 2015 with AW is with the MoC
certificate September World: (as being carried and CCI&E for
2014 per agreed out this. The
upon automation
timeline will contribute
between to National
NBR and Single Window.
CCI&E)

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 Customs Modernization Activities of National Board of Revenue. Initiatives supported by the World
Bank Group.

Serial Current Modernization Objectives of the Commencem Phases of implementation of activity Present Remarks
No. Activity activities ent of with time lines status of
Activity activities

1 2 3
13 Support to roll out To connect the LCS June 2012 Two servers
ASYCUDA World and develop capacity have been
of NBR IT team provided and
training on
advanced ICT
skills
supported
for all IT staff
at NBR.

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