A series of procedures aimed at reducing the time it takes to clear goods from the Customs Division will reportedly soon be published by the Ministry of Finance. These procedures, which will be published on the Dominica Government’s website, are necessary to better inform the general public of measures implemented to facilitate the conduct of business.
This announcement made by Finance Minister Roosevelt Skerrit following “grave concern” expressed by the private sector, that the ASYCUDA WORLD computer software which was introduced in 2009 to increase efficiency in processing imports at the Customs Division is not being put to optimal use. Mr Skerrit informed Parliament on Wednesday July 25, 2018 that the Customs Division was required to update the risk profiles of private sector firms with a view to reducing the number of companies whose imports must be assessed before release and the expansion of the use of the prepayment system. Mr Skerrit noted that a prepayment system which has been in place at the Customs since December 1, 2011 provides importers with an alternative payment option on the ASYCUDA World system. Individuals, Companies, Sole Traders, Brokers and other interested persons who are registered holders of an ASYCUDA user name and password and are desirous of establishing a prepayment account, are required to officially fill in a prepayment account application form and submit to the Comptroller of Customs for approval. Account holders will be issued with a pre-payment account number and a required PIN number (secret code) to be associated with their account. All prepayment accounts must have a minimum limit of two thousand, five hundred Eastern Caribbean dollars (EC$2,500).
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