16-18 March 2015

Jakarta, Indonesia

Country presentation by – Mr. M.Puviharan

Additional Director General

Sri Lanka Customs

My Role – Additional Director General (Revenue &

Services)

My Service – 39 Years

My experience – In charge of 5 Directorates◦ Imports

◦ Exports

◦ Passenger Services

◦ Cargo Examination

◦ Industries & Services

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Sri Lankan Experience◦ Sri Lanka Customs has a history of nearly 200 years

◦ Sri Lanka has been a member of the World Customs

Organization since 1967

◦ Sri Lanka has been a member of the WTO since 1994

◦ SLC acceded to the RKC in 2009

◦ The strength of the SLC is around 2200 officers

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DGC

ADGC [Revenue &

Services]

Directors (5)

ADGC [Enforcement]

Directors (5)

ADGC [HRM]

Directors (4)

ADGC [Corporate]

Directors (5)

ADGC [Regional]

Directors (4)

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A National Need Assessment Workshop was

conducted in March 2014 in Colombo

Government and other agencies involved in the

clearance of goods at the borders and private

sector groups involved in international trade took

part in the workshop

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An exercise of identifying commitments under

category A,B & C was done

Time required for the implementation of category

B commitments and Technical Assistance and

Capacity Building needed for category C were

ascertained

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National Trade Facilitation Committee was established in June 2014, as required by Article 23 (2) of the Agreement

The Director General of Customs was elected as the chairperson of the committee unanimously

The committee comprised 9 members who are the Heads of Agencies that play significant roles in the goods clearance processes at the borders of Sri Lanka

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Subsequently, considering the importance the private sector plays in cross border trade, the chamber representing the trading community of Sri Lanka was also made a member of the NTFC.

A Technical Committee comprising representatives nominated by the Member of the National Committee was formed

A Customs Working Group was also appointed by the Director General of Customs to coordinate matters related to the agreement with the National and Technical Committee

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The Technical Committee finalized category A, B

& C commitment identified at the Workshop and

recommended to the National Committee to

designate them accordingly

The category A commitments were notified to the

WTO on the 31st July 2014, as commitments that

would be in implementation upon entry into force

of the agreement, as required by Article 15 (1)

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The National and Technical Committees are

currently in the process of identifying specifically

needed TA & CB for the implementation of the

identified category C provisions

Sri Lanka is also willing to assist other member

Customs Administrations through WCO with its

pool of WCO Accredited expert trainers, if such

need arise

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Strategic Views

Member Experience

Member Expectation

Effectiveness of Tools prepared by WCO

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Revised Kyoto Convention SAFE Framework of Standards, including Authorized

Economic Operators (AEO) Time Release Study (TRS) Guide Risk Management Compendium Post Clearance Audit Guidelines Single Window Compendium (SW) WCO Data Model Coordinated Border Management Compendium Transit Handbook Customs – Business Partnership / Engagement Guidance Capacity Building Strategy, including ownership approach Capacity Building Diagnostic Framework Performance Contract Guide Leadership and Management Development and other

Human Resource Program

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Thank You

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