1st Half of FY09 Key Highlights Customs Convenor

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June 30th, 2009
1st Half of FY09 Key Highlights (Customs Convenor)
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Agenda

• Apr 21st Customs Private Sector Dialogue
• Frequent EDI Breakdown
• Two Levels of Approval
• May 14th FIZ Customs FIZ Manufacturers
  Dialogue
• One Approval Platform
• SMK K8 (EDI Customs Form 8) improvement
• Customs FIZ Operating Hours

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Apr 21st Customs Private Sector Dialogue

• Frequent EDI Breakdown.
• The Customs Department has formed a Steering
  Committee to look into this problem.
• Two Levels of Approval for Movement of Goods
  between FIZ and LMW.
• FREPENCA has proposed that one level of approval
  be implemented.
• The State Director has approved this in principle
  but further discussion with the Customs
  Department is necessary

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Apr 21st Customs Private Sector Dialogue
Customs
Private Sector
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May 14th FIZ Customs FIZ Manufacturers
Dialogue

• Objective Ease of goods moving between FIZ
  LMW.
• Effective May 14th, 2009 One Approval Platform
  Vice-versa FIZ/LMW (Free Industrial
  Zone/Licensed Manufacturing Warehouse).
• No more ZPB AM (FIZ approval level).
• Applicable with GBP AM (LMW approval level),
  Penang as well as other states as long as GPB
  approval is available.
• Objective To ensure end to end process in
  compliance.
• Effective Apr 1st, 2009, SMK K8 (Electronic Data
  Interchange/EDI Customs Form 8) improved with
  code 50 for forwarder to check the deposit of K8
  form in creation.
• System will enable visibility and snap shot from
  the EDI system.
• This will align to confirmation of receipt by
  customs.
• With forwarder shoulder greater role
  responsibility with this visibility that
  forwarder can embark to view and match their
  submission, this concur reduce burden in trouble
  the importer of record (FIZ factories/manufacturer
  s).

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May 14th FIZ Customs FIZ Manufacturers
Dialogue

• Objective Cost effectiveness and efficiency in
  job handling as well as effective work scheduling
  and planning.
• Effective June 1st, 2009 Customs FIZ operating
  hours Mon Sat 8am-12mid Sun 8am-5pm
• Very small movement of goods activities on Sunday
  which analyzed the resources spending is not a
  worth appropriately.
• This strategy also allow more participation to
  Prior Release that facilitated by customs.
• Those in needs this Prior Release facility can
  apply to customs.

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