Output 4 - Administration of Customs duty and indirect taxes, other border-related revenue collections, and import/export statistics
Planning for the future
The cutover date for the imports component of the ICS has been determined in consultation with industry. Legislation was required to implement these changed arrangements such that industry will have three months to finalise testing and documentation, install and train the users of their systems prior to the cutover date.
The imports component of the ICS was available for use by industry from 19 July 2005 in accordance with the Customs Legislation Amendment and Repeal (International Trade Modernisation) Act 2001.
Next year, Customs will:
- develop a Customs-to-business partnership program to increase cargo security
- prepare for the commencement of the Accredited Client Program
- apply additional post transactional audit activity as a result of the appointment of 60 additional staff
- provide input to Free Trade Agreement negotiations with countries including the United Arab Emirates, China, Malaysia and ASEAN/ANZ
- continue the integration of the redeveloped TARCON and TAPIN computer systems within the ICS
- implement legislative and administrative changes resulting from the update of the 2007 Harmonised System by the WCO
- implement major changes to the rules of origin for the ANZCERTA
- conduct and finalise a request for tender for the provision of payment services for the Tourist Refund Scheme
- contribute to the reviews of the Passenger Movement Charge and tourist shopping.