MILESTONES OF COMORIANS CUSTOMS DURING 2017.

21-06-2018 03:08
Comoros islands, archipelago of the Indian Ocean, halfway between Eastern Cost of Africa and Madagascar, have a customs administration located in the three main islands.

The annual report of its activities for 2017 highlights the continuation of the reforms initiated since 2016 with the firm will to place the Comorian Customs Services in tune with the times, in other words, in the digital world.
The started reforms in 2016 and continued in 2017 have begun to yield the expected results. Indeed, the US$ 65 million of revenue collected in 2017 is the double of the average revenue collected for the last five (5) years. They constitute 42.7% of the total revenues of the internal budget of the Government in 2017. The partnership with the private sector has created a climate of trust towards economical operators as well as with freight forwarders. The latest are now playing a leading role in customs clearance. The securing of the revenues by collection through a financial institution while waiting for the direct transfers expected in 2018 with the ASECUDA Word contributed to the good results recorded. Capacity building and permanent search for staff welfare were priorities during the year.

Customs cooperation with local and international partners has been strengthened. The visibility of Comorian customs was very present during the year both at local and external level.

The image of the Comorian Customs Administration has been well perceived by the population and the authorities. Rules and regulation took over in the Administration. On the international level, the image of Comorian customs has also been reinforced according to partners. The selection of Comoros islands to host the meeting of the sub-committee of Directors General of Customs of African Union country members in September 2018 best illustrates this.



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