Customs Administration Reform and Modernization in anglophone Africa: Early 1990's to Mid-2010

Justin Zake

No 2011/184, IMF Working Papers from International Monetary Fund

Abstract: Anglophone African countries have been implementing reform and modernization initiatives in their Customs administrations. This paper outlines the progression of key reform and modernization initiatives in these countries since the early 1990s, and assesses the gap between these reforms and those of more modern Customs agencies. The review suggests that Customs administration reform and modernization initiatives in Anglophone African countries generally lag behind international good practice and it is necessary to speed up implementation if revenue, trade facilitation, and trade chain security objectives are to be achieved. The findings also have implications on the design of reform programs and focus of potential technical assistance for the outstanding reform agenda.

Keywords: WP; Customs administration; Anglophone African country; customs duty; risk management; Customs operation; Customs tariff rate; Anglophone African countries; reform; modernization; Customs administration modernization program; Customs administration inefficiency; import duty; Customs administration Reform in Anglophone Africa; administration Reform; Customs administration automation; Customs tariff; Customs administration skill; a number of Anglophone African Customs administration reform; Customs administration core functions; Tariffs; Trade facilitation; Tax administration core functions; Imports; Africa; Global; Southern Africa; West Africa; Sub-Saharan Africa (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 45
Date: 2011-08-01
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