Acceptance of declaration before arrival of goods

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ICAO, Convention on International Civil Aviation, Annex 9 (4.28) Recommended Practice. "Procedures should be developed for the submission of pre-import information to Customs prior to arrival of cargo in order to facilitate the processing of entries."

WCO, Revised Kyoto Convention, General Annex, Chapter 3 Standard 25. “National legislation shall make provision for the lodging and registering or checking of the Goods declaration and supporting documents prior to the arrival of the goods.”

(See also 1973 Kyoto Convention, Annex B.1 Recommended Practice 24 and Note.)

This summary is part of the Compendium of Trade Facilitation Recommendations authored by UNCTAD and UN/CEFACT, Part B.2.2

 

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