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

IMF Working Papers, August 1, 2011

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Anglophone African countries have been implementing reform and modernization initiatives in their Customs administrations since the early 1990s.
The paper outlines the progression of key reform and modernization initiatives in these countries up to mid-2010.
The review assesses the gap between these reforms and those of more modern Customs agencies.

Customs administration reform and modernization initiatives in Anglophone African countries generally lag behind international good practice.
It is necessary to speed up implementation if the following objectives are to be achieved:
- revenue objectives,
- trade facilitation objectives,
- trade chain security objectives.
The findings have implications for the design of reform programs and the focus of potential technical assistance for the outstanding reform agenda.

Subject: Customs administration core functions, Imports, International trade, Revenue administration, Tariffs, Tax administration core functions, Taxes, Trade facilitation
Keywords include: a number of Anglophone African Customs administration reform, administration Reform, Africa, Anglophone African countries, Anglophone African country, Customs administration, Customs administration automation, Customs administration core functions, Customs administration inefficiency, Customs administration modernization program, Customs administration Reform in Anglophone Africa, Customs administration skill, customs duty, Customs operation, Customs tariff, Customs tariff rate, Global, import duty, Imports, modernization, reform, risk management, Southern Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, Tariffs, Tax administration core functions, Trade facilitation, West Africa, WP