Decision on the Implementation of Container Control Unit (CCU) at International Custom Border Checkpoint, Lao-Thai Friendship Bridge I No. 01904/CD, dated 20 April 2018
关于在老泰友谊大桥I号国际海关边境检查站实施集装箱检查单位（CCU）的决定，编号01904/海关司，日期为2018年4月20日
ຂໍ້ຕົກລົງ ວ່າດ້ວຍ ການຈັດຕັ້ງປະຕິບັດໜ່ວຍງານກວດກາຕູ້ຄອນເທນເນີ Container Control Unit (CCU) ທີ່ ດ່ານພາສີສາກົນຂົວມິດຕະພາບ I ເລກທີ 01904/ກພສ, ລົງວັນທີ 20 ເມສາ 2018
Summary
This Decision stipulates the duties and working principles for the implementation of the Container Control Unit (CCU) at the International Customs Border Checkpoint of Lao-Thai Friendship Bridge I, aiming to apply risk management to the import, export, and transit of containers in accordance with relevant programs, to inspect and protect society from the dangers of drugs and transnational crime, and to prevent and combat the smuggling of illegal goods. The unit is responsible for studying regulations and data, analyzing risks, verifying customs declarations and documents, assessing taxes and fees, and coordinating with relevant border agencies to conduct physical inspections, while requiring that inspections do not hinder trade facilitation.
Articles
Article 1
Article 1. Objective
This Decision formulated to determine the responsibilities and working principles of the
Container Control Unit (CCU) at the international customs border checkpoint of Friendship
Bridge 1 which aims to extend and implement the programme according to the Decision of
Minister of Finance on the Approval to Operate the Container Control Programme no.
3662/MOF, dated 20 October 2017 which is to operate the risk management of container
import, export and transit in Lao PDR, including inspect and prevent the society from drugs
danger and international transnational crime, prevent and anti-smuggling of all illegal goods
in the form of transport supply chain by the container which has data and suspicion containing
the illegal goods such as drugs, basic chemical substances for producing drugs and weapon of
mass destruction, equipment for producing nuclear and other goods in efficient and
harmonized manner of implementation.
Article 2
Article 2. Role and Responsibilities of Container Control Unit (CCU) Officer
1. Study regulations, follow dailly news and study data sources to determine the risk
condition and the possibility of violation.
2. Analyze the data from electronic system and general documents related to the
movement of goods and item (import, export and transit).
3. Conduct the data research and analysis, customs declaration documents and others to
provide input to risk profile database for determining the inspection target of illegal
matter.
4. Inspect the goods and container containing goods and item that has a risk and certify
the customs declaration documents as well as assess the duty and tax rate as specified
in Customs Law.
5. Coordinate with concerned border units to operate the physical goods inspection as the
common suspicious profile.
Article 3
Article 3. Principles and Implementation
1. Conduct the risk analysis, risk classification and proceed the customs declaration
formality and procedure.
2. Manage, monitor, inspect and exchange data, data source to use the risk management
principle as specified in Customs Law.
3. Inspect the customs declaration data in electronic and general form that has the
approval of detailed customs declaration.
4. Head of the International Customs Border Checkpoint of Friendship Bridge I, is in
charge of giving guidance to the customs officer who present at the Container Control
Unit regularly, coordinate with customs officer of the Friendship Bridge and
concerned border agencies to comply with laws in Lao PDR and international
regulations.
5. Can inspect the goods and container that has high risk in safe location and warehouse
as indicated by customs official notice; Any goods and container containing
suspicious goods and item is found, the customs officer shall proceed the physical
inspection procedure, then report the inspection result to the Head of Border
Checkpoint for acknowledgement and consideration.
6. Operate the physical inspection as the customs principles and use the inspection tool
such as: scanner or equipment that serve all form of inspection and other methods.
7. The customs officer who is assigned to present at the Container Control Unit shall has
a suitable method of inspection that not being a barrier for trade facilitation, the
physical inspection shall proceed the procedure and complete as specified regulation.
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