integration and global competition. The customs service role and place is considered in the general system of state regulation of … foreign economic relations. Some trends in the role and place modification of the customs authorities in the context of … experience analysis basis. The proposals are developed for the modernization of customs authorities with regard to the situation …

This paper attempts to explain how importers, clearance agents and customs officers respond to ongoing customs … administration reforms in the DRC. Customs reforms include computerization, single desk system and pre-shipment inspection. The DRC …

Customs-related corruption costs World Customs Organisation (WCO) members at least $2 billion in customs revenue each … only help reduce corruption and improve efficiency – in a large number of customs agencies -- if the customs agency …’s director undertakes a big-bang approach to reform. We also find support for the corruption clubs theory – that customs agencies …