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LITHUANIAN CUSTOMS 2006
CUSTOMS INFORMATION SYSTEMS
On implementing measures provided for by the Lithuanian Customs to ensure the security of international trade,
prevent terrorism acts and organised crime as well as on introducing the automated system for managing risk factors
related to goods, Customs procedures and persons, the risk profiling system was expanded, i.e. the risk analysis module of
the transit control system was developed, works related to putting the model into operation in productive environment
were carried out.
The Internet application software for processing the data of foreign trade of the Republic of Lithuania with the EU states
was introduced and started operating in production mode on the 2 nd of October. The territorial Customs offices started
to accept from business entities applications to submit Intrastat returns by Internet, and traders started to use this new
electronic service.
The public procurement procedures were accomplished, a contractor was selected and a contract for adapting to
national requirements and introducing software developed by the European Commission was signed. This software
helps persons liable to Intrastat procedures to prepare Intrastat returns and their data in the electronic format required
by the Customs Department.
The EU Structural Funds project ,,Implementation of a public service ,,Customs Declarations’’ in electronic media, preparation
of project documents’’ was implemented. The investment project/feasibility study to be submitted to the European Regional
Development Fund for allocation of funds was prepared.
The following projects were accomplished according to the EU programme “Customs 2007”:
on the Automated import system (further – AIS). The purpose of the project is to prepare the user specifications for
the future Import Control System and AIS referring to the requirements of the new Community Customs Code
and its implementing provisions currently under preparation. The international project team prepared the User
requirements, final report of the AIS working group, functional AIS specification.
on the Automated export system/Export control system (AES/ECS). The issues on the project planning, coordination
of the introduction of the system, its testing were discussed, the functional specification of the Export control
system was prepared.
on the Single electronic access point/Electronic Customs information portal. The project is intended to create a common
Customs information portal – common electronic access to the information systems of the Customs and other
public authorities related to the import and export of goods. Having analysed the information portals used by
Customs administrations and solutions on a single electronic access point, the feasibility studies of the single access
point and electronic Customs information portal were prepared.
The Lithuanian Customs officials participated in the activities of the Customs 2007 project working group“Electronic
Customs”, the provisions of the European Parliament and Council solution on the paperless Customs and trade
environment project, related to the scope of the electronic Customs projects, their implementation terms and funds
required for their implementation were discussed.
With a view to automating the main tax administration activity processes, the automatic data exchange with banks
has been introduced in the Tax Accounting and Control Information System (MAKIS) and is currently operating in the
production mode. One of the possibilities is the automatic provision of information to banks on overpayments returned
to business entities. The further development of MAKIS provides for the migration of the application software system
to new technological environment ensuring the use of Internet technologies. It also envisages creating and introducing
MAKIS data warehouse, supplementing the system with new functions and adapting it in order to enable to keep counts
of tax obligations and guarantees in EUR.
The Lithuanian Integrated Tariff Management System was improved. It comprises the Integrated Customs Tariff
System LITAR, Tax Calculation and Validation System (TCVS), Tariff Quota Administration System (TQS),
Tariff Surveillance System (TSS), National Specimen Management System (SMS), National Information System for
Processing Procedures (ISPP).
LITAR system is the main repository of tariff and non–traiff information at the Lithuanian Customs arranged and
handled as a computer database comprising the data of the EC integrated tariff TARIC and supplemented with the
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