Statement of Intent 2011-2014 - New Zealand Customs Service

our trade presents a low risk to theircountries. We will therefore continueto promote trade security amongNew Zealand traders; and secure thepassage of New Zealand exportsthrough customs domestically andoverseas, while maintaining ourvigilance of risks.Customs will also engage withtraders to improve their knowledgeof compliance requirements, anddevelop services with them thatbetter meet their needs and accountfor differing levels of risk.From 2011/12, Customs will continueto implement Stage 1 of the JointBorder Management System (JBMS)to achieve advances in automatedprocessing and efficiencies. Thisincludes its ability to assimilate dataquickly, and integrate with systemsfor industry, and other agencies inNew Zealand and overseas.We will work with industry to improvedata quality that will enable Customsto target resources to areas of higherrisk, and reduce intervention for themajority of compliant traders andgoods. Following the approvalof the primary vendor at the start of2011, Customs will also commencedeveloping the Trade SingleWindow (TSW), and completeimplementation during 2012/13.The TSW is a single electronic portallinking border sector agencies withindustry; making it easier for tradersto meet border requirements, whilereducing their bureaucracy andrelated costs.The JBMS–TSW will also supportMAF’s biosecurity risk managementthrough advanced risk assessmentcapability within the JBMS; andmore integrated intelligence and risktargeting through the IntegratedTargeting and Operations Centre.Customs will continue to developboth initiatives from 2011/12.Our risk approach will enableCustoms to facilitate the majorityof compliant trade, while limitinginterventions for traders and goodspresenting high risk.The Cargo Management Strategyand the JBMS–TSW will supportCustoms’ work with AustralianCustoms and Border Protection toimprove the trans-Tasman tradeenvironment and identify furtherareas of work that contribute to theSingle Economic Market agenda.HOW WE WILL DEMONSTRATESUCCESSWe will demonstrate performance forthe Trade outcome as detailed below:Trade outcome measuresThese indicators demonstrate how well New Zealand’s trade facilitation is regarded based on perceptions of tradecompliance costs and clearance services at the border.TRADEOUTCOME STATEMENT INDICATOR MEASURE BASELINENew Zealand’s tradefl ows more freelythrough improvedaccess to markets,and more secureand efficient borderprocessesCustoms’ relativerankings in domestic andinternational comparisonsare maintainedNew Zealand’s ranking for costs to import andexport goods as reported in the World Bank’sannual Doing Business SurveyNew Zealand’s ranking on the customssubscale in the World Bank’s LogisticsPerformance IndexRanked 46th of 181countries in costs to importand 33rd of 181 countriesin costs to export in 200918th of 146 countries in2007New Zealand’s ranking for border facilitationon the World Economic Forum Enabling TradeIndex Border Administration subscaleThird overall of 190countries in 2008New Zealand Customs Service 21