Customs Service Standards

Customs employees have certain customer service standards to adhere too.

The service standards include:

TYPE OF SERVICE

STANDARD

(dependent on receiving all information) (maximum)

1. Cargo Clearance

 

     > Imports and Warehousing

 

             - Low (Green)

within 1 hour

             - Medium (Yellow)

1 – 3 hours

             - High (Red)

1 – 2 working days

     > Exports

1 working day

2. Processing Customer Identification Number (CIN)

within 1 hour

3. Clearance of Commercial vessels

2 – 3 hours

4. Clearance of Private vessels

1 -2 hours

5. Clearance of Aircrafts

within 30 minutes

6. Travellers Immigration and Baggage Clearance

within 30 minutes

7. Transit and Transshipment

within 1 hour