When preparing the customs declaration, the applicant uploads the legally required documents (an electronic copy of the bill of lading, an electronic copy of the list, (the invoice) and the certificate of origin - unless the original is excluded by law or the instructions issued thereunder, and all other documents related and required to complete the declaration) on the ASYCUDA world system (scanned) with the specifications and accuracy specified in the department’s circular, in a way that enables the issuance of the necessary approvals from the relevant departments and regulatory authorities to permit land entry, exit or transit of goods into the Kingdomز
The Clearance Company prepares the customs declaration of the goods sent to the Kingdom on the ASYCUDA World system before it is moved to the loading area or to the export port or before the goods arrive to the Kingdom in accordance with the instructions of the National Trade Window as follows:
1- Once the mandatory and optional fields are filled in the application it is then saved on the ASYCUDA System.
2- If the application is stored in the system, the clearance company can amend the fields if needed.
3- After registering the application on the ASYCUDA System it is given a serial number, therefore, the clearance company cannot amend any field unless an electronic amendment request to the National Window operations unit is submitted.
4- When preparing the customs declaration, the applicant must attach the legally required documents along with the declaration ((an electronic copy of the bill of lading - if any - and an electronic copy of the list (the invoice) and the original certificate of origin - unless the original is excluded by law or the instructions issued thereunder, and all other documents related and required to complete the declaration)), the documents should be uploaded to the ASYCUDA world system (scanned) with the specifications and accuracy specified in the circulars of the department, in a way that enables the issuance of the necessary approvals from the relevant departments and regulatory authorities to permit land entry, exit or transit of goods into the Kingdom.
5- The customs clearance company registers the customs declaration on the ASYCUDA world system. Once it is registered it is given a number on the ASYCUDA System and launches selective criteria (lanes) for other departments.
6- The traffic control tower at the airport records the movements of the airplanes as they enter the airspace, this allows the customs to organize the airplane manifest according to the appropriate lane depending on the declaration
7-The ASYCUDA System automatically identifies the custom declaration lane. The process is based on the selectivity criteria for the products which is specified by the Risk Management Unit. The customs declaration lane process for gold goes to the red lane in customs only.
The Red Lane: The process of clearing the declaration takes place after checking the completed documents and then forwarding the declaration procedures to be completed at the customs clearance at the airport; after which all contents are customs lead sealed once examined and inspected and then transferred to the Standardization and Metrology Organisation by the designated transportation companies inside the customs clearance at the airport or by the merchant within 24 hours of customs lead sealing