CUSTOMS COMMISSIONS REVIEW OF ICS

Customs has ordered an independent review of the troubled Integrated Cargo System (ICS) chief executive officer Michael Carmody confirmed today.

“The primary purpose of the review is to identify opportunities to maximise the benefits of ICS to both industry and Customs,” Carmody said.

He said industry would have an opportunity to contribute to the review process which would be conducted by Booz Allen Hamilton.

“This review is about looking to the future. We will share the outcomes with industry and work with it to agree on a way forward,” he said.

The Exports component of the ICS was relatively free of problems when it was introduced in October 2004. When the Imports component was switched on in October 2005, many areas of industry experienced difficulties in clearing containers.

CUSTOMS COMMISSIONS REVIEW OF ICS

Customs has ordered an independent review of the troubled Integrated Cargo System (ICS) chief executive officer Michael Carmody confirmed today.

“The primary purpose of the review is to identify opportunities to maximise the benefits of ICS to both industry and Customs,” Carmody said.

He said industry would have an opportunity to contribute to the review process which would be conducted by Booz Allen Hamilton.

“This review is about looking to the future. We will share the outcomes with industry and work with it to agree on a way forward,” he said.

The Exports component of the ICS was relatively free of problems when it was introduced in October 2004. When the Imports component was switched on in October 2005, many areas of industry experienced difficulties in clearing containers.