Principal Agency: Ministry of State Revenues

Starting Date: October 2001

Ending Date: October 2005

Activities

••  Independently verified quality, quantity, and tariff classification and provide price      information for 20% of the import shipments (high-risk shipments).

••  Independently researched the price at the point of purchase of the goods for the      purpose of verifying the declared transaction value in accordance with Article VII      of GATT 1994.

••  Performed the physical inspection and sampling of the selected shipments at all      customs clearance points in Kazakhstan.

••  Established the likely CIF value of the merchandise based on independently      obtained freight and insurance information

••  Calculated the duties and taxes owed on the assessed CIF price of the imported      merchandise.

••  Reconciled the PSI companies’ invoices submitted to the Government, using the      inspection and invoice databases in conjunction with the applicable exchange      rates. ICS presented a verification report for each company at the completion of      the reconciliation each month.


••  Carried out the analysis of all available information, past and present, and      databases to identify any deficiencies and advise the government on strategies to      correct those deficiencies and avoid them in the future.


••  Prepare a comprehensive monthly report to inform the GOK of the findings. In      the case of discrepancies ICS assessed the losses to the government and      computed any penalties.


••  Provided technical assistance to the client by conducting a two-week training      course each year of the contract for Article VII valuation, goods inspection,      computerized analysis, reconciliation, and reporting.


••  Performed an in-depth study of the Customs Law and of the operation of      Kazakhstan customs offices and provided the government with a comprehensive      customs modernization repor