AEO Profile

Program Status: N/A Program Title: N/A
Scope: N/A Types of Operator: N/A
AEO List Published? No

AEO Benefits

N/A

Certifying Authorities:

No certification authority

Operational Customs Compliance Programme

Title: Privileged Partnerships Programme (PPP) Scope: Import/Export
Types of Operator: Importers, exporters, companies involved in the international supply chain Programme Status: Operational Customs Compliance Programme

OCC Benefits

Ten benefits classified in 4 categories are offered to accredited companies :
A category:
o Immediate release of goods upon registration of the accounting documents and fast-track removal procedure;
o Declarations acknowledged as “In Compliance” for randomly selected operations in the inspection channel and priority processing of those operations;
o Possibility to obtaining binding advance information
B Category:
o A category Benefits
o Establishment within the Customs service of mandatory time limits on processing for all stages;
o Possible conclusion of protocols to deal with special circumstances;
o Reduction and rationalization of post-clearance audits
C Category:
o A and B category Benefits
o Possibility of replacing the usual financial securities (e.g. bonds, cash deposits) with a company surety; Relocationof physical controls to the undertaking’s premises;
o Granting of export simplified procedures
D Category:
o Be granted the Citizen and responsible company label


Source: World Customs Organization: Compendium of Authorized Economic Operator Programmmes 2018 edition.