ITKIT
Customs · 07 / 20
Customs HQ
National tariff, declarations and policy for every port
From the problem to how we solve it
October 2026
Interactive prototype · synthetic data only
The problem
One rulebook. Every port.
1
A tariff change reaches some ports days after others.
2
Decrees and trade measures are typed in by hand, with no second check.
3
National statistics are assembled from port spreadsheets.
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The problem
Our answer
Customs HQ · designed to align with WCO and WTO instruments
The headquarters system of a national customs authority: HS codes and the national tariff, trade measures, legal instruments, declarations, revenue and cash declaration records. Approved changes go out as signed policy packages that every port acknowledges, with an offline contingency.
How it works · 1 of 6
HS & tariff
Every rate traces to its decree
Every tariff line shows its rate, the decree behind it and the date it started.
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How it works
How it works · 2 of 6
Policy requests
Maker ≠ checker
Changes are drafted by one person and decided by another. The system will not let one person do both.
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How it works
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Publication
Law in force ≠ port deployment
Publication makes it law. Delivery to each port is tracked separately, and an offline port catches up safely.
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How it works
How it works · 4 of 6
Declarations
Holds belong to their owners
Officers see why goods are held, who must act, and the exact rule used to assess them.
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How it works
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Release times
Measured. Published.
Release times are measured the same way every month and published, so everyone can see where time is lost.
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How it works
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Rulings & appeals
Certainty before you ship
Traders can get a binding answer before they import, and challenge any decision through a published route.
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How it works
What it includes
7 screens and workflows in the prototype
Headquarters home
Declaration officers, HQ managers and anyone starting a demo
HS & tariff explorer
Tariff specialists at headquarters
Policy request (maker/checker)
Tariff specialists (makers), authorised approvers (checkers) and legal reviewers
Publication to ports
Publication coordinators and port supervisors
Declaration detail
Declaration officers and supervisors
Release times & statistics
Statistics officers, HQ management and finance reviewers
Advance rulings & appeals
Rulings officers, the HQ appeals unit and approvers
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What it includes
Built to standards
International standards it is built to
| Standard | What it covers in Customs HQ |
|---|---|
| WCO Harmonized System (HS 2022 in force; HS 2028 from 1 Jan 2028) | Edition management and correlation |
| WTO TFA Art. 1 (Publication and enquiry points) | Publishing rules and answering questions |
| WTO TFA Art. 3 (Advance rulings) | Binding rulings on classification and origin |
| WTO TFA Art. 4 (Appeal or review) | Right to appeal, reasons and deadlines |
| WTO TFA Art. 7.6 (Average release times) | Measure and publish release times |
| WCO Time Release Study Guide (Version 4, 2025) | Segmenting where time is spent |
| WCO Data Model (Version 4.3.0, July 2026) | Declaration data mapped to WCO classes |
| Revised Kyoto Convention, General Annex Ch. 7 (Application of IT) | Signed policy packages and contingency |
We align with these standards; certification is issued by accredited bodies, not by ITKIT.
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What it includes
Connects to
What Customs HQ works with
Customs Port Operations (policy packages, port results)
Customs Bank Verify (source-of-funds answers)
ITKIT Anomaly Detection (via ITKIT ESP / Kafka)
Treasury and payment gateway [to confirm]
Single Window agency permits
OneID (staff sign-in)
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What it includes
Safeguards
What Customs HQ will never do
HQ publishes the rules; officers at each port still decide on each declaration.
No hold or seizure from a score, and statistics leave the system only as aggregates.
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Delivery
How delivery works
Start small, prove it, then scale and hand over
6–10 weeks
Assess
Map what already exists and decide, system by system: reuse, integrate, modernise or build.
4–6 months
Pilot
Customs HQ at one authority, with real users and a measured outcome, on national infrastructure.
12–24 months
Scale
Roll out by region and service, sharing identity, integration and audit.
Agreed per contract
Operate and transfer
We run it with your team, train them, then hand over operations, code escrow and keys.
Durations are typical ranges, fixed per contract
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Delivery
Next step
Ask for a walkthrough of the Customs HQ prototype.
Customs HQ. One rulebook, every port, people decide.
1 · Demo
A guided session on the Customs HQ prototype
2 · Assess
6–10 weeks to map what exists and fix the pilot scope
3 · Pilot
4–6 months with real users and a measured result
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