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Tax Administration & Domestic Revenue Mobilisation
Revenue authority modernisation, compliance risk and digital tax.
Service 10 · Transform & Enable
Customs Modernisation & Trade Facilitation
We help governments and customs administrations modernise border management, protect revenue and facilitate legitimate trade through institutional reform, risk-based controls and integrated digital systems.
Challenges we address
Situations where organisations typically ask us for help.
Clearance is slow and revenue leaks
Border procedures delay legitimate trade, while undervaluation, exemptions and smuggling erode revenue.
Customs and tax data are not connected
Import VAT, export verification and VAT refund controls are weak because customs declarations are not matched with taxpayer records.
Controls depend on physical inspection
Consignments are checked transaction by transaction instead of through intelligence-led, risk-based selectivity.
New trade commitments to implement
Commitments under the WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement and AfCFTA call for new procedures, systems and border-agency coordination.
What we do
Customs Modernisation
Institutional diagnostics, strategy, organisational design, legislative reform, operating procedures and modernisation roadmaps.
Risk Management & Compliance
Risk-based selectivity, intelligence, post-clearance audit, valuation, tariff classification and rules of origin.
Trade Facilitation & Border Management
Coordinated border management, National Single Windows, transit, trade corridors and Authorised Economic Operator programmes.
Customs Digital Transformation
Customs automation, electronic declarations, data exchange, systems integration and technology-enabled controls.
Revenue Protection & Enforcement
Revenue leakage assessments, exemption controls, anti-smuggling strategies, fraud detection and investigation capability.
Customs–Tax Integration
Linking customs and domestic tax data: import VAT, export verification, VAT refund controls and joint risk management.
Our approach
1. Diagnose
Capability, legislation, systems and risk.
2. Design
Strategy and target operating model.
3. Integrate
Customs, tax and border-agency processes.
4. Implement
Systems, controls and capability.
5. Measure
Revenue, compliance and clearance outcomes.
Key deliverables
- Customs modernisation strategy
- Risk management framework
- Customs–tax integration blueprint
- Trade facilitation roadmap
Frameworks & standards
- WCO Revised Kyoto Convention
- WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement
- WCO SAFE Framework
- WTO Valuation Agreement
- AfCFTA
Why KAN
- Team with hands-on customs administration, enforcement and audit experience
- Customs, tax and trade expertise in one team
- Specialists who have implemented reforms, not just designed them
How we can help
- Speed up clearance while protecting revenue
- Cut leakage with intelligence-led, risk-based controls
- Connect customs, tax and trade systems
Frequently asked questions
Which international standards does your customs work follow?
The WCO Revised Kyoto Convention, the WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement, the WCO SAFE Framework, the WTO Valuation Agreement and AfCFTA commitments.
Can you connect customs and tax administration?
Yes. Customs–tax integration is a core offering: import VAT, export verification, VAT refund controls and joint risk management, set out in a customs–tax integration blueprint.
Do you support National Single Windows and AEO programmes?
Yes. Our trade facilitation work covers coordinated border management, National Single Windows, transit, trade corridors and Authorised Economic Operator programmes.
How do you protect revenue without slowing trade?
Through risk-based selectivity, intelligence, post-clearance audit and valuation controls, supported by revenue leakage assessments, exemption controls, anti-smuggling strategies and fraud detection.
Who delivers the work?
A team with hands-on customs administration, enforcement and audit experience. Engagements are led by our core team and, where an assignment needs it, draw on our international network of experienced practitioners and technical specialists, matched to the work and the market.
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