Jamaica Customs Agency Investing Heavily to Expand Digital Ecosystem

• The Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Hon Zavia Mayne, says the Jamaica Customs Agency (JCA) is investing heavily in the expansion of its digital ecosystem to provide quality service.
• Speaking at the 26th Regional Conference of Customs Directors General of the Americas and the Caribbean, at the Hilton Hotel, St. James, on May 13, Mr. Mayne said that in its thrust towards modernisation there will also be the development of a new mobile application, ‘JaCustoms Connect’, as well as its contactless clearance system, to enhance the end-user experience of Customs stakeholders with the entity.
• The State Minister said that the development and strengthening of Jamaica’s economic competitiveness can only be enhanced by a Customs Agency that is efficient through “streamlined processes and procedures”, cost savings, better use of resources and technology, and “transparent through the availability of accurate, reliable and timely information available online”.
• He said that international trade, countries’ economic environments, and new technologies are rapidly evolving and that it is imperative that as “we position ourselves to be competitive, innovative and productive, our Customs Agencies are guided by modernised legislation”.
• “To this end, the new Customs Bill, which has already been tabled in Parliament, and its accompanying regulations will further enhance Customs reform and support the delivery of services at the Jamaica Customs Agency, including the introduction of a canine division, body cameras, contactless processing for non-commercial imports, single-window digital document processing, and digital immigration processing,” the State Minister added.

(Source: JIS)