Preshipment Inspection - Note from the Secretariat - Revision

World Trade Organization G/VAL/W/63/Rev.3 14 May 2003 (03-2562) Committee on Customs Valuation PRESHIPMENT INSPECTION Note from the Secretariat Revision At its meeting of 12 and 25 November and 17 December 1999, the Committee on Customs Valuation agreed that the Secretariat would prepare, in advance of regular meetings of the Committee, a document indicating the situation with regard to countries using preshipment inspection (PSI) regimes. This document is the fourth of this series. It presents the information that is compiled exceptionally for the WTO by the International Federation of Inspection Agencies (IFIA) PreShipment Inspection Committee in response to a request by the WTO. The table below presents the information as at 24 April 2003. _______________ COUNTRY TYPE MANDATED IFIA PSI MEMBERS SPLIT Angola Customs BIVAC - Bangladesh Customs BIVAC, BSI-, Inspectorate, Intertek Geographical Benin Customs BIVAC - Bolivia Customs BSI-Inspect