The Largest Govt. Automation Project in Bangladesh
The Chittagong Custom House Automation Project is the largest government automation project in the history of Bangladesh. The Chittagong Custom House is one of the main revenue earning sources of Bangladesh government. Every year government generates around BDT 15,000+ crore as revenue from operations of Chittagong Custom House. Because of successful automation solutions provided by DataSoft, the 42 steps lengthy process has been curtail to only 6 steps, bill of entry cost reduced BDT 180 to BDT 50, Cargo Handling, Auction, Banking everything came under the automatic solutions. Stakeholders including BGMEA, Importer & Exporter, Off Dock, EPZ, Shipping Agents, NBR, Custom Intelligence, Custom Bond, Freight Forwarders, Navy, C & F Agents, PSI and all other related stakeholders have came under the system of Chittagong Custom House Automation Project.Â
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The Project Features include:
- A Public-Private Partnership (PPP) without GOB Finance
- Build-Own-Operate and Transfer (BOOT) Basis
- Centralized Planning and Decentralized Execution
- Involved Restructuring of People, Process and Physical Infrastructure
- Planned, Designed and Developed by Local IT Experience
- Active Participation of Stakeholders
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Implementation of the Project May Ensure:
- Doubling the Revenue in two years
- Reducing Cost of Doing Business by at least 70%
- Saving Customs Processing Time by 80%
- Monitoring International and Domestic Price
- Transparency and Level Playing Field for Business
- Better Risk Management
