News / Online customs portal unveiled to help cross-border road freight in South-east Asia

A new online customs portal could help cross-border road freight in South-east Asia maintain volume gains made over air and ocean.

The Asean Customs Transit System (ACTS) allows businesses to make a single customs transit declaration covering multiple Asean countries without the need to make repeated declarations or change vehicles at the border.

Asean secretary general Lim Jock Hoi said: “I believe the system would be an excellent tool in enhancing Asean’s trade and production networks, as well as establishing a more ...