THE NEW COMPUTERIZED TRANSIT SYSTEM AND E-CUSTOMS INFLUENCE ON SAVINGS IN TRANSIT TIME AND COSTS

E-customs is dramatically changing the role of customs offices and international forwarders. E-customs comprises from different activit ies which are used for a safe exchange of goods, services and information using computers and modern information and communicat ion technologies. New e-Customs system is based on new customs procedures and tax system as well as new commerce and statistics regulation in Croatia. The New Computerized Transit System (NCTS) is one of the first e-Customs tools which is implemented in Croatian customs service during Croatian preparat ions to enter the European Union. Implementation of New Computerized Transit System) is step into new way of doing customs procedure which represents continuation of common work of customs offices, international forwarders and entrepreneurs in order to create condition for better, faster and more efficient flow of goods. The NCTS has several advantages for customs office, entrepreneurs and especially for forwarders, authorized impoters and exporters, transporters and all other members of transportation. Usage of the NCTS helps entrepreneurs to shorten the transit time from Croatian border to the final destination; it shortens waiting at the border and therefore creates savings in transit time; saves money for preparation of customs documentation at the border; enables better, faster and more professional work related to the procedure of transportation of goods.