Barely a year into the implementation of the Integrated Customs Management System (ICUMS), some stakeholders within the port trade chain say import and export procedures through the country’s sea and land borders have seen a significant improvement in clearance time. They said the pre-manifest declaration (PDM) procedures imbedded in the ICUMS had provided room for importers and agents to clear cargo within a day, except in situations where they had unsatisfactory issues with the cargo examination processes. The stakeholders, who spoke to the Daily Graphic, included terminal operators, importers and freight forwarders. Deployment Deployed on June 1, 2020, the ICUMS currently covers some 135 Customs operational points across the country including the Elubo and Aflao borders, the Tema and Takoradi ports, as well as the Kotoka International Airport (KIA).