FTZMA and Sri Lanka Customs conduct awareness session on ASYHUB implementation

The Free Trade Zone Manufacturers Association (FTZMA), the sole trade chamber representing enterprises operating under the Board of Investment (BOI), partnered with Sri Lanka Customs to conduct an in-depth Awareness Session on the ASYHUB Digital Customs Platform on November 25 at the FTZMA Auditorium in Katunayake Export Processing Zone. 

The session was led by a team of officials from the ICT Directorate of Sri Lanka Customs, headed by Senior Deputy Director of Customs (ICT), P.W.A.C. Weeraman, together with Assistant Superintendents of Customs M. S. Primali Alwis, P.B. Oshika S. Senarathna, and Madhawa Thilakarathne. 

The program recorded strong participation with 73 representatives from BOI enterprises, logistics operators, and courier service providers in attendance.

The Customs team delivered insights into ASYHUBs implementation phases, and future roadmap; importance of pre-arrival processing in modern customs management; paperless CUSDEC processing and digital documentation; live system demonstration of ASYHUB functionalities and current operational challenges experienced by ASYHUB users.

Commenting on the program, FTZMA reaffirmed its commitment to supporting national initiatives aimed at digitizing trade processes, enhancing BOI-zone competitiveness, and improving ease of doing business for investment-driven industries. FTZMA will continue to collaborate with Customs and other government agencies to ensure BOI enterprises are well aligned with emerging digital trade facilitation frameworks.

ASYHUB, developed under the UNCTAD ASYCUDA Program, is a next-generation digital platform designed to strengthen connectivity between Sri Lanka Customs and external stakeholders, including shipping lines, freight forwarders, importers, and port authorities.