Cover; Contents; I. Background; II. Revenue Trends and a Few Indicators of Customs Performance; III. Customs Administrations in the Late 1990s and the Reform Agenda; IV. Reform Achievements and Remaining Issues; V. Factors Affecting the Course of the Reforms; VI. Lessons and Suggestions for Future Steps; References; Tables; 1. Breakdown of Francophone Sub-Saharan African Countries, by Per Capita Income, 2010; 2. Imports of Goods and Customs Duties, 1996-2009; 3. Revenue Forgone from Customs Exemptions in Selected Francophone Sub-Saharan Countries, 4. Imports of Goods Recorded and Exports of Goods from the World, 1999-20095. Customs Duties and Total Tax Revenue, 1996-2009; 6. Results of Customs Controls for Selected Francophone Sub-Saharan African Countries; 7. Summary of Doing Business Survey-Trading Across Borders Results; 8. Assessments of Customs Administration; 9. Selected Francophone Sub-Saharan Countries: Burden of Customs Procedures, 2010; 10. Clearance Times in Selected Francophone Sub-Saharan African African Countries and by Region, 2010, 11. Physical Inspections of Goods in Selected Francophone Sub-Saharan African Countries, 201012. IMF Fiscal Affairs Department TA Missions in Customs Administration, 1995-2010; 13. Customs Administration TA Provided by the IMF and Other Development Partners, 1995-2010; Figures; 1. Imports of Goods and Customs Duties, 1996-2009; 2. Francophone Countries Belonging to WAEMU: Imports of Goods and Customs Duties, 1996-2009; 3. Francophone Countries Belonging to CEMAC: Imports of Goods and Customs Duties, 1996-2009, 4. Non-WAEMU/Non-CEMAC Countries in Francophone Sub-Saharan Africa: Imports of Goods and Customs Duties, 1996-2009Boxes; 1. Main Modernization Actions Engaged in FSSACs Customs Administrations, 1995-2010; 2. Phases of Computerization of the Customs Administrations in Francophone Sub- Saharan Africa; 3. Principal Regional Integration Agreements in Francophone Sub-Saharan Africa; Appendixes; I. Imports of Goods and Customs Duties in Francophone Sub-Saharan Africa: Trends by Region, 1996-2009; II. Brief Description of Selected Customs International Conventions and Standards, Title from PDF title page (IMF Web site, viewed Nov. 20, 2012), "Fiscal Affairs Department"--Page 2 of pdf, "October 2012"--Page 2 of pdf