LILONGWE, Feb. 19 (Xinhua) -- Malawi, Mozambique and Zambia are working to integrate their customs systems to enhance trade, with a two-week workshop underway to facilitate the process, local media reported Tuesday.

The workshop aims to enable customs data sharing to help streamline the clearances of goods crossing borders along the Nacala Development Corridor, a key trade route involving rail and road networks for landlocked Malawi and Zambia to access the Indian Ocean port of Nacala in Mozambique, the report said.

The arrangement is part of the Southern Africa Trade and Connectivity Project supported by the World Bank. As part of the initiative, several One Stop Border Posts have been set up between the neighboring countries.

Cornelius Kakweza, Commissioner of Customs and Excise of Malawi Revenue Authority, told local media that the initiative has the potential to boost trade among the three countries as it will be cheaper and faster to clear goods at borders.

"By streamlining procedures, traders will have clearer expectations regarding costs and requirements at border crossings," Kakweza said. Enditem

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