this report is in three main sections. The first describes the revised costs anddevelopment environment for the implementation of the ACTS system, and gives details of the support required from DG TAXUD in the provision of NCTS software components to ASEAN. The second section has the mission report by two ARISE experts to DG TAXUD in Brussels. The third section provides an assessment of the options for ACTS sharing the infrastructure of the Customs Secure Network with the ASW project.