Mr Tsengiwe said that in terms of import and export control, ITAC had specified targets for the number of inspections to be conducted. It had estimated that 3 250 permits would be issued but the actual number was 3 722. The target for export permits was 1 750, but 1 833 were issued. 150 inspections had been scheduled, and 183 had been conducted. ITAC was working with other departments on import and export control. There was a lot of improvement in the time taken to issue permits.