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Republic of Turkey Prime Ministry e-Turkey Working Group . Nurcan ÖZYAZICI e-Document Implementing Group Coordinator Head of Data Processing and Communication Department Undersecretariat of Customs nurcan@gumruk.gov.tr. Overview of Foreign Trade Transactions in Turkey.
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Republic of Turkey Prime Ministry e-Turkey Working Group Nurcan ÖZYAZICI e-Document Implementing Group Coordinator Head of Data Processing and Communication Department Undersecretariat of Customs nurcan@gumruk.gov.tr
Overview of Foreign Trade Transactions in Turkey • e-Customs application has been initiated SAD is generated electronically (using EDI, Web and DTI tech.)
Transformation at Customs 1998-2003 Traditional Customs (Paper-based) e-Customs (Paperless) • Customs Law No. 4458 (in compliance with EU) • Single Administrative Document • Risk Analysis • On-line procedures • Customs Law No. 1615 (Bureaucracy) • Paper declaration • Full physical control exercised not thoroughly • Complicated manual procedures Automation BİLGE 1998-2003 • Computer literacy • Expertize • Foreign language • Classic approach in training 52 Customs Directorates were automated
Transformation at Customs 2003-2005 Traditional Customs (Paper-based) e-Customs (Paperless) • Sending export declarations to tax offices for tax refund • Electronic access between tax offices and Customs e-Confirmation • Enrollment electronically without going to Exports’ Union • Need for going to Exports’ Union to enroll in e-Approval TODAY • Internet Banking at customs offices (19 Banks) e-Payment • Payment at customs offices • Registration electronically • without going to customs offices • Need for going to customs offices to register declarations e-Customs Management,Performance measurement,Foreign trade statistics,Analysis,Anti Smuggling Data bank GUVAS • Delay in production of statistics 71 Customs Directorates have been automated
Overview of Foreign Trade Transactions in Turkey • What is the position of other related documents ? • The number of documents with original signature submitted to Customs is 200 • The number of documents not submitted to Customs is countless...
Overview of Foreign Trade Transactions in Turkey • What are the other actors doing ? - Actors move forward e-Government, e-Trade... - No sharing but much duplication for information
What are the disadvantages ? • Waste of time • Waste of financial resources
What is the solution ? • Public services in foreign trade should be provided electronically e-organization /e-institution e-goverment • The foreign trade transactions should be carried out electronically e-business e-trade • Transactions should be based on information instead of documents documents information
e-Turkey e-TradeCoordination Board
Recent Studies • “e-Turkey” working groups have been established to carry out “e-Europe+action plan” studies, coordinated by Prime Ministry
e-Document Implementing Group Under the coordination of Undersecretariat of Customs; • Ministry of Finance • Undersecretariat of Foreign Trade (DTM) • Turkish Standards Institute • The Union of Chambers of Commerce (TOBB) • Turkish Exporters’ Assembly (TİM-İTKİB) • International Transporters’ Association • Banks’ Association of Turkey • Turkish Informatics Foundation • General Secretariat of Uludağ Exporters’ Union • Bursa Association of Customs Brokers • Central Anatolian Exporters’ Union • Ministry of Industry and Trade
Project on e-Document in Foreign Trade
Objectives • To allow for carrying out foreign trade transactions, using a standardized “e-Document” among organizations involved in business process in order to create effective, efficient, fast and reliable e-Business infrastructure • To constitute a “Single Window Environment” that allows for presenting all information to a single body in order for all parties involved in foreign trade to satisfy all requirements concerning foreign trade • To make proposals to constitute substantial base for legislative arrangements and amendments in order to carry out transactions electronically
What has been done so far? • A documentation inventory has been established for foreign trade transactions • 28 documents with priority have been selected to be transferred into electronic environment for sample application • Necessary studies have been initiated for documents selected based on free trade zone transactions to be converted into XML • A public survey has been completed at Bursa Free Trade Zone (Gemlik) • A draft for work flow and project description has been prepared
Relevant Documents • Original Invoice (Directorate General of Revenues) • Freight Receipt (Transporter) • Insurance Policy (Insurance Company) • Letter of Bank (Banks’ Association of Turkey) • TSE Certificate (by Turkish Standards Institute) • Form for Free Trade Zone (by Undersecretariat of Foreign Trade) • A.TR Movement Certificate (Union of Chambers of Commerce of Turkey) • EUR.1 Movement Certificate (Union of Chambers of Commerce of Turkey) • Warranty Certificate (by Ministry of Industry and Trade) • Import License for Goods Subject to Quota (by Undersecretariat of Foreign Trade) • License for Goods Subject to Supervision (by Undersecretariat of Foreign Trade) • Import Licence (by Turkish Exporters’ Assembly) • Advance-fixing Certificate of Undersecretariat of Foreign Trade (by Undersecretariat of Foreign Trade)
e-Document Work Flow SAD is prepared by using BILGE-DTI /EDI BILGE requires documents for registration Exporter/Importer sends information about the requested documents BILGE sends information about documents to e-Doc Server e-Doc Server sends a request to get approval and detailed information from the relevant web services e-Doc Server sends approval and detailed information from the relevant web servicesto BILGE BILGE finishes customs transactions 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
e-Document Network Topology Customs E-Doc SERVER BİLGE + EDI 1 EXPORTER/ IMPORTER 4 2 6 3 Trader TOBB approval DTM approval 7 5 TSE approval INSPECTION Other WEB Services Other DTM APPROVAL TOBB TİM Foreign Trade Actors
Sample Application in Gemlik • It has been decided to make a sample application for e-Doc Project by other relevant organizations infrastructures of which are ready than the Undersecretariat of Customs These Organizations: • Undersecretariat of Foreign Trade(DTM) • Ministry of Industry and Trade • The Union of Chambers of Commerce (TOBB) • Turkish Exporters’ Assembly (İTKİB)
Documents for Sample Application • A.TR Movement Certificate (by TOBB) • EUR.1 Movement Certificate (by TOBB) • Import Licence (by TİM-İTKİB) • Licence for Goods Subject to Supervision (byDTM) • Import Licence For Goods Subject to Quota (by DTM) • Warranty Certificate (by Ministry of Industry and Trade)
Current Status at Sample Application • Web Services have been prepared for exchanging required data between Customs with e-Doc Server and e-Doc Server with relevant organizations
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