Paperless Trade and ASYCUDA (Palais des Nations, 13 December 2011)

1. Paperless Trade and ASYCUDA (Palais des Nations, 13 December 2011)

2. UNCTAD - Technical Assistance Programs “Trade for development is the raison d’être and vocation of UNCTAD….” The organization works to fulfill its mandate by carrying out three key functions: • It functions as a forum for intergovernmental deliberations, • supported by discussions with experts and exchanges of • experience, aimed at consensus building. • It undertakes research, policy analysis and data collection • for the debates of government representatives and experts. • It provides technical assistance tailored to the specific • requirements of countries, with special attention to the needs of • the least developed countries and of economies in transition. • When appropriate, UNCTAD cooperates with other organizations • and donor countries in delivery of technical assistance.

3. Simplification, Integration, Data Harmonisation and Standardisation • Simplification • (process of eliminating all unnecessary • elements and duplications in • formalities, processes & procedures) • Harmonization • (alignment of national formalities, • procedures, operations and documents • with international conventions, • standards & practices) • Standardization in trade facilitation • (process of developing internationally • agreed formats for practices and • procedures, documents & information)

4. Licenses, Authorisations, Permits ASYCUDA Platform – Single Window

5. ASYCUDA Platform – Single Window Licenses, Authorisations & Permits Global Businesses Processes: • Management of an Application for License(request for license), from the creation of the e-application, to the reception by the competent National Authority and to the issuing of the License, including evaluation of criteria to be met by the applicant; • Management of a License, with all possible operations (e.g. License suspension, revocation, withdrawal of a License suspension, annulment of a License revocation etc); • Use of a valid License (validate Customs transactions vs. licenses data (cross validation between data supplied on SAD document against License related data)including automatic partial/total writing-off by SAD document(s) in Customs.

6. On-line status of his/her licenses Applicant / Trader Reports and Statistics On-line status of licenses Licensing Authority/ies No Yes Inform trader Request approved ? Customs Licenses, Authorisations & Permits Global Business Processes Request for License in electronic format Processing of request • Processing of SAD; Automatically : • Control: validity of license • Customs declaration vs. license • Write-off license • Apply risk-management

7. Customs Single Window Portal (e-Licenses, e-Authorisations, e-Certificates) ASYCUDA Platform – Single Window Licenses, Authorisations & Permits

11. e-Phyto Sanitary Certificate (developed with the Netherlands’ Ministry of Economic Affairs, Agriculture & Innovation) ASYCUDA Platform – Single Window Licenses, Authorisations & Permits

12. Customs Single Window Environment Global Business Processes On-line status of PSC • Exchange of pre-arrival data (confirmation of arrival in the country of destination) Applicant / Trader Request for PSC in electronic format On-line status of PSC NPPO NPPO NL Processing of request • Processing of SAD; Automatically : • Control: validity of license • Customs declaration vs. license • Write-off license • Apply risk-management No Yes Inform trader Request approved ?

14. e-Exemptions Certificates ASYCUDA Platform – Single Window Licenses, Authorisations & Permits

15. ASYCUDA Platform – Single Window Licenses, Authorisations & Permits • Particular implementation in Afghanistan, as ASYCUDA Exemptions Module for International Trade • Operational, in pilot phase • - In Customs Headquarters, in Kabul, and in Kabul Customs House • Future roll-out • - Kabul International Airport Customs Office • - Jalalabad, Herat, Kunduz, Zaranj/Nimroz Customs Houses

16. ASYCUDA Platform – Single Window National Single Window Components Electronic Crew, Passenger and Stores Declaration

17. ASYCUDA Platform – Single Window National Single Window Components • It facilitate creation (Web forms; Full Desktop – Java enabled • desktop, RIA – Rich Internet Application Interface, Light • Desktop– PDA or Smartphone light interface) reception (XML • or UN/EDIFACT messages), processing, exchange& • distributionof information between all interested parties. • Standardised information can be collected via Single Window • (web form, XML or UN/EDIFACT messages) to ensure • compliance with Gibraltar laws relating to Customs, Immigration, • Health and Wildlife Protection. • (details are sent to relevant Control Agencies for screening • against their enforcement databases. Port, Immigration and • Customs clearance must be completed prior going ashore) •   Access to the system controlled, in order to protect personal • data, as regulated by the law on the protection of individuals • with regard to the processing of personal data.

18. ASYCUDA Platform – Single Window National Single Window Components • CPS Declaration is built on international standards as a combination • of data elements from the following international forms: • Crew list - Declaration regarding crew members aboard the conveyance; eq. to IMO FAL Form 5. • Crew's effects declaration- Declaration regarding personal effects of crew members aboard the conveyance; eq.to IMO FAL Form 4. • Passenger list- Declaration regarding passengers aboard the conveyance; eq. to IMO FAL Form 6. • Ship's stores declaration- Declaration regarding contents of ship's stores, i.e. goods intended for consumption by passengers/crew on board vessels/aircraft/trains, whether or not sold or landed; goods necessary for operation/maintenance of conveyance, including fuel/ lubricants, excluding spare parts/equipment, eq. to IMO FAL Form 3. • Maritime declaration of health- Document certifying the health condition on board a vessel, valid to a specified date; eq. to WHO International Health Regulations 2005, Annex 8 – WHO IHRAnnex 8.

19. Electronic Crew, Passenger and Stores Declaration

20. The new e-CPS form is introduced to harmonise the information required by all Control Agencies. • Information is provided in a more structured manner, by grouping related information: • Part A: Registration details • Part B: Craft details • Part C: Voyage details • Part D: Health protection • Part E: Crew and passengers details • Part F: Effects ineligible for relief from customs duties & taxes/subject to prohibitions and restrictions

21. Implementation of Inter-agency Business Processes & Multi-agency Risk-management ASYCUDA Platform – Single Window

22. ASYCUDA Platform – Single Window Implementation of Inter-agency Business Processes and Multi-agency Risk-management • Identify the events where exchange of information between • Customs and other government agencies should take place • to verify the existence/validity/availability of supporting • documents and their applicability to given customs declarations • (relevance of certificates/licenses to the goods declared in the • customs declaration). Implementation of controls. • Provides each agency with the facility to define & integrate • specific risk-management and selectivity criteria for • transit/import/export declarations, in a secure environment • (not to be accessible to other agencies).

23. Executing Interagency Business Processes Clearing Agents GHA Banks GEA Carriers Customs Importers/ Exporters

24. CONTROL CUSTOMS MULTI-AGENCY RISK MANAGEMENT Automatic Selection of Processing Path TIR Carnets External database Direct Release ASYCUDA SELECTIVITY ENGINE +OG A Post clearance control Customs Declarations Documentary check Goods examination RISK POLICY Query status Manifest & Waybills Inspection Act Manifest screening Feedback analysis

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