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Single Window Perspective The International Trade Data System - ITDS

Single Window Perspective The International Trade Data System - ITDS . UN CEFACT Forum March 2007. Program - Agenda. Orientation and Definition Enabling Legislation - Safe Port Act Standardized Information Harmonization Steps Drivers/Developments. Orientation.

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Single Window Perspective The International Trade Data System - ITDS

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  1. Single Window Perspective The International Trade Data System - ITDS UN CEFACT Forum March 2007

  2. Program - Agenda • Orientation and Definition • Enabling Legislation - Safe Port Act • Standardized Information • Harmonization Steps • Drivers/Developments

  3. Orientation Awareness/Acknowledgment of… • Many agencies involved in trade • The public’s expectation • Role of government in trade • Availability and source of data • The use and importance of global standards • The entities having data • Timing of a data submission • Shift from time of arrival to export

  4. What is a Single Window “…a Single Window is defined as a facility that allows parties involved in trade and transport to lodge standardized information and documents with a single entry point to fulfil all import, export, and transit-related regulatory requirements [for goods, conveyances, equipment, and crew]. If information is electronic, then individual data elements should only be submitted once.” UN ECE Recommendation 33, Recommendations and Guidelines on Establishing a Single Widow

  5. US Safe Port Act 2005Section 404 International Trade Data System • Section 404, International Trade Data System • “…All Federal trade agencies that require documentation for clearing or licensing the importation of cargo shall participate in the ITDS.” • “…shall insure that the ITDS data requirements are compatible with the commitments of the United States as a member of the World Customs Organization (WCO) and the World Trade Organization (WTO) for the entry and movement of cargo.”

  6. US Safe Port Act 2005Section 403, Negotiations • “…The Secretary of Homeland Security…shall work..to align, to the extent practicable, Customs procedures, standards, requirements, and commitments in order to facilitate the efficient flow of international trade...” • Harmonize import data, • Automate and harmonize the collection and storage of commercial data, • Develop transparent standards for the release of cargo

  7. Standardized Information • WCO Data Model (B2G, G2B,and G2G) • CUSCAR, CUSREP,CUSDEC, and PAXLST • UN Trade Data Elements Directory – UNTDED • UN eDocs - Paper and electronic representation of trade documents (B2B) • UN Cross Border Reference Data Model (B2G and B2B) • Core Component Technical Specifications (CCTS)

  8. Harmonization Steps • Capturing • Identifying and inventorying agencies’ requirements • Defining • The meaning – what information is conveyed • Analyzing • Comparing similar names and definitions • Reconciling • Agreement to use one name, definition, coding • Domestically, then internationally

  9. Name Description/Definition Type (A, N, AN) Domain (code list) Mode of transport Marine, air, rail, truck Process Import, export, transit Category of use Goods, conveyance, equipment, crew Legal Authority Collect and view Data source Trade, transport, government Trade source Importer, exporter, broker, forwarder Timing Pre-arrival, arrival, release, post-release, data warehouse Capturing

  10. Capturing, Defining, Analyzing, Reconciling HARMONIZE STANDARDIZE • Currently collected • Port of unlading • Port of unloading • US Port of unlading • US Port of unloading • Foreign Port of unlading • Foreign Port of unloading From the WCO DM Place of discharge, coded UNTDED 3225/3227 Port Of Unloading UNLOCODE UNECE Recommendation Number 16 Port Codes 4 N US Proprietary 5 N Schedule ‘K’ CA Proprietary MX Proprietary

  11. MOSS Messages

  12. Additional Drivers • Safe Port Act of 2005 • WCO Framework of Standards to Secure and Facilitate Global Trade (WCO SAFE) • Revised Kyoto Convention • UN CEFACT Technical Business Groups • TBG 3–Transport, 4–Customs,15-Facilitation • IMO FAL Compendium • IATA e-freight initiative (ICAO)

  13. Single Window Developments • Australian Standardized Data Set (SDS) • Association of S.E. Asian Nations (ASEAN) Single Window • Canadian Single Window • EU Single Window Initiative • APEC Single Window • US International Trade Data System (ITDS) • Automotive Industry Action Group AIAG • Materials Off-Shore Sourcing – (MOSS)

  14. Sources of Information • www.wcoomd.org • WCO Data Model v 2.0 and corresponding EDIFACT messages • Unique Consignment Reference (UCR) • WCO Framework • Revised Kyoto Convention • www.unece.org/cefact • Recommendation 33 Single Window Guidelines • Single Window Repository • eDocs and CCTS • www.itds.gov • syseng.nist.gov/moss/index.html • www.aiag.org/committees/workgroup.cfm?workgroup=MOSS

  15. Contact Information William Nolle P 703.629.7005 F 703.6682561 M 703.629.7005 william.nolle@dhs.gov Additional Information www.cpb.gov www.wcoomd.org www.itds.gov www.unece.org/cefact Thank You

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