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MINISTRY OF TRADE GRENADA e-Licensing MODULE Launched: December 3 rd 2012. UTILISING THE GRENADA CUSTOMS & EXCISE DEPARTMENT ASYCUDA WORLD SYSTEM “Protecting Caribbean Borders from Illegal Trade in Ozone Depleting Substances” (ODS) TRADE WORK SHOP Grenada 2013
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MINISTRY OF TRADEGRENADAe-Licensing MODULELaunched: December 3rd2012 UTILISING THE GRENADA CUSTOMS & EXCISE DEPARTMENT ASYCUDA WORLD SYSTEM “Protecting Caribbean Borders from Illegal Trade in Ozone Depleting Substances” (ODS) TRADE WORK SHOP Grenada 2013 PRESENTED BY :Rene Parkes(GCED-NOU)
e-Licencing System: ESTABLISHMENT OF AN ELECTRONIC IMPORT LICENCING MODULE:(BASED ON ASYCUDA) • TRANSITIONING • IMPLEMENTATION • CHALLENGES • BENEFITS
What is ASYCUDA? Automated SYstems for CUstoms Data
What is ASYCUDA? Cont’d • A computerised Customs Management System which covers most foreign trade procedures – • Declarations • Accounting Procedures • Transit & Suspense Procedures
POINTS TO NOTE ABOUT ASYCUDA • ASYCUDA SOFTWARE WAS DEVELOPED IN GENEVA BY UNCTAD IN 1981.
IT WAS A REQUEST FROM ECOWAS, TO ASSIST IN THE COMPILATION OF FOREIGN TRADE STATISTICS.
THERE ARE FOUR VERSIONS IN EXISTENCE: • VER. 1, • VER. 2, • ASYCUDA++, • ASYCUDA WORLD.
A VERSION OF ASYCUDA IS BEING USED IN OVER 90COUNTRIES WORLDWIDE AND 23 IN THE AMERICAS.
Aim: • FACILITATION OF TRADE
STRENGTHENING OF CUSTOMS ADMINISTRATION OPERATIONAL CAPACITY
ASYCUDA IN GRENADA
Live processing of Declarations started in March/April of 1992.
THE ACCOUNTING MODULE WAS ACTIVATED IN OCTOBER OF THE SAME YEAR.
OLD SYSTEM:ASYCUDA V2.51 • OPERATING SYSTEM-PROLOGUE. • PCS-(3)PCS.221MB • One(1)line runner card. • Dumb-Terminals(6).
REPLACED IN 1996/97 BY: • NEW OPERATING SYSTEM-UNIX. • HARDWARE: TWO(2) SERVERS,(7)PCS. • ONE INTERCONNECTIVITY SWITCH/BLACK BOX. • ?
1997-2000 • UNIX TRAINING FOR BEGINNERS(LOCAL). • UNIX TRAINING FOR SYSTEM ADMINISTRATORS(LOCAL). • ADVANCE UNIX TRAINING(OVERSEAS).
2000-2004 HARDWARE UPGRADE: Larger servers (Utilizing the scsi systemSCSI (Small Computer System Interface)). Greater storage capacity. Faster processing time.
2004-2009 HARWARE CHANGES (Hurricane Ivan /Emily). THREE(3) SERVERS-(i)Main297GB & (ii) Backup & (iii)Client Server Machine. Sixteen(16) PCs- EPU( ASYCUDA) including cashiers. Five (5) Okidata printers(Dot matrix).
WHAT WAS NEXT FOR GRENADA? • RELOADED ASYCUDA VERSION 2.7 IN DECEMBER 2006. • RESTARTED LIVE OPERATIONS MARCH 2007. • INTRODUCED LIVE OPERATIONS IN OUTSTATIONS (GRENVILLE AND CARRIACOU) ON STANDALONE SYSTEMS UNTIL THE ADVENT OF ASYCUDA WORLD.
MAJOR TARIFF AND TAX CHANGE • INTRODUCTION OF THE NEW TARIFF JAN 2010(BASED ON THE HS 2007), WITH 364 CHANGES MADE TO THE STRUCTURE OF THE HARMONIZED SYSTEM ,WITH GREATER EMPHASIS ON MANY FOCUS AREAS: E.g. OZONE DEPLETING PRODUCTS(ODS’S)
TAX-CHANGE • INTRODUCTION OF VAT
ASYCUDA WORLD PROJECT
PROJECT WAS LAUNCHED IN GRENADA 30 TH JUNE 2010
FULL MANIFEST ROLL-OUT JULY 28TH 2011
DECLARATION AND ACCOUNTING MODULE TRAINING OCTOBER 2011 - APRIL 2012
OFFICIAL LAUNCH AND ROLL-OUT LIVE OPERATIONS AT NEW ONE STOP SHOP FACILITY AT PORT OF ST.GEORGE APRIL 16 TH 2012
TRANSITIONING LICENCE -MODULE
PRIOR TO ASYCUDA WORLD DECLARATION WORKFLOW
UNCTAD (UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE ON TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT) [DEPARTMENT OF TECHNOLOGY & LOGISTICS]
BASIC e-Document
LICENCE MANUAL DEVELOPED AND DESIGNED BY PROJECT TEAM OF USER COUNTRY.