Department of Agriculture – BAI, BPI and BFAR Automating SPS Clearance Workflow

1. Department of Agriculture – BAI, BPI and BFAR Automating SPS Clearance Workflow

2. Agenda • Introduction – Project Overview • Current DA SPS Clearance Workflow - Manual • Automated DA SPS Clearance Workflow • Registration, List of Importables, Advanced Deposit • Online Preparation and Submission • Automated Validation and Payment, Review, Endorsement and Approval • SPS Clearance Utilization • SPS Implementation Schedule • Pilot : January 18 – February 28, 2010 • Rollout : March 1, 2010 • Q&A

3. Current Manual SPS Procedures • Application for Accreditation with Agency • Preparation and submission of SPS Application and support documents • Payment of processing fee • Agency processing : • Review • Endorsement • Printing of SPS form • Approval and signature by the Director • Issuance of SPS Clearance • Importer Use of approved SPS • Send copy to supplier • Attach to BoC import declaration 1-2 Weeks for Accreditation ? 1-2 Days preparation 1 Day submission and payment of application fees 1-2 days Agency processing, subject to availability of Authorized Officer Issuance to importer Ave 3 days importer lead time

4. Key Objectives • Facilitate preparation, submission, processing and approval of SPS Clearance • Reduce processing cycle time • Digitize SPS clearance information • Real time, online database • accredited importers, items approved for import • actual volume and value of importation (per importer, product, country of origin), etc. • Opportunities for DA Agencies compliance to other government requirements • BOC National Single Window • SPS Agency at the Country of Origin

5. Automated SPS Clearance Workflow • Pre-Clearance • Registration of importers and list of importables with respective agency BAI, BPI and BFAR • SPS Clearance • Online preparation and submission of SPS application with attached support documents, (thru InterCommerce WebCWS) • Automated receipt of application, validation and payment of fees • Online processing – Review, Endorsement and Approval • Remote printing of approved SPS Clearance • Post Clearance • Transmission to BOC-NSW and online access to SPS Agency at country of origin • Quarantine Officers online access to SPS Clearance data prior to actual arrival, and input of findings upon examination

6. Internet Internet WebApplications: WebCWS and Trade System Agencies Importers DA TradeSystemTM WebCWSTM • INS WebCWS • Front-End System for Importers • Online system, 24 x 7 • Submission of List of Importables • Preparation and submission of Import Clearance Application • Receipt and remote printing of Import Clearance • Management reports, including monitoring of balances of advances for fees • DA Trade System • Back-Office System for DA, Agencies • Online system, 24 x 7 • Importer database: registered importers, approved list of importables, transaction data for management reports • Automated validation of importer profile, and import items vs approved list of importables, payment of fees (autodebit from advanced deposit) • Agency online validation, endorsement and approval • Online access by Quarantine Officers on approved Import Clearance prior to arrival, and input report of inspection at ports

7. Registered Companies - Pilot

8. List of Importables Workflow Importers List of Importables Agencies BAI, BPI, BFAR Approve Importables are products and commodities authorized by agencies to be imported by registered enterprises, subject to compliance to sanitary, phytosanitary and quarantine requirements. The approved importables database will be used in the preparation as well as in the automated validation of SPS applications. Save to Database

9. Online Approval of Importables

10. SPS Clearance Workflow SPS Clearance Application DA Agencies BAI, BFAR, BPI, Login to INS WebCWS Completeness of data Registered Importer Items in approved List of Importables Auto-payment of Agency Fees Auto Processing Input Application Details Review Required supporting docs Compliance to DA policies, other requirements Submit Endorse Final Review before endorsement Receive Ack And DA Response Approve Approval by Director Online Printing of SPS Import Clearance Tag Utilization Tagging and Inspection Report By Quarantine Officer at Port

11. Online Preparation and Submission

12. SPS as a Module of WebCWS

13. Importer/Broker Apps Menu

14. Import Clearance for DA Agencies

15. Online Import Clearance Preparation

17. Add Items in Import Clearance

18. Add Item Detailes in Import Clearance

19. List of Importables – Look-up Table

20. Attach Support Documents (scanned docs)

21. Status after Submission of Application

22. SPS Clearance Workflow SPS Clearance Application DA Agencies BAI, BFAR, BPI, Completeness of data Registered Importer Items in approved List of Importables Auto-payment of Agency Fees Auto Processing Required supporting docs Compliance to DA policies, other requirements Review Endorse Final Review before endorsement Approve Approval by Director Tag Utilization Tagging and Inspection Report By Quarantine Officer at Port

23. Agency Online Review of Application

24. Agency Online Review of Application

25. Agency Online Review of Application

27. Agency Online Endorsement of Application

28. Agency Online Endorsement of Application

29. Agency Online Endorsement of Application

30. Agency Online Approval of Application

31. Agency Online Approval of Application

32. Agency Online Approval of Application

33. Agency Online Approval of Application

34. New SPS Import Clearance Form

35. Utilization of SPS Import Clearance

36. Utilization of SPS Import Clearance

37. M I C P Quarantine Officer Online Report on Inspection

38. Online Record of Actual Inspection

39. Stamp “Used” on SPS Import Clearance

40. “Used” Status of Import Clearance

41. Advance Deposit and Payment of Fees

42. Advance Deposit and Payment of Fees

43. Advance Deposit and Payment of Fees

44. Advance Deposit and Payment of Fees

45. Advance Deposit and Payment of Fees

46. Import Entry Workflows – BOC e2m IAS BAI, BPI, BFAR Import Clearance Importer National Single Window Gateway Importers’ Online Lodgment of Import Clearance Application SPS Clearance/NSW data SPS Database Online Visibility: Import Entry lodged, Assessment, SSDT Invoice, BL/AWB, IC/SPS Internet Broker e2m IAS VASP Gateway Import Entry/ IEIRD SAD

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