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Tom Butterly Chief, Trade Facilitation Unit United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE)

Latest Developments in the Applications of Trade Facilitation, Especially in the Realms of Information Technology and Communications. Tom Butterly Chief, Trade Facilitation Unit United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE). UN/CEFACT SUPPLY CHAIN REFERENCE MODEL. SHIP. PAY. BUY.

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Tom Butterly Chief, Trade Facilitation Unit United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE)

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  1. Latest Developments in the Applications of Trade Facilitation, Especially in the Realms of Information Technology and Communications. Tom Butterly Chief, Trade Facilitation Unit United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE)

  2. UN/CEFACT SUPPLY CHAIN REFERENCE MODEL SHIP PAY BUY Prepare For Export Prepare For Import Export Transport Import INVOLVES • Commercial • Procedures • Establish Contract • Order Goods • Advise On Delivery • Request Payment • Transport • Procedures • Establish Transport Contract • Collect,Transport and Deliver Goods • Provide Waybills, Goods Receipts Status reports • Regulatory • Procudures • Obtain Import/Export Licences etc • Provide Customs Declarations • Provide Cargo Declaration • Apply Trade Security Procedures • Clear Goods for Export/Import • Financial Procedures • Provide Credit Rating • Provide Insurance • Provide Credit • Execute Payment • Issue Statements

  3. UN/CEFACT Tools and Standards Rec 33, 34,35 Single Window Cross Border Data Exchange UNeDocs (+ WCO DM) = CBRDM National Data Harmonization UNTDED, Core Component Library, UN LOCODE and code lists, UNeDocs, Rec 34 Document Simplification and Standardization UN Layout Key, Master Document, UNTDED, TF Toolkit and Forms Repository Process Analysis and Simplification Business/Political Process Collaboration Between Trader and Government (UN/CEFACT Rec. 4, Rec. 18), UN/CEFACT International Supply Chain Reference model, Unified Modeling Methodology, Global Facilitation Partnership for Trade and Transport (GFP), Audit Methodology

  4. Work of UN/CEFACT – Trade facilitation Standards and Recommendations • Over 30 Recommendation, many of which are ISO Standards and are covered in the WTO TF Negotiations • Recommendation 1 - UN Layout Key for Trade Documents (ISO 6422) • Recommendation 25 - UN/EDIFACT (ISO 9735) • UNTDED (ISO 7372) – CCTS - WCO Customs data model • Recommendation 33 - Single Window • UNeDocs - IDS • Recommendation 4 on TF Structures • Recommendation 18 – strategies and approaches

  5. Single Window Approach FROM TO One-stop solution offering official control with trade facilitation

  6. Finland Germany Guatemala Hong Kong SAR (China) Mauritius Japan Malaysia Senegal Singapore Sweden United States Ghana UN/CEFACT SW REPOSITORY http://www.unece.org/cefact/single_window/welcome.htm

  7. Office PC Back-end Server Provides specialised services Cost Recovery basis Standard user software, Internet Browser XML UNeDocs Exporter Digital Document Web Services PAPER • Electronic Signature • Document Validation • Electronic Post Mark • Language switching • National Requirements • Time Stamping…. UNeDocs Trade & Transport Documents Importer Internet EDIFACT Importers Bank HTML/PDF F Forwarder Security, efficiency, speed, best business practice, ICT integration Adds

  8. Follow-up All UNECE Recommendations, codes, standards and publications are available for free on our website at: • www.unece.org/trade • www.unece.org/cefact/ • www.unece.org/etrades/unedocs/ • E-mail: tom.butterly@unece.org

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