“developing a single window trade portal for global trade facilitation...
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AFRICA FORUM 2015
“Developing a Single Window Trade Portal for Global Trade Facilitation ”
Richard Morton, Secretary GeneralInternational Port Community Systems Association
October 8-9, 2015Crowne Plaza Amsterdam City Centre, Amsterdam
“Port Community Systems and other private / public collaborative systems are the way forward and need to be incorporated into future methods of
border management.”
Dr Alan Bersins, Assistant Secretary, US Department for Homeland Security – INCU Inaugural Conference, Baku, Azerbaijan, May 2014.
CONTENT
• Trade Facilitation• Single Window• Single Window Trade Portal and Port
Community Systems• Current trends in Developing SW Trade
Portal / PCS• About IPCSA
WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement• In December 2013, WTO members concluded
negotiations on a Trade Facilitation Agreement• The TFA will enter into force once two-thirds of members
have completed their domestic ratification process.• The TFA contains provisions for expediting the
movement, release and clearance of goods, including goods in transit.
• It also sets out measures for effective cooperation between customs and other appropriate authorities on trade facilitation and customs compliance issues.
TFA Links to Single Window
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Article 10.4 Single Window4.1 Members shall endeavour to establish or maintain a single window 4.2 “single submission of information”4.4 ….use information technology to support the single window.Section III - contains provisions that establish a permanent committee on trade facilitation at the WTO, require members to have a national committee to facilitate domestic coordination and implementation of the provisions of the Agreement
Source: UNECE, Tom Butterly, IPCSA Conference, 1st June 2015
Recommends Governments to establish Single Window for Cross Border Trade
Defines features: • … one time submission • ..of standardized information and documents
• sharing of information amongst government agencies;
• coordinated controls and inspections of the various governmental authorities;
• Allow payment of duties and other charges;
• Be a source of trade related government information.
Single Window UNECE Recommendation 33
Single Window : a growing trend
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2005: in about 20 economies
2010: in 49 economies
2014: in 73 economies
2020: in 100 economies & some regions (ASEAN, EU SW)?
“ Single Windows (SWs) are important drivers for the simplification, harmonization and automation of trade procedures”
Source: WB Doing Business Report 2012/2013, UNECE-UN/CEFACT 2005/2011
Source: UNECE, Tom Butterly, IPCSA Conference, 1st June 2015
Benefits of SWs: Evidence
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Source: UNECE Trade Facilitation Implementation Guide (2012) – WTO Case Studies (2011) - UN/CEFACT SW Repository
SenegalSenegal
ThaïlandThaïland
Benefits: Pre-clearance formalities – from 4 days to 0.5 days Customs Clearance – from 18 to 9 days Export times - from 22 to 11 days Customs revenue - from USD 625 Mlllion a year (2005)
to 1.2 Bn a year (2011)
Benefits: Export costs reduced from 848 USD in 2007 to 595 Savings on logistic costs USD 1.5 Bn per year Number of documents for import – from 12 to 3 Number of documents for export – from 9 to 4 Time to export – from 24 to 14 days
Source: UNECE, Tom Butterly, IPCSA Conference, 1st June 2015
Trade Facilitation Challenges
• Single Window simplifies, harmonises and automates, BUT in general only administrative processes
• True Trade Facilitation should link both simplification, harmonisation and automation of BOTH Administrative and Operational Processes
• This is where a “Single Window Trade Portal” or Port Community Systems is needed
What is a Port Community System ?
“A Port Community System is not an IT project, but a change management project.”
Javier Gallardo, Portic (IPCSA), Red VUCE meeting, 4th December, Cusco, Peru
A Port Community System is:• a neutral and open electronic platform enabling intelligent and
secure exchange of information between public and private stakeholders in order to improve the competitive position of the sea and air ports’ communities.
• optimises, manages and automates port and logistics efficient processes through a single submission of data and
connecting transport and logistics chains.
The Port Community System – a typical example
PCS
PCS link Administrative and Operational procedures electronically via the exchange of messages on a end to end basis (machine to machine) with all stakeholders.
Trade Facilitation Tools ?• Single Window is an environment for receiving
regulatory administrative requirements from the trade.
• However, a PCS link these administrative processes to operational ones
• Thus re-using data for both purposes• and the re-use of existing Information Systems• Creating Transparency & reducing trade burdens• PCS can also act as a Gateway into a Single Window
SW Trade Portal-PCS/ SW Links• Act as Gateways into Single Window• Potentially reducing the number of interfaces for
administrations• Improving quality of data sent to administrations• Increases trade:– Benin, Africa – In two years• Increase from 150,000 to 250,000 TEU• Dwell time from 36 to less than 8• Increase custom revenue from 410m to 490m Euros
– Odessa, Ukraine – In two years• Reduction from 43 days to 3 days on dwell time
SW as a Collaborative Network of Information Systems
Airport Cargo Community Systems
Freight Forwarders
Terminal Operators
Customs AirportAuthorities
TradeSW
e-Trade
Buyers/Importers Sellers/Exporters
Importer’sBanks Exporter’s
Banks
MaritimeSW
MarineDepartment
Ship Piloting
Vessel TrafficSafety
Ship Agents
Port Authority
Terminal Operator
VesselOperator
PortCommunity
System (PCS)
FreightForwarders
HaulerOperators
Warehouses
TerminalOperators
RegulatoryAgents
Port-equipmentOperators
CustomsDepartment
Quarantine &SPS Agency Other government
agencies
HealthDepartment
CustomsBrokers
Traders
Traders
Single Window Collaborative Environment
Source: UNECE, Tom Butterly, IPCSA Conference, 1st June 2015
Possible Collaboration Scenario between IOIS ?
Customs
Border Control
Food and Veterinary
Safety and Security
Other OGAs
Ground Handlers
Terminal Operators
Freight Forwarders
Transporters
Warehouses
Air Carriers
RegulatoryAgencies
Transport Operators
Related to a Airport
Civil Aviation
Environment of Interoperability
between NSW & PCS
NSWNSW PCSPCS
Process Agreement, E-FreightHarmonization for Data Semantics,
Data Privacy/Security,Service Level Agreement,
Legal Agreement
Source: UNECE, Tom Butterly, IPCSA Conference, 1st June 2015
Current Trends
• UN, WCO, IMO and others recognise that to create true trade facilitation administrative and operational processes need to be simplified in parallel.
• UNECE / UNCEFACT finalising draft of Recommendation 36 on SW Interoperability (for Trade Regulatory Systems)
Current Trends• Track and Trace
(using existing date)• Electronic
Certificates (IMO)• Maritime Single
Windows (IMO)• Linkages to financial
institutions• Cybersecurity
BCN
ROT
HAM LEH
FXT
BRE
IPCSA Track and Trace Initiative
About IPCSA• Formed in 2011 • Currently has 27 members operating in ports in
Europe, Indonesia, Malaysia, Australia, Benin, Ukraine, Israel, Morocco, Equatorial Guinea
• Members operatiing ports that handle in total in excess of 100m TEUs and 3 billion tonnes of cargo worldwide
• IPCSA Members handle in well in excess of 10 million ? electronic messages every day.
• Membership is open to PCS Operators and Port Authorities
• FONASBA and INCU as associate members
