Assessing the Implementation of Single Window for Trade

Assessing the Implementation of Single Window for Trade Facilitation in the ESCWA region 8 -9 April 2013 Dubai-UAE Fathia Abdel. Fadil ESCWA

What is the SW for TF? “A Single Window is a facility that allows parties involved in trade and transport to lodge standardized information and documents with a single entry point to fulfill all import, export, and transit-related regulatory requirements. If information is electronic, then individual data elements should only be submitted once” UNCEFACT , Rec 33

Key Factors for a successful SW Institutional Coordination Leadin g entity Legal Framework Political Will ITC infrastructure

Assessment Methodology

Factors for assessment Onestop shop SW status in ESCWA-14 Trade promo tion portal Electronic customs declaratio n (EDI) OGA/ NGO single window Integrated formalities single window Port shipping communi services ty portal /network Port/ National Regional logistics single window

Factors for assessment Onestop shop one-stop shop -a single location, or office, where all Government trade licences/ permits and payment for licences and various port charges may be made. - Not a single visit set of transactions as a SW is meant to be. - One practical development which can evolve from a one-stop shop is the design of common, standardized forms for all ministerial and NGO licence and permit forms Trade promo tion portal Electronic customs declaratio n (EDI) OGA/ NGO single window /c M in s tu ta S Integrated Port formalities shipping single services window Some improvements in port of Jeddah/ Saudi Arabia- one-stop shop where all departments are now co-located, providing a single location for brokers and traders to lodge and collect licences, permits and customs declarations. Port communi ty portal /network Port/ logistics single window National single window Regional single window

Factors for assessment Onestop shop Trade promotion portal -It contains a database of all trade laws, recent updates and legal precedents, registers of trade consultants, freight forwarders, customs brokers and shipping agents, trade finance and insurance firms and sources of practical information on international trade. - It can be the central location from which licence and permit application forms may be downloaded, which at later these forms may be completed electronically. Trade promo tion portal Electronic customs declaratio n (EDI) OGA/ NGO single window Integrated Port formalities shipping single services window us at St /c M in Port communi ty portal /network Limited improvement in: - Oman, SA, UAE, IR, JO & LEB. Port/ logistics single window National single window Regional single window

Factors for assessment An electronic customs declaration -It involves the electronic lodgement of an electronically created, customs reengineered short form of customs declaration. - It may be lodged electronically over an EDI-capable network service, customs own private network, a secure website or through one of a series of service bureau or partners of the national customs specifically appointed for this purpose. - It is not a customs SW, it is customs or trader direct entry or distributed entry declaration lodgement service. Onestop shop Trade promo tion portal Electronic customs declaratio n (EDI) OGA/ NGO single window Integrated Port formalities shipping single services window /c M in us at St Port communi ty portal /network Port/ logistics single window - Significant Progress in LEB , - some improvement in EGY , SA, UAE, Limited progress in BAH, KU, QA, JO, PAL & SD. National single window Regional single window

/c M in - Some improvement in UAE, us t ta Limited progress in LEB, KU & S Factors for assessment QA, OGA/NGO single window -is an electronic version of the one-stop shop. - to work in much the same way as the customs EDI network. - The main difference is that there is no internationally recognized SAD format for OGA purposes although these are a few models for NGO certificate of origin submission. Onestop shop Trade promo tion portal Electronic customs declaratio n (EDI) OGA/ NGO single window Integrated Port formalities shipping single services window Port community portal /network Port/ logistics single window National single window Regional single window

Factors for assessment Onestop shop Integrated formalities single window. -is a functional combination of the customs declaration (direct entry) service and the OGA/NGO single window to form a combined electronic single window for the single access, submission and decision-making concerned with Government compliance formalities. - A key ingredient of this national single window is an effective governance body, providing high calibre management and leadership Trade promo tion portal Electronic customs declaratio n (EDI) OGA/ NGO single window Integrated Port formalities shipping single services window Port community portal /network Port/ logistics single window /c M in us at Limited progress in St QA & UAE. National single window Regional single window

Factors for assessment /c M in - Significant progress in s tu UAE, - some ta S improvement in BAH, limited progress in EGY, LEB, Oman, QA & SA. Onestop shop Trade promo tion portal Electronic customs declaratio n (EDI) OGA/ NGO single window Integrated Port formalities shipping single services window Port shipping services -Are the computer system by which shipping companies may pre- book berths and unloading/loading, provisioning and engineering services before the vessel actually arrives at the port. - Pilotage, navigation, tugboat and cutter services, emergency services and clearance of all relevant ships papers (but not cargo related) may be made through this type of system. - Similar systems exist for other such transport modes as airports, road/highway border crossings, inland waterway junctions, inland/dry ports and duty free zones. Port community portal /network Port/ logistics single window National single window Regional single window

Factors for assessment /c M in us at St Onestop shop Trade promo tion portal Significant progress in UAE, - limited progress in EGY, LEB, BAH, QA, SA. Port community portal /network - It enables such organizations outside the port community as transport operators, traders, freight forwarders, service providers, port suppliers, and others to communicate with the various systems which comprise the port network, and are interconnected (interoperable) through the port community system. Electronic customs declaratio n (EDI) OGA/ NGO single window Integrated Port formalities shipping single services window Port community portal /network Port/ logistics single window National single window Regional single window

Factors for assessment /c M in us Significant progress at St in UAE, -some improvement in EGY. Onestop shop Trade promo tion portal Electronic customs declaratio n (EDI) Port community portal /network -enables interoperability between the port and terminal operator systems and also the development of community applications. - enables authorized parties to access certain systems and specific types of data or specific data elements. - It enables to access relevant data on a cargo manifest, submitted by the shipper to the container terminal, a member of the port community system. - It assists freight forwarders to provide advance information to customs and to OGA for cargo clearance purposes, to internal port transport for cargo movement, to external transport operators to schedule cargo collection and delivery to traders, and to banks for payment of fees for customs, NGO and logistics fees. OGA/ NGO single window Integrated Port formalities shipping single services window Port community portal /network Port/ logistics single window National single window Regional single window

Factors for assessment /c M in us Limited progress at St in UAE. National single window - is the combination of a formalities single window and a port/logistics single window, thereby enabling a holistic, integrated national compliance and logistics management service, and high levels of service to their clients, the traders Onestop shop Trade promo tion portal Electronic customs declaratio n (EDI) OGA/ NGO single window Integrated Port formalities shipping single services window Port community portal /network Port/ logistics single window National single window Regional single window

Factors for assessment Regional single window - A few regional single windows and/or international single windows are in prototype stages; others are just in the planning stage. Onestop shop Trade promo tion portal Electronic customs declaratio n (EDI) OGA/ NGO single window Integrated Port formalities shipping single services window Port community portal /network Port/ logistics single window National single window Regional single window

Qatar Saudi Arabia Sudan Syria UAE Yemen Trade Palestine 11. Global SW Oman 10. Regional SW Trade Lebanon 9. NATIONAL Trade SW 8. Port Logistics Trade SW 7. Port Community Trade SW Kuwait 6. Port Shipping Services Trade Jordan 5. Formalities SW Trade Iraq 4. OGA/NGO SW Trade Egypt 3. Electronic Cus. Dec Trade Bahrain 2. Trade Promotion Portal ESCWA Country Trade 1. One Stop Shop Trade Implementation Stage

Related Examples from other region: http: //eservice. insw. go. id/index. cgi? page=hs-code-information. html http: //www. laotradeportal. gov. la/index. php? r=site/index

Trading across the border – Selected Countries

Documents to import (number) Documents to Time to export (number) export (days) n da r Jo 2007 7 24 12 22 2013 5 13 7 15 Documents to Time to export (number) export (days) on n ba Le Documents to Time to import (days) (number) 2007 6 25 12 34 2013 5 22 7 30 Documents to Time to export (number) (days) an Om Time to import (days) Documents to Time to import (days) (number) 2007 9 23 13 27 2013 8 10 8 9

Documents to Time to export (number) export (days) AE U a bi a Ar i ud Sa Time to import (days) 2007 4 18 6 16 2013 4 7 5 7 Documents to Time to export (number) export (days) Documents to Time to import (days) (number) 2007 5 13 9 34 2013 5 17 Documents to Time to export (number) export (days) t ai uw K Documents to import (number) Documents to Time to import (days) (number) 2007 5 18 11 27 2013 7 16 10 19

Documents to import (number) Documents to Time to export (number) export (days) ia yr S n da Su Time to import (days) 2007 9 40 11 40 2013 8 15 9 21 Documents to Time to export (number) export (days) Documents to Time to import (days) (number) 2007 12 56 13 83 2013 7 32 7 46 Documents to Time to export (number) export (days) en em Y Documents to Time to import (days) (number) 2007 6 33 9 31 2013 6 29 9 25

Summary Ø Many ways to approach single windows; Ø Probably, many ways to measure success; Ø Where/when to start? Ø Who drives a single window? Ø Governance; Ø Collaboration; Ø National benefit and trading partner expectations.

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