Latest Developments in the Applications of Trade Facilitation

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

UN/CEFACT SUPPLY CHAIN REFERENCE MODEL SHIP BUY Prepare For Export PAY Transport Prepare For Import INVOLVES Commercial Procedures Transport Procedures Regulatory Procudures • Establish Contract • Order Goods • Advise On Delivery • Request Payment • Establish Transport Contract • Collect, Transport and Deliver Goods • Provide Waybills, Goods Receipts Status reports • 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

UN/CEFACT Tools and Standards Rec 33, Single Window 34, 35 Cross Border Data Exchange UNe. Docs (+ WCO DM) = CBRDM National Data UNTDED, Core Component Harmonization Library, UN LOCODE and code lists, UNe. Docs, Rec 34 Document Simplification UN Layout Key, Master Document, and Standardization 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

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 – UNe. Docs - IDS – Recommendation 4 on TF Structures – Recommendation 18 – strategies and approaches

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

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

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

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