Assessing the Implementation of Single Window for Trade Facilitation in the ESCWA region Fathia...

Assessing the Implementation of Single Assessing the Implementation of Single Window for Trade Facilitation in the Window for Trade Facilitation in the

ESCWA regionESCWA region

Fathia AbdelFadilFathia AbdelFadilESCWAESCWA

8-9 April 2013 8-9 April 2013 Dubai-UAEDubai-UAE

What is the SW for TF?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

Institutional CoordinationInstitutional Coordination

ITC infrastructureITC infrastructure

Key Factors for a successful SW

Assessment MethodologyAssessment Methodology

One-stop shop

Trade promotion portal

Electronic customs declaration (EDI)

OGA/ NGO single window

Integrated formalities single window

Port shipping services

Port community portal /network

Port/ logistics single window

National single window

Regional single window

SW status in ESCWA-14SW status in ESCWA-14Factors for assessment

Factors for assessment

One-stop 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








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.

Status in

M/c

Status in

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One-stop 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 may be completed electronically.








Limited improvement in: - Oman, SA,UAE, IR, JO & LEB.Statu

s in M

/c

Status in

M/cFactors for

assessment

One-stop shop



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.








- Significant Progress in LEB ,- some improvement in EGY , SA, UAE, - Limited progress in BAH,KU, QA, JO, PAL & SD.

Status in

M/c

Status in

M/cFactors for

assessment

One-stop shop



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.








- Some improvement in UAE, - Limited progress in LEB, KU & QA,

Status in

M/c

Status in

M/cFactors for

assessment

One-stop 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








Limited progress in QA & UAE.

Status in

M/c

Status in

M/c


One-stop shop



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.








Status in

M/c

Status in

M/c

- Significant progress in UAE, - some improvement in BAH, - limited progress in EGY, LEB, Oman, QA & SA.


One-stop shop



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.








Status in

M/c

Status in

M/c Significant progress in

UAE, - limited progress in EGY, LEB, BAH, QA, SA.


One-stop shop



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.








Status in

M/c

Status in

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Significant progress in UAE, -some improvement in EGY.


One-stop shop



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








Status in

M/c

Status in

M/c

Limited progress in UAE.


One-stop shop



Regional single window- A few regional single windows and/or international single windows are in prototype stages; others are just in the planning stage.









Bahrain

Implementation Stage

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Related ExampleRelated Exampless from other region: 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

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 borderTrading across the border – Selected Countries– Selected Countries

Documents to export (number)

Time to export (days)

Documents to import (number)

Time to import (days)

2007 7 24 12 22

2013 5 13 7 15



Documents to import

(number)


2007 6 25 12 34

2013 5 22 7 30



Documents to import

(number)


2007 9 23 13 27

2013 8 10 8 9

Jordan

Jordan

Lebanon

Lebanon

OmanOman





2007 4 18 6 16

2013 4 7 5 7



Documents to import

(number)


2007 5 13 9 34

2013 5 13 5 17



Documents to import

(number)


2007 5 18 11 27

2013 7 16 10 19

UAEUAE

Saudi Ara

bia

Saudi Ara

bia

Kuwait

Kuwait





2007 9 40 11 40

2013 8 15 9 21



Documents to import

(number)


2007 12 56 13 83

2013 7 32 7 46



Documents to import

(number)


2007 6 33 9 31

2013 6 29 9 25

SyriaSyria

Sudan

Sudan

Yemen

Yemen

Many ways to approach single windows; Probably, many ways to measure

success; Where/when to start? Who drives a single window? Governance; Collaboration; National benefit and trading partner

expectations.

SummarySummary

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