Borderless Alliance Structure, Function Vanessa Adams USAID Trade Hub

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Who is the Borderless Alliance?

May 2012


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What if goods could be transported by the road from

Accra to Lagos in one day?

farmers in Koubiri in Burkina Faso could find

competitive transport from their farms to the

port in Tema or Abidjan?

goods moved freely from Bamako to Tema?

Ghana was a Gateway to West Africa?

An alliance is important for stakeholders across

the industry.

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Dreaming of a Borderless West Africa

The BORDERLESS Initiative

BORDERLESS vision:

A competitive West Africa without barriers to trade and transport

Simplified and harmonized procedures, for the free movement of people

and goods, unhindered by corruption along trade corridors Expanded investments, for the creation of more jobs and more income for

people and governments


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West Africa Today:

Accra-Lagos Fees and Red Tape

Taxes and Charges Imposed along the Ghana to Nigeria Corridor on ETLS goods.

1. Administrative Tax (1% fob)

2. Assoc. of Customs Agent Levy

3. BIVAC

4. Certificat dorigine

5. Certificat dorigine douane

6. Certificat sanitaire7. CNCB

8. Commune

9. Convoy Fee/Escorte

10. Custom Agent

11. Declaration/quittance

12. Ecor

13. Ecotax

14. ECOWAS tax

16. Enregistrement

17. Entry Tax

18. Fin. Charge for Remboursables

19. Gendarmerie Levy

20. Hygiene & Sanitation

21. Import Card22. Laisser Passer

23. NAFDAC

24. Parking/Stationnement

25. Passage BMA

26. Passage magasin douane

27. PC

28. Police Levy

29. Prise en charge

30, Redevance informatique

31. Section visite

32. Sortie

33. Standard Org. of Nigeria

34. Statistical Tax

35. Taxes de declaration36. Taxes globales

37. Taxes Supplmentaire

38. Tolls/Page

39. Transit Fee

41. Veterinarian Tax

42. Visa

A compilation of formal and informal fees as reported by exporters and transporters

along the Ghana to Nigeria corridor. Typically, these represent 10-20% of the cifvalue,

depending on whether the payload is high or low value.


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Priority Issues for the Borderless

Alliance

ReduceCheckpoints

52%

Simplify CargoClearance

16%

Implement singlebond & ISRT

12%

Implement Axleload11%

Currency

Convertibility9% Stakeholder Online Survey

Total Responses =106,including Transport &

Logistics Companies,Manufacturers and DonorPartners

Covering respondents from21 countries, including West& Central Africa


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Sustainable advocacy platform

Powerful allies for political influence

Access to best business practices

Raised visibility of business in West Africa

Advocacy for effective reform

Priority access to Trade Hub and USAIDsresources


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Mobilizing stakeholders

Roadshows organized

quarterly in Benin,

Burkina Faso, Cote

dIvoire, Ghana, Mali,Niger, Togo, Senegal.

Private sector-led

Borderless Alliancefor advocacy

established May

2011


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Evidence based

advocacy Quarterly road governance report

Road transport cost studies

Regional Integration studies

ECOWAS Trade Liberalization Scheme

Implementation Gap Analysis in 8

countries

Border Information Centerswww.borderlesswa.com
http://www.borderlesswa.com/http://www.borderlesswa.com/


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Ghana-Togo officials meet on joint-border Express Lane Pilot

Parking area identified by Ghana Customs

for Express LaneOpening Ceremony of Border Information Center


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Leveraging the private sector


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Building regional partnerships

Together We Build


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Mobilizing Parteners

BorderlessAlliance

Private Sectorcompanies and

organzations doingBusiness in West Africa

Douanes, Immigration, BNI,Police, Ministre du

commerce, des Finances,GEPC

Chambre de commerce,Syndicats du transport,

Secteur priv, Agentstransitaires

USAID Trade Hub, DFID,EU, AfDB, GIZ

CEDEAO, UEMOA


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Identity

Legally registered

not-for-profit organization

West African Regional

organization

Private sector led Credible

Informative

Source of technical

expertise Advocates for change


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Organizational Structure

Members

Executive Committee

Secretariat

National Representatives

Partners and Stakeholders


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Executive Committee

Commitments 7 members representing West Africa, multinationals,

industry/processors, importer/exporters, transporters,freight forwarders, shippers and shipping

Self-funded participation in Borderless events and bi-annual EC meetings

Respond rapidly to emails from the Secretariat and othermembers, partners, stakeholders

Provide strategy, direction & industry information

Advocate for key priorities and reforms

Resource persons & organizations Promote Borderless Alliance and membership

Fundraising

Networking


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Secretariat

Advisory role on strategy and direction

Program development and implementation Manage Borderless Alliance operations, activities

Event management, marketing & promotion, membershippromotion, fundraising, financial management

Manage website & communications

Promote, disseminate, translate validated, credible information

Produce weekly, quarterly and annual reports

Resources 1 Managing Director full time Technical experts and consultants as needed

1 Coordinator


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Measuring Success

Number of Borderless Alliance Members

Reduced Number of Checkpoints

Increased Border Crossing Times

Number of Regional Trade and Transport Policies

Improved Number of Regional Trade and Transport

Procedures or Processes Eliminated

Number of website hits

Number of participants in Borderless events Number of events held or contributed to


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Improving Regional Trade Fluidity andReducing Transport Costs


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