Single Windows as Trade Facilitators :

Atelier International sur les Guichets Uniques, Douala, 10 September 2014

OECD Trade Facilitation Indicators, a measurement and monitoring tool

What is the Impact of TF Measures on Trade Flows and Trade Costs ?

Following the structure of the WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement

Aiming to provide a basis for prioritising trade facilitation actions by governments

Helping mobilise technical assistance by donors in a targeted way

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Relevant provisions in the TFA

Transparency and information availability provisions

Art. 1.1 (publication of trade related information)

Art. 1.2 (information available through internet)

Art. 1.3 (enquiry points)

Art. 6.1.2 (publication of information on fees and charges)

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Relevant provisions in the TFA

Border formalitiesArt. 7.1 (pre-arrival processing)Art. 7.2 (electronic payment)Art.10.1 (formalities and documentation

requirements)Art. 10.2 (acceptance of copies)Art. 8 (border agency cooperation)

alignment of working days and hoursalignment of procedures and formalitiesdevelopment and sharing of common facilities

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Relevant provisions in TFA

Art.10.4 (single window)… shall endeavour to establish or maintain a SW,

enabling traders to submit documentation … through a single entry point to the participating authorities ..

… the results shall be notified … through the SW in a timely manner

… the same documentation and/or data requirements shall not be requested by participating authorities …

… shall, to the extent possible and practical, use information technology to support the SW

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WTO TFA potential costs reductionevidence from the OECD TFIs

The potential cost reduction of trade facilitation measures is up to 14.1% for LICs, 15.1%for LMICs and 12.9% for UMICs, 17% for the Sub-Saharan African region as a whole

Harmonising and simplifying documents

3% for LICs and 2.7% for LMICs

Streamlining procedures

2.8% for UMICs, 2.3% for LMICs

Automating processes

2.4% for LICs, 2.3% for LMICs and for UMICs

Ensuring transparency and availability of information

1.7 for LICs

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Impact on trade costs – potential reductions

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Trade Facilitation around the world: state of implementation

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Sub-Saharan Africa

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Sub-Saharan Africa, regions

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0.4

0.6

0.8

1.0

1.2

1.4

1.6

1.8

2.0

Information availability

Involvement of trade

community

Advance rulings

Appeal procedures

Fees and charges

Formalities - documents

Formalities - automation

Formalities - procedures

Border agency cooperation -internal

Governance and impartiality

West and Central Africa East Africa Southern Africa TFIs dataset average

Middle East and North Africa

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Trade Facilitation is not just about Customs agencies

• Improving the performance of other border agencies

• Pushing back against the duplication and sequencing of requirements

• Harnessing technology to the achievement of one collective goal

• And what about the private sector ?

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TFIs: Single Window implementation

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TFIs: Formalities – Automation Indicator

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IT systems and Electronic Data Interchange (EDI)

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TFIs: Full-time automated processing for Customs agencies

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Thank you for your attention

evdokia.moise@oecd.org

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http://www.oecd.org/tad/facilitation/indicators.htm

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