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Tunisia
Single Window Development and Implementation
Experience of Tunisia
UNECE CAPACITY BUILDING WORKSHOP ON
TRADE FACILITATION IMPLEMENTATION:
TOOLS, TECHNIQUES AND METHODOLOGIES
18 – 20 October 2004, Geneva
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Summery• Background : the context of the virtual
single window• Structure and services • The technical architecture• Particpant• Business Model• Recquirement and user fees• Expected results• lessons learned• Future plan
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Context of the single window
• The membership of the world Trade organisation
• Agreement of association with the European Union (1995)
• Up Grade of the compagny
• Up grade of the environment of the compagny
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BEFORE TTN
o Long Processes
o Different formalities
o Many documents with redundant information ( 20 )
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Services AT NATIONAL LEVEL :
1. CUSTOMS FORMALITIES:
2. FOREIGN TRADE FORMALITIES:
3. EXCHANGE FORMALITIES:
4. PAYMENT FORMALITIES:
5. TECHNICAL CONTROL FORMALITIES:
6. TRANSPORT FORMALITES :
7. CONTROL ON PRODUCTS ORIGIN:
CustomsCustoms
Foreign Trade Department
Foreign Trade Department
BanksBanks
Transporters Port Authorities
Transporters Port Authorities
Technical Control departments
Technical Control departments
Chamber of Commerce and industry
Chamber of Commerce and industry
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Traitement of documents On foreign trade
BanksBanksImporterExporterImporterExporter
Central Bank
freightforwardfreightforwardMinistery
of tradeMinistery
of trade
CustomsCustoms
BrokersBrokers
Technical control authorities
Technical control authorities
Shipping AgentShipping Agent
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Consequences
Long delays for release of Imported goods :
customs clearance time : from 5 to 17 days, average 10
congestion in “Radès port”, Tunis, Tunisia
• negative impact on competitiveness • waste of resources,
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Measures taken in Tunisia
COFPRO ( National Facilities Commitee)
THE « LIASSE UNIQUE » project
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The Project stages (the important dates)
•1st stage: October 2000:
* Documents standardization (EEC/UN Standards)
* Simplification of foreign Trade processes
•2nd stage: April 2002
• Digitalization of foreign trade documents
• Creation of « the virtual single window » or
« Virtual One Stop Desk ».
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Structure of the single window
Shipping Agencies
Transport Documents
Technical Control
Departments
Ministery of Trade Banks Customs Central Bank
Foreign Trade Formalities
Importer Exporter Transitaire
Tunisie TradeNetTunisie TradeNet
Central Server
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Technical Architecture
Central server
RTC
Opérateurs Importateurs Exportateurs,Déclarants,Agents Maritime,
Transporteurs… ,
PartenairesBanques, Ministère du Commerce,
DépartementsTechniques, OMMP, Douane
WEB SERVER EDI Server
Archive Server
Actors
Frame Relay
Operators Exporters importers, Customs brokers
Shipping agents, Carriers … ,
PartnersBanks, Ministries,Technical
Departments, Harbour Authority, Customs
Flat fileEDIFACT MessagesWEB form XML Messages
Firewall
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PARTICIPANTS
Partners
•Banks
•Trade Ministry
•Central bank
•Technical control department
•Customs
•Habord authorities
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Business model
The virtual single window is managed by TTN « Tunisie TradeNet »
TTN : Corporation, Created in February 2000
Mission Statement : • The management of the unique windows.• Compagny specialized in computer engineering
Capital : 2M TND (about 1.5 M €). Public share-holders:
CIMPF/OCT/OMMP/CTN/ONT/ATI/Tair/STB/BNA/ ONP
Investment : about 3M €
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Business Model
Brokers Compagnies
Custom
declaration
1 € 1.5 €
Other formalities 2 € 3 €
User fees
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Requirement
Hardware
•PC min PIII
•Printer laser jet
•Scanner
Software
•Windows min98
•Browser
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Expected Results of the Single Window• Bring closer the administrative, banking and
harbour services of the operators through a Virtual Single Window of the Foreign Trade.
• Simplify and facilitate Customs and Foreign Trade formalities.
• Reduce delays and cut down costs of formalities treatment by computerisation and the setting in network of the various actors.
• Ensure a faster and more effective circulation of the documents and forms required by the various actors.
Processing of TCE
2 - 3 D
1 D
0 Goods Arrival
Validation, Amendments, Data Capture of Manifest
2 D
Deliver Manifest hardcopy to Customs and STAM
1/4 D
Goods discharged from vessel
STAM submits hardcopy report of unloaded cargo discrepancies to ship agent
2 - 4D
Shiping Agent reconciles discrepancies regarding cargo unloaded
2 - 5 D
1/2 D 1 -2 D
Shipping Agent delivers final manifest to Customs and STAM
Importer / Broker prepares customs declaration.and delivers to Customs
2 - 3 D Importer / Broker picks up processed declaration.
1 D
Payment of customs duty, storage charges and port dues
0 - 2 D
Confirmation of goods landed byShipping Agent and issue of delivery note
Goods removed from port area
1/4 D 15 mins
Prior to Trade Facilitation Initiative
1 2 3 15 10 5
After Trade Facilitation Initiative
Days
Figure C
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Lessons learned :
1st Difficulty : 1. The partners’ mobilisation
2. The needs identification 1st Recommandation:
1. The importance of government support
2. The Constitution of a project pilot commitee
with the chair of a Minister
3. Conception of a coherent functionnel pattern
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Lessons learned :
2 nd Difficulty :
1. Partners’ internal organisation 2 nd Recommandation :
1. Constitution of a pilot comitee per partner
2. Technical assistance for every structure
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Lessons learned :
3 rd Difficulty :
1. The membership
3 rd Recommandation:1. Marketing Startegy
2. NICT training
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Lessons learned :
4 th Difficulty :
1. Financing
Recommandation 4 :1. Own Funds > 50%
2. Long term Credit
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Lessons learned :
5 th Difficulty:
1. Partner’s reactivity
5 th Recommandation :1. The adoption of working guideline to the electronic
contex
2. Optimisation of the interface software
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Lessons learned :
Difficultés Recommandations
1. The partners’ mobilisation and the needs identification
The importance of government support The Constitution of a project pilot commitee
with the chair of a Minister Conception of coherent functionel pattern
2. Partners’ internal organisation
Constitution of a pilot comitee per partner Technical assistance for every structure
3. The membership Marketing Startegy NICT training
4. Financing Own Funds > 50% Long term Credit
5. Partner’s reactivity Adoption of working guideline to the electronic contex
Optimisation of the interface solutions
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Expected Evolution
Documents Entreprises - banks : • Banking guarantee for
Statements • Documentary credit• Apurement TCE• Unpaid washing
Documents Banks-Banks : • Bills of lading exchange between
Tunisian and European Banks.
Documents Entreprises-Entreprise:• Order• Delivery order• Invoice• Order to pay.
Bar Code technology
Documents Entreprises - banks : • Banking guarantee for
Statements • Documentary credit• Apurement TCE• Unpaid washing
Documents Banks-Banks : • Bills of lading exchange between
Tunisian and European Banks.
Documents Entreprises-Entreprise:• Order• Delivery order• Invoice• Order to pay.
Bar Code technology
The transport bundle
Exchanges of manifests with foreign partners :
• Interconnection with international networks (GEIS, …)
Documents Entreprises-administrations : • Social security declaration • Fiscal declaration,
Documents Entreprises insurances compagnies:
• Contract of insurances• Declaration of disaster
B2B market place:
Centralization of offers, demands and taking in charge of deals by sector (earthly transport, manufactured goods, raw materials, …)
Free trade zone network
The transport bundle
Exchanges of manifests with foreign partners :
• Interconnection with international networks (GEIS, …)
Documents Entreprises-administrations : • Social security declaration • Fiscal declaration,
Documents Entreprises insurances compagnies:
• Contract of insurances• Declaration of disaster
B2B market place:
Centralization of offers, demands and taking in charge of deals by sector (earthly transport, manufactured goods, raw materials, …)
Free trade zone network
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