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Customs Role in Cross Border Exchanges

“Customs in the 21st Century” & the Way Ahead

S.P. SahuWorld Customs Organization

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Outline

“Customs in the 21st Century” Globally Connected Customs Coordinated Border Management

• SOA as enabler of Single Window Some Relevant WCO Instruments

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Evolution of CustomsEvolution of CustomsRevenue Collection of import taxesRevenue Collection of import taxes (duties & excise)(duties & excise)

Protection of Society (health, safety)Protection of Society (health, safety)

Economic Development (Economic Development (trade, investment)trade, investment)

Custom

s functionC

ustoms function

Protection of Economic InterestsProtection of Economic Interests (domestic industry)(domestic industry)

Security (terrorism)Security (terrorism)(shifting focus to entire supply chain)(shifting focus to entire supply chain)

Global Financial Crisis (Revenue, Trade recovery)Global Financial Crisis (Revenue, Trade recovery)

C21, C21, Framework of StandardsFramework of Standards

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C21C21 6 years in gestation, adopted June 20086 years in gestation, adopted June 2008 Focus on Security AND Trade FacilitationFocus on Security AND Trade Facilitation All future WCO work to be aligned with C21All future WCO work to be aligned with C21 Ten Building BlocksTen Building Blocks Existing Instruments Cover Many AspectsExisting Instruments Cover Many Aspects Focus on Entire Supply Chain→a Focus Focus on Entire Supply Chain→a Focus

upon Exports upon Exports

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C21C21 Ten Building BlocksTen Building Blocks Many with specific relevance to cross-Many with specific relevance to cross-

border exchanges:border exchanges:• Globally Connected CustomsGlobally Connected Customs• Coordinated Border ManagementCoordinated Border Management

Single Window EnvironmentSingle Window Environment• Customs-trade partnershipsCustoms-trade partnerships• Enabling technologyEnabling technology

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Customs-Trade Partnership

Globally Connected Customs

Coordinated Border Management

C21 Building BlocksC21 Building BlocksEtc. Etc..

One-stop Shop

Juxtaposed Front offices /Back offices

IntegratedService Windows

Single Window Environment

Harmonized eForms/Electronic Messages

Common Portal ServicesCommon Data Model

AgreedBusinessProcessConcept

Shared Operational

Controls

AgreedService

Catalogue

EstablishedLegalBasis

WorkingAgreements

Executing Interagency Business Processes

Collectively achieved Service Levels

(Only a subset of components are depicted below)

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Message implementation/XML guidelines

WCO Customs DataModel – version 3.0

International code standards

Business process and information models

Harmonized maximum SW data sets

WCO Data Model V3.0WCO Data Model V3.0

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Single Window as Service ProviderSingle Window as Service Provider Information Services Information Services

• e-formse-forms• Data structuresData structures

Electronic messages/ SnippetsElectronic messages/ Snippets• GuidelinesGuidelines• RegulatoryRegulatory

Importability/ exportability, tariff structureImportability/ exportability, tariff structure Specific to Commodity and the trading context Specific to Commodity and the trading context

Operational ServicesOperational Services• Transaction statusTransaction status• Other Operational information Other Operational information

Messaging ServicesMessaging Services• Registering Business entities & Business Collaboration Registering Business entities & Business Collaboration • Parsing, translating, Routing, Delivering, and Audit logging Parsing, translating, Routing, Delivering, and Audit logging

Business Computing servicesBusiness Computing services• Computing duties, taxes, fees, entitlementsComputing duties, taxes, fees, entitlements• Lodging (and responding to) declarations, reports, resultsLodging (and responding to) declarations, reports, results• Service MetricsService Metrics

Application to Application ServicesApplication to Application Services• One government agency to another (loose coupling through web-services)One government agency to another (loose coupling through web-services)

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SOA on the Single WindowSOA on the Single Window SOA is based on Web services SOA is based on Web services

• Works on Describe Works on Describe Publish Publish Find Find Bind cycle Bind cycle Single Window as an integrated resource:Single Window as an integrated resource:

• For information & computing servicesFor information & computing services Single Window services are:Single Window services are:

• B2G /G2B services involving the RegulatorB2G /G2B services involving the Regulator• B2B services involving logistics providers B2B services involving logistics providers

Requires Service catalogues & descriptionsRequires Service catalogues & descriptions Single Window as Service ProviderSingle Window as Service Provider Single Window as Service BrokerSingle Window as Service Broker

• Registry & PublicationRegistry & Publication SOA SW implementation is a “hot choice”! SOA SW implementation is a “hot choice”!

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Some Relevant WCO InstrumentsSome Relevant WCO Instruments Harmonized systemHarmonized system Revised Kyoto ConventionRevised Kyoto Convention SAFE Framework of StandardsSAFE Framework of Standards Integrated Supply Chain Management Integrated Supply Chain Management

GuidelinesGuidelines WCO Data Model V3.0 (X-Border Domain)WCO Data Model V3.0 (X-Border Domain) Time Release StudyTime Release Study UCRUCR

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The SAFE FrameworkThe SAFE Framework Advance electronic manifest information Advance electronic manifest information Common risk-management approach; 27 Key Common risk-management approach; 27 Key

data elements; “10+2”data elements; “10+2” Inspection of high-risk cargo at port of origin; Inspection of high-risk cargo at port of origin;

export controls export controls 100% Physical Examination100% Physical Examination Enhanced trade facilitation for legitimate trade; Enhanced trade facilitation for legitimate trade;

Authorized Economic Operator (AEO) conceptAuthorized Economic Operator (AEO) concept

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THANK YOU

sp.sahu@wcoomd.org Phone: +32 2209 9321

www.wcoomd.org