UNECE CAPACITY BUILDING WORKSHOP ON TRADE FACILITATION IMPLEMENTATION: TOOLS, TECHNIQUES AND METHODOLOGIES 18 – 20 October 2004, Geneva Single Window Development and Implementation Experience of the United States International Trade Data System - ITDS

UNECE UN/CEFACT Background  Initial recommendations for the redesign of the Automated Commercial System (ACS) o same data for import, export, and transit o integrated government oversight of trade  Project office established by the Vice-President o Interagency Board of Directors  Proof of Concept - North American trade Automated Prototype (NATAP)  ITDS Pilot (September 2001)  International Trade Data System incorporated into Automated Commercial Environment (ACE/ITDS)

UNECE UN/CEFACT  Surveys of agencies’ forms o over 300 forms with 2,000 data fields o 289 data elements reduced to 198 data elements  Outreach and surveys with agencies and trader community o needs, processes, opportunities for improvement  ACE Trade Support Network (TSN) o ITDS committee jointly chaired by Customs/trade  Program Support Group, Workshops, Data Harmonization Committee, MOU process Design and development process

UNECE UN/CEFACT  Standard set of international harmonized data and messages o WCO Customs Data Model, Unique Consignment Reference (UCR), Advanced Cargo Information (ACI) o UN/CEFACT recommendations and standards o Revised Kyoto Convention o UN/EDIFACT and XML  Data utility for the collection, dissemination, use, and storage  Import, export, and in-transit  For goods, conveyances, crew Structure and services

UNECE UN/CEFACT Technology  ACE/ITDS receives, edits, and validates data  Extracts and provides relevant data to agency o Operational - processed in ITDS/ACE Single Window “box” o Interfaced - sent to agency for processing o Periodic - nominal use of ACE/ITDS for reports  Provides integrated results of government processing and risk assessment  Stores results and provides analytical capability

UNECE UN/CEFACT USDA FWS CPSC ACE/ITDS Single Window FDA food INS immigration DOT transport arrive/depart CBP ACE/ITDS ITDS/Single Window Processing Truck Driver Goods CBP USTR (operational) (interfaced) (periodic)

UNECE UN/CEFACT Participants/Clients  Federal Trade Agencies:  Admissibility and export control  Statistical and analytical  Trade promotion  Trade Community  Importers  Exporters  Customs Brokers  Carriers  Port Authorities

UNECE UN/CEFACT Business model  ACE/ITDS is funded through ACE development appropriations  Conducted Cost Benefit Analysis in terms of: o Efficiency gain, decommissioning of ACS, and trade benefits  Costs identified in following areas: o Program and project management o Architecture o Organization change management o Application development  Management reserve  Operations and Management (O&M)

UNECE UN/CEFACT Results  Less cost for system design, development, and maintenance  Both government and trade  Reduced burden for providing information  One entry point to government  Increased accuracy of Information  Less manipulation of data  Greater efficiency, simplification and predictability  Meets public’s expectation

UNECE UN/CEFACT Lessons learned  Leadership - commitment at the highest level possible  Budget - commitment to provide long- term funding for the Single Window  Technical - must respond to the needs of participating agencies and trade community  Operational - buy-in to the process, cooperation, and operational vision

UNECE UN/CEFACT What are your future plans for the Single Window?  Pilot ACE/ITDS November 2004  evaluate and modify as needed  Plans for implementation of first tier of Participating Government Agencies (PGA)  Continue data harmonisation efforts  Identify second tier of (PGA)  Integrate ACE/ITDS requirements into international initiatives  Implement second tier PGA  Identify remaining PGA

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