Geneva, May 2009 Trade Facilitation: An Introduction

Scope of Trade facilitation Traders’ main concerns Key areas of work Trade Facilitation: An Introduction

Scope of Trade facilitation Traders’ main concerns Key areas of work Trade Facilitation: An Introduction

TRADE FACILITATION Process of eliminating all unnecessary elements and duplications in formalities, processes and procedures Simplification Harmonisation Alignment of national procedures, operations and documents with international conventions, standards and practices. Standardisation Process of developing internationally agreed formats for practices and procedures, documents and information.

TRADE FACILITATION Standardisation Process of developing internationally agreed formats for practices and procedures, documents and information.

International rules and standards IMO ISO UN-CEFACT WCO WTO

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TRADE FACILITATION Process of eliminating all unnecessary elements and duplications in formalities, processes and procedures Simplification Harmonisation Alignment of national procedures, operations and documents with international conventions, standards and practices. Standardisation Process of developing internationally agreed formats for practices and procedures, documents and information.

TRADE FACILITATION Harmonisation Alignment of national procedures, operations and documents with international conventions, standards and practices.

TRADE FACILITATION Process of eliminating all unnecessary elements and duplications in formalities, processes and procedures Simplification Harmonisation Alignment of national procedures, operations and documents with international conventions, standards and practices. Standardisation Process of developing internationally agreed formats for practices and procedures, documents and information.

TRADE FACILITATION Process of eliminating all unnecessary elements and duplications in formalities, processes and procedures Simplification

TRADE FACILITATION Process of eliminating all unnecessary elements and duplications in formalities, processes and procedures Simplification Harmonisation Alignment of national procedures, operations and documents with international conventions, standards and practices. Standardisation Process of developing internationally agreed formats for practices and procedures, documents and information.

Scope of Trade facilitation Traders main concerns Key areas of work Trade Facilitation: An Introduction

GOODS PAYMENT The Trade Transaction SB INFORMATION

ManufacturerSupplier Retailers WholesalersCustomer Product Company A Company B

What do traders want ? What do traders want ? Simple and smooth processing of formalities Means to allow goods to proceed promptly to their final destination. No longer itineraries, no unpacking, no delays A single control point for all public services Standard forms, assembled into a ‘single bunch of documents’, compatible with trade documents and transport contracts Predictable and transparent rules and procedures

20 actors; > 200 data elements; Manual procedures; Multiple data systems; > 30 documents or messages. Data exchange in International Trade

Too many documents… Enquiry Order Despatch advice Collection order Payment order Documentary credit Forwarding instructions Forwarder's invoice Goods receipt Air waybill Road consignment note Rail consignment note Bill of lading Freight invoice Cargo manifest Export licence Exchange control doc. Phytosanitary certificate Veterinary certificate Certificate of origin Consular invoice Dangerous goods declaration Import licence Customs delivery note TIR carnet

PRE-ARRIVAL & ARRIVAL INFORMATION Pre-Arrival Vessel’s characteristics or ship’s particulars, kind and tonnage of cargo, vessel’s ETA and master’s requests must be notified to the Harbour Master Department every 48hrs, 24hrs or at least six hours prior to vessel’s arrival at the port’s anchorage areas. Arrival The component of the committee that performs vessel clearance consists of 10 members from Harbour Master Department, Department of Customs and Excise, Immigration Police, National Shipping Agency and Broker, and Quarantine Authorities. Ten copies of cargo manifest are required to be provided to the Department of Customs and Excise. Entry permit (arranged by official shipping agency), Last port clearance certificate, 15 lists of last port of call (at least 10 last ports), 5 declarations of vessel’s arrival, 10 import cargo manifests, 3 bills of loading, 2 transit cargo manifests, 7 crew lists, 7 passenger lists, 3 lists of vessel’s provisions, 3 lists of crew personal effects, 1 copy of health declaration certificate, 1 copy of vaccination list, 1 copy of drugs and narcotic list, 1 copy of fresh water origin, 3 cargo plans, 1 copy of valid original ship’s certificates (to be collected only on the first call of the year of each ship), Certificate of vessel's registration, –International load line certificate, –International tonnage certificate, –International oil pollution prevention certificate, –Cargo vessel safety equipment certificate, –Cargo vessel safety construction certificate, –Cargo vessel safety radio certificate, –Minimum safe manning certificate. Exemption Certificate (to be inspected by quarantine officers ).

Days to complete each stage of importing Region Pre-arrival documents Port and terminal handling Customs and inspections Inland transport to warehouseTotal time OECD high income East Asia & Pacific Latin America & Caribbean Middle East & North Africa Europe & Central Asia South Asia Sub-Saharan Africa World Source: World Bank Doing business 2006

Region % of cargo inspected (import) OECD5 East Europe18 East Asia31 Latin America51 Middle East63 Africa67 South Asia69 Source: World Bank Doing Business 2006 Inspections

Scope of Trade facilitation Traders main concerns Key areas of work Trade Facilitation: An Introduction

Functional linkages Customs Automation Customs Time Release Risk Assessment Single Window Post-audit Controls Adapted H.S. Standardizeddocumentation

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Cooperation at the national level Between the government institutions concerned by foreign trade: Finance, Commerce, Transport With the private sector in the trading community: importers and exporters With service providers: transport operators, banks, insurance companies…

Cooperation at the international level

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