Workshop on Trade Facilitation and Aid for Trade 12 -13 March 2009 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Ghana’s Single window Experience - GCNet.

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Workshop on Trade Facilitation and Aid for Trade March 2009 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Ghana’s Single window Experience - GCNet

What is GCNet? Ghana Community Network Services Ltd. Joint venture Government / private sector with a specific mandate to provide an EDI service and a computerized customs management system. Consists of two complementary Systems- - The Tradenet - The Ghana Customs Management System

GCNet

Products/Services Electronic Declaration processing for all Regimes – 36,000/month Electronic Manifest submission. (>500/yr) Processing of Permits and Exemptions & Import Declaration forms- (>9,000/month) i-Transit module- Ghana’s model Transit regime with data sharing functionalities. (> 45,000 transactions per/yr)

Transit- Satellite Tracking Information Matrix Sub-consignment No Vehicle No Destination Declarant Entry / Exit Point Attached Flag Overdue Report Alerts Static Alerts Geo Fencing Functionality

Products/Services Valuation of used vehicles Data Mining tools for 25 Ministries Departments & Agencies. Temporary Vehicle Importation (TVI) by road at Border Posts.(>37,000 entries for 2008) Electronic DO for Release of cargo between Shipping Lines and Freight Terminals. Petroleum Imports and Deliveries from Refinery.

New Developments GCMS 2 – Enhanced platform with improved functionality (incorporation of WCO Tariff schedule, Tariff ruling, etc ) for Customs –Q1 Online payments – Q2 e-MDA- enhanced platform for Permits and Exemptions approval with Unique Consignment Reference (UCR) functionality – Q2 An enhanced Cargo Manifest system – Q3

New SW Architecture

Assistance World Bank funding accounts for Ghana Customs share in PPP arrangement. System is self sustaining in terms of maintenance and replacement of equipments. System funds provision of networks & equipments etc for MDA’s. However, connection of Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to TradeNet received funding from the World Bank.

Assistance World Bank funds the Gateway Project which has as its main objective the modernization of frontline institutions/agencies that deal with investors by re-engineering them into trade facilitators. E.g –Computerization of Ghana Customs (PPP). –ISO certification for Ghana Customs –Modernization of Port infrastructure and IT system. –Development of Export Processing Zones (EPZ).

Benefits Trade Facilitation More simplified and transparent procedures. Significant reduction in clearance times. (KIA:2hrs – 1 day, Tema: 1-3 days) Reduced cost of doing business. Better information sharing. Improved risk profiling to reduce inspection.

Benefits Revenue Marked increase in Revenue collection year on year. Promotes Post-clearance control using audit trail. Integration of Transaction Price Database. Improved Compliance and Professionalism.

Benefits Customs Monitoring of officer performance. Improved work environment. Skills upgrade. Data Warehousing Helps in formation of Trade and fiscal Policy. Generation of real-time revenue statistics. Generation of real-time trade statistics.

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