1. Implementing UNeDocs in Pakistan
Javaid Mansoor
Executive Secretary
National Trade & Transport
Facilitation Committee - Pakistan
UNeDocs Workshop, New Delhi, India
2-6 October, 2006

2. NTTFC - Pakistan Established: August 2001
Worked with Pakistan Customs to introduce Goods Declaration as SAD
Coordinating with Pakistan Customs in implementation of PACCS
Pakistan Electronic Trading (PAKET) Study
UNeDocsPK Project
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3. Goods Declaration
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4. CARE Initiative & PACCS
In 2002 the Central Board of Revenue initiated CARE (Customs Administrative Reforms) as part of its campaign to revamp the Federal tax collection machinery. PACCS (Pakistan Customs Computerized System) is the result of three years of R&D under this initiative.
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5. Broad Principles of Customs Reform
Completely Paperless
Web enabled
Online with all domestic stakeholders in the supply chain
Online with all domestic regulatory authorities
Advanced information of cargo, crew and passengers
Risk management
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6. PACCS Environment
PACCS inaugurated on April 18, 2005 as pilot project at KICT
Single window
Paperless virtual environment
Self assessment
Expeditious clearance
24 X 7 operations
End to end integrated Customs
Secure assessment and examination area
Risk management system
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7. Achievements Pilot project at KICT successfully implemented
Reduction of Average Dwell Time from 11 days to less than 5 days
Reduction of average Customs clearance to 4 hours
Reduction from 26 steps to 1 step
Corruption-free environment
Reduction in cost of doing business
Elimination of discretion
Secured environment
PACCS rolled out to PICT and QICT in September 2006
Countrywide implementation scheduled for June 2007
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8. PAKET Study
Review existing requirements, procedures and processes for import, export and transit documents
Identify existing systems and resources of relevant stakeholder organizations
Consider “best practice” methods in existing electronic platforms in other countries
Determine legal, technical and human resource implications of implementing PAKET
Propose implementation options and best approach
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9. PAKET Study Findings
PACCS has features of Single Window and scope for expansion
Some government organizations and large business enterprises have IT systems for interaction with PAKET
Many government organizations and most of small and medium enterprises lack IT systems
Human resource development is essential to enable IT interaction with PAKET
Strong government commitment required for successful implementation of PAKET
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10. PAKET Recommendations
First implement PACCS to its maximum potential
Build on PACCS to implement PAKET as Public Private Partnership
Methodology for moving forward from paper based commercial documents to electronic documents for making use of PAKET was not defined by the study report
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11. UNeDocsPK Project
Pakistan requested UN/CEFACT TBG2 support in August 2005 for development of customized UNeDocsPK
Develop a UNeDocs compliant data model defining specifications of international trade documents aligned to UNLK
Aligned to WCO data model, UNTDED and CCTS standards
Derivation of document structure and UN/CEFACT conformant XML schema acceptable to all users
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12. UNeDocsPK Project
Project to develop layout of international trade documents based on UNLK
Development of UNeDocsPK to be followed by development of an electronic trading platform for document exchange
Extensive training for transformation from paper based documents to UNeDocs
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13. Challenges for UNeDocsPK
Commercial transactions in Pakistan are mainly paper based
Only a few UNLK based government documents introduced recently – Goods Declaration, Phytosanitary Certificate, Certificate of Origin
UNLK based Commercial Invoice not yet adopted by most enterprises
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14. Challenges for UNeDocsPK
Transformation to electronic documents will have to be gradual
Methodology and guidelines required for electronic use of UNLK documents and subsequent adoption of UNeDocs
Training material and technical support required for orientation of traders to use electronic documents
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15. Lessons Learnt Don’t reinvent the wheel
Automation is more than putting a PC on each desk
First decide the business process and then introduce the change
Don’t change the team during the game
Consult, consult and consult
Adopt best practices
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16. THANK YOU!
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