1. Single Window Government The Case of Trade Facilitation Single Window Government The Case of Trade Facilitation Hamid Alavi World Bank January 26, 2005

2. 2 Manifest Bills of Lading Sea/AW Bill Container Plans Invoice Packing List Declaration Delivery Note Storage Air, Sea, Land International Transport Customs Port Pay Taxes Clear Customs Release Goods Ship’s Documents Certificates Of Origin Licenses Certificates Government Approvals Chamber of Commerce Foreign Chambers Commerce Overseas Embassies Post/ Courier “Legal Invoices” DOMESTIC SUPPLY CHAIN Raw Materials Packaging Transport Storage Quotations P.O.s Delivery Notes Con. Notes Invoices Statements Payments Remittance Advice IMPORTER MANUFACTURER EXPORTER FOREIGN BUYER IMPORT Licenses Certificates Government Approvals Certificates Of Origin Form A EUR.1 Government Departments Finance Ministry Port Invoice Packing List Declaration Delivery Note Customs “Informal Processes” Pay Taxes Clear Customs Release to Port Informal Processes Port Processes Internal Transport Storage Container Handling Loading PortCustoms MANUFACTURING/ VALUE ADDEXPORT Receive Goods Bank P.O. Contract Terms Delivery Instructions L.O.C. Pay Bank L.O.C. Packing List Invoice LOC Courier LOC Approval Shipping Documents Book/Confirm Transport /Dues

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7. 7 Singapore TradeNet 1989 TRADENET Declarant (1) declaration via PC (5) Declarant prints form for goods removal (6) Port Operator extracts information for goods delivery (4) Customs processes declaration (3) TradeNet routes declaration (2) TDB grants permit Port Operator Customs TDB

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