UN CEFACT

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UN CEFACT

• Single Window Recommendation
• Simplifying International Trade
• Gordon Cragge
• Chair International Trade Procedures Working
  Group (TBG 15 of UN CEFACT)

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UN CEFACT

• Vision To deliver
• Simple, Transparent and Effective Trading
  Processes for Global Commerce
• Global Remit open to participation from all
  countries, intergovernmental and business
  organisations, and private sector
• Focus is 3 main pillars of international trade
• business processes and trade procedures
• data content, definitions and flow
• enabling information and communication
  technologies

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UN CEFACT International Supply Chain Reference
Model

• Seller
• Goods
• Buyer Payment

Buy
Pay
Ship
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UN CEFACT International Trade Procedures Working
Group (TBG15)

• Objectives
• Identify, simplify, harmonise and align public
  and private sector practices, procedures and
  information flows in the international trade
  transaction
• Maintain existing and develop new UN CEFACT
  Recommendations
• Promote the adoption and implementation of trade
  facilitation tools and techniques

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Meeting regulatory requirements and providing
information to government

• On a daily basis, business has to prepare and
  submit increasing amounts of information
• to various governmental authorities
• at different stages within the international
  trade process and
• via various communication routes (paper or EDI)
• with each authority often having its own
  specific (automated) systems and paper forms.

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Meeting regulatory requirements and providing
information to government
The current situation

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Shipping Documentation
Passenger Documents
Transport Documents
Health Certificates
Crew Documents
Ships Stores
IMO FAL Forms
Customs Forms
IMO FAL Forms
Customs Forms
Transport Documents
Health Certificates
Crew Documents
Passenger Documents
Ships Stores
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Shipping Documentation
Passenger Documents
Transport Documents
Health Certificates
Crew Documents
Ships Stores
IMO FAL Forms
Customs Forms
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A single window

• The new approach - a simple, one-stop solution
  offering official control with trade
• facilitation.

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The Single Window Project Approach

• Survey of existing and planned Single Windows in
  20 countries to determine
• current practices
• structures
• products and services and
• funding mechanisms.
• Develop a UN CEFACT Recommendation and Guide
  based on the research and analysis of the survey
  results
• NOW PUBLISHED!

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UN CEFACT Recommendation 33

• Governments and those involved in the
  international trade and movement of goods to
  consider implementing a Single Window facility
  that allows
• parties to lodge standardised information and
  documents with a single entry point to fulfil all
  export, import and transit related regulatory
  requirements
• if the information is electronic, then individual
  data elements should only be submitted once

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UN CEFACT Recommendation 33

• the sharing of all information supported by a
  legal framework that provides privacy and
  security in the exchange of information
• co-ordinate the controls of the various
  governmental authorities, where appropriate
• facilities to receive payment of duties and other
  charges
• the single entry point to provide access to trade
  related government information

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UN CEFACT Recommendation 33

• Proceed with the setting up of a Single Window
  facility at the national level through a
  collaborative effort with all relevant
  governmental authorities and the business
  community
• Give full consideration to the guidelines
  attached to the present recommendation in the
  establishment of their Single Window facility

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The Guide on the establishment of a Single Window

• The Guidelines
• Overview description of a Single Window
• Common models for a Single Window
• Benefits of a Single Window
• Practical steps in planning and implementing a
  Single Window
• Key factors for a successful Single Window

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The Guide on the establishment of a Single Window

• The Annexes
• Annex A Single Window Models - examples of
  existing or planned Single Windows
• Annex B Practical Steps for Planning
  Implementation
• Annex C Components of a Feasibility Study
• Annex D Tools Techniques
• Annex E Signposts - contact details for
  operational Single Windows and international
  organisation projects

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UN CEFACT Recommendation 33

• Next Steps

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UN CEFACT Recommendation 33

• Next Steps
• Develop a publicity pack
• Presentations to interested organisations
• Promotion at the Capacity Building Workshop for
  Trade Facilitation Implementation
• Monitor existing and developing Single Windows to
  improve Guidelines

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UN CEFACT Recommendation 33

• Next Steps
• Endorsement from the World Bank
• The Draft Recommendation has been through an
  extensive review process and has received strong
  support from various industry, governmental and
  international organisations. It will be
  considered at the upcoming APEC Symposium on
  ebXML for Internet Paperless Trading and
  Collaborative e-Business and is already being
  utilised by the World Bank in the definition of
  relevant capacity building projects.

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UN CEFACT Recommendation 33

• Next Steps

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