Single Window Government The Case of Trade Facilitation

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Single Window GovernmentThe Case of Trade
Facilitation

• Hamid Alavi
• World Bank
• January 26, 2005

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Pay Taxes Clear Customs Release Goods
IMPORT
MANUFACTURING/ VALUE ADD
EXPORT
/Dues

Air, Sea, Land International Transport
DOMESTIC SUPPLY CHAIN
Storage
Customs
Port
Raw Materials Packaging Transport Storage

• Port Processes
• Internal Transport
• Storage
• Container Handling
• Loading

Ships Documents
Informal Processes
IMPORTER

• Manifest
• Bills of Lading
• Sea/AW Bill
• Container Plans

• Quotations
• P.O.s
• Delivery Notes
• Con. Notes
• Invoices
• Statements

• Invoice
• Packing List
• Declaration
• Delivery Note

• Payments
• Remittance
• Advice

Book/Confirm Transport
Shipping Documents
Pay Taxes Clear Customs Release to Port
/Dues
Foreign Chambers Commerce

• Certificates
• Of Origin

MANUFACTURER
Port
Port
Customs
Customs

• P.O.
• Contract Terms
• Delivery Instructions
• L.O.C.

Informal Processes

• Invoice
• Packing List
• Declaration
• Delivery Note

Receive Goods
Overseas Embassies

• Legal
• Invoices

EXPORTER
FOREIGN BUYER
Post/ Courier

• Certificates
• Of Origin
• Form A
• EUR.1

Chamber of Commerce
Finance Ministry
Pay
Bank
Bank

• Licenses
• Certificates
• Government
• Approvals

• Licenses
• Certificates
• Government
• Approvals

Government Departments
L.O.C. Packing List Invoice
LOC Approval
LOC Courier
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Singapore TradeNet 1989
(5) Declarant prints form for goods removal
Declarant
(1) declaration via PC
Port Operator
TDB
(6) Port Operator extracts information for goods
delivery
(2) TDB grants permit
TRADENET
Customs
(3) TradeNet routes declaration
(4) Customs processes declaration
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Flow of Documents
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Trade Facilitation Network(Single Window)
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