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Session 6 : KEY TRADE FACILITATION PRINCIPLES AND MEASURES Jakarta, Indonesia 24-25 April 2018 Wenguo Cai Director, International Programs Partner: The Conference Board of Canada Project Executed by:

Presentation Outline ❖ International Trade Transaction Process ❖ Trade Facilitation Principles  Transparency  Simplification  Harmonization and Standardization  Modernization

International Trade Transaction Process How is international trade in goods conducted? ❖ International trade in goods: main procedures  prepare for exports  transport and shipping  regulatory procedures  financial payment ❖ Key stakeholders or players of international trade in goods

4 International trade transaction process Regulatory Transport Commercial Financial Procedures Procedures Procedures Procedures Prepare for Prepare Export Transport Import export for import Buy Pay Ship In its broader sense, trade facilitation involves all operations and all stakeholders/players from sellers to buyers

5 International Trade Transaction Process Transport Regulatory Commercial Financial Procedures Procedures Procedures Procedures • Establish Contract • Establish Transport • Obtain Licences etc. • Provide Credit Rating Contract • Order Goods • Provide Customs and Cargo • Provide Insurance • Collect, Transport and Declarations • Advise On Delivery • Provide Credit Deliver Goods • Apply Trade Security • Request Payment • Provide Waybills, Goods • Execute Payment Procedures Receipts Status reports • Clear Goods for Export/Import • Issue Statements Prepare for Prepare Export Transport Import export for import Buy Ship Pay

6 International Trade Transaction process Transport Regulatory Commercial Financial Procedures Procedures Procedures Procedures • Establish Contract • Establish Transport • Obtain Licences etc. • Provide Credit Rating Contract • Order Goods • Provide Customs and Cargo • Provide Insurance • Collect, Transport and Declarations • Advise On Delivery • Provide Credit Deliver Goods • Apply Trade Security • Request Payment • Provide Waybills, Goods • Execute Payment Procedures Receipts Status reports • Clear Goods for Export/Import • Issue Statements The WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement addresses the border regulatory activities, practices and formalities

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Four Trade Facilitation Principles ❖ Transparency ❖ Simplification ❖ Harmonization and Standardization ❖ Modernization

Trade ade Facilitati ilitation on Principles ciples Collabor aborat ation ion bet etween een public ic and privat ate e sector or Harmon onizat zation on Transpa sparenc rency Simpl plifica cation on Moderni rnizat zation on and stand ndar ardiza dization on Four Pil Fo illars s of Trade de Fa Facil ilit itati tion on Prin incip iple les

Trade de Facilita tati tion on Princi nciple ple: : Transpa spare rency ncy Transparency promotes openness and accountability of a government's actions by disclosing information in a way that the public can readily access and use it. Transpa sparenc rency This information may include laws, regulations and administrative decisions of general application, budgets, procurement decisions and meetings. Source: UNECE Trade Facilitation Implementation Guide

Trade de Facil ilita tation ion Princ ncipl iple: : Trans anspa paren rency cy Art. 1. 1.1. 1. Publication ation Art. 1. 1.2 Inform rmati tion n ava vailabl lable e throug ugh Interne rnet t Art. 1. 1.3 Enqu quiry y Points ts Art. 1. 1.4 Not otification ation Art. 2.1. 1.2 2 Interval al bet etween n Publica cati tion n and Entry y into o Force Relevan ant Art. 2.1. 1.1 1 Opportun tunity ty to Comment t on New and TFA Articl cles es Amended ed Rules Art. 2.2 Consulta ultati tions ns Art. 4 Procedures dures for Appeal and Revi view … and many more WT WTO Trade e Facilit ilitation ation Agree eement nt

Country Case: Canada Can anad adian ian Bor orde der r Ser Servi vice ces s Age genc ncy y (CB (CBSA SA) ) is is pr promo omoting ting tr tran anspar sparen ency y on on the the customs cu stoms clear learan ance ce of of goo goods ds thr throu ough gh the the In Inter terne net. t. The he main main web b pa page ge of of C CBSA SA of offer ers s a a lot lot of i of inf nfor orma mation inc tion including luding ho how to e to exp xpor ort t Transparency to to Can anad ada an a and d ho how to to impor import t fr from om Can anad ada. a. Web pa b page ges s pr provi vide de a a lot lot of of i inf nfor orma mation tion on l on law aws, s, regula gulati tions, ons, pr proce ocedur dures es and and too tools ls for impor or imports ts an and e d exp xpor orts. ts. Source: CBSA Website

Trad ade e Fac acil ilita itation tion Pri Princ nciple iple: : Si Simplifi mplifica cation tion Simplification is the process of elimi elimina nating ting all u all unn nnec ecessa essary y eleme element nts and duplications in Simpl mplifi fica cation on trade formalities, processes and procedures. Source: UNECE Trade Facilitation Implementation Guide

Trade Facilitation Principle: Simplification Art. 6.1 General Disciplines on Fees and Charges Art. 7.4 Risk Management Relevant TFA Art. 7.7 Authorized Operators Articles Art. 10.1 Formalities and Documentation Requirements Art. 10.4 Single Window Art. 10.5 Preshipment Inspection Art. 10.6 Use of Customs Brokers

Country Case: Indonesia Single Window (INSW) Indonesia Single Window is an integrated customs clearance system which enables traders and other stakeholders to interact with relevant agencies with Simpli lification ication minimum physical presence to expedite the process of issuing the export/import licenses, document inspection, customs clearance, and other customs procedures in a paperless environment. Source: Indonesian Single Windows

Source: UNESCAP, INDONESIA NATIONAL SINGLE WINDOW (INSW), GATEWAY TO PAPERLESS CROSS BORDER TRADE, 2017

Trade Facilitation Principle: Harmonization and Standardization Harmonization and standardization are the processes of de development elopment and and alignment alignment of of national na tional pr procedur ocedures es, , oper operations tions and and documents documents , , within t ithin the he countr country and and with ith Harmo moniza ization ion inter interna national tional con conventions entions, standards and and and practices. st standardiza ization ion It can come from adopting and implementing the same standards as partner countries, either as part of a regional integration process or as a result of business decisions. Source: UNECE Trade Facilitation Implementation Guide

Trade Facilitation Principle: Harmonization and Standardization Art. 8 Border Agency Cooperation Art. 10.3 Use of International Standards Relevant Art. 10.7 Common Border Procedures and TFA Uniform Documentation Requirements Articles Art. 10.9.16 International Cooperation on Freedom of Transit Art. 12 Custom Cooperation

ASEAN Case Study Da Data ta Har armoniza monization tion and and Standar tandardiza dization tion in in AS ASEAN AN S Sing ingle W le Windo indow Data Da ta har harmoniza monization tion objectiv objective: e: AS ASEAN AN Harmo Har moniza ization ion Sing ingle le Windo indow cr crea eates tes an en an envir ironment onment and and wher here e na national tional sing ingle le windo indows of of AS ASEAN AN st stan anda dardiza dization on Member ember Sta tates tes can can oper operate te and and inte integrate. te. As As a r a res esult, ult, da data ta har harmoniza monization tion and and standar tandardiza dization tion is is the the key ey to to the inte the integration tion pr proces ocess. . Source: ASEAN, ASEAN Single Window Data Harmonization and Standardization

ASEAN Case Study dy 1. Identif tificati ation on of data a from om each h member mber stat ate 2. ASEA EAN N Data ta Model del (Wor orkbase ase 1) 1) 3. Data ta class assif ificatio ication – unifor orm m and consis sisten ent 4. Customs oms declar laratio ation forms ms – unifor orm m Harmonization and 5. Data ta harmon moniz ization tion with h all l ASEA EAN N membe bers standardization 6. Stand andar ardiz izat atio ion 7. Stand andar ardi dized ed Data ta Set et 8. Data ta and forma mats ts – computer eriz ized ed and integ egrat ated ed Source: ASEAN, Single Window Data Harmonization and Standardization

Source: AFIT, ASEAN Single Window, 2007