E-CUSTOMS INITIATIVES IN WESTERN BALKAN COUNTRIES Viktor Hristov

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E-CUSTOMS INITIATIVES IN WESTERN BALKAN
COUNTRIESViktor Hristov
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CUSTOMS PRIORITIES

• Fiscal role - revenues
• Trade facilitation
• Protecting of economic interests
• Protecting of health and safety of citizens
• Fight against fraud, terrorism

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TRADE FACILITATION

• Offer faster release of goods during
  import/export and other procedures
• Companies may be identified as trusted and
  represent a smaller risk in the course of
  performance of their customs duties
• Ensure integrity and effectiveness in controlling
  the movement of goods and passengers

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RISK MANAGEMENT

• Complete IT coverage
• Intentions of globalization
• Common risk management (mainly building of common
  risk profiles) at national and regional (EU) level

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TRADE FACILITATION RISK MANAGEMENT

• Effective customs working and fulfilling of aims
  and priorities is done trough right balance
  between Trade facilitation and quality Risk
  management
• ICT (e-Customs) solutions tools for assessment
  of this balance

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PROTECTING OF ECONOMIC INTERESTS/ PROTECTING OF
HEALTH AND SAFETY OF CITIZENS

• Prevent smuggling
• Reflect both the government and the public
  opinion on effective control over prohibited
  goods, intellectual property rights etc.
• Offer uniform use of the Law on Customs
• Offer a more effective data analysis for internal
  and external statistical use

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WHY E-CUSTOMS ?

• European project
• Intention of Western Balkan countries to join
  European Union - EU e-Customs initiatives
• Efficiency of customs clearance
• Reduction of customs offices
• Offer a new approach and access via new modern
  technologies and trends

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MULTIANUAL STRATEGIC PLAN - MASP

• Fundamental document
• Need to set up basic timetable
• Need to set up as binding framework

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LIST OF E-CUSTOMS PROJECTS

• Export procedure
• ECS e-communication between CO export and CO
  exit
• AES e-export declaration
• Import procedures
• ICS e-communication between CO entry and CO
  import
• IES e-import declaration (followed by modules for
  all import procedures)

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LIST OF E-CUSTOMS PROJECTS cont.

• Common risk profiles
• RIF exchange of national risk profiles between
  countries
• AEO database
• Single e-access point
• Common customs information portal and Single
  Window
• Centralized Customs Clearance

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INTEROPERABILITY AND INTERCONNECTIVITY WITH EU
CUSTOMS SYSTEMS

• In the moment of accession in the EU, the ICT
  must meet all prerequisites related to the
  interoperability and interconnectivity with the
  EU IT systems and at the same time must ensure
  collection of all national and EU duties while
  not impeding the functionality in the flow of
  persons and goods.
• The need of functioning of the ICT system within
  the frame and in direct correlation with the IT
  systems operating within the DG TAXUD frame is
  especially emphasised.

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E-CUSTOMS INITIATIVES

• IBM - Integrated Border Management
• G2G horizontal cooperation
• Common Customs Information Portal and Single
  Window
• B2G, C2G oriented

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IBM (1)

• Organization and supervision of border agency
  activities in order to
• Facilitate the movement of people
• Facilitate the movement of goods
• Maintaining secure borders
• Meet national legal requirements

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IBM cont. (2)

• Integration between government agencies
• Horizontal interagency cooperation
• Require cooperation of all agencies involved
• It provides
• common national risk profiles
• Reduction of responsibilities at BCPs
• Faster release of goods at BCPs

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IBM cont. (3)

• Directions
• Process analyses for each involved border agency
• Standardization, process and document
  simplification
• National data harmonization
• Interagency MoU-s
• Needed legal regulation changes
• New processes automation (IT solution following
  Personal Data Protection and Classified Data
  regulations)

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IBM cont. (4)

• Implementation risks
• Very ambitious project
• IBM concept not clear for majority involved
• Difficulties with acceptation by other agencies
• Agencies different level of IT development
• Consultant engagement and financial support needed

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COMMON CUSTOMS INFORMATION PORTAL SINGLE WINDOW
(1)

• A system that allows all participant in trade and
  transport file requested information in one
  place, in standardized formats, in order to carry
  out import, export and transit operations
• One-stop shop for traders

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COMMON CUSTOMS INFORMATION PORTAL SINGLE WINDOW
(2)

• Business-to-Government concept
• Standardized source for information from Customs
  area
• Same information and applying possibilities to
  all citizens and traders
• Automated, electronic issuing of export/import
  licenses

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CCIP SW ADVANTAGES

• For authority
• Efficient risk management
• Increased streamlining
• Simplification and security of customs operations
• Easier cooperation with other authorities
• For traders
• Streamlining of lodging the supporting documents
  (time and money savings)
• Request for licenses/certificates from competent
  bodies

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CCIP SW (4)

• In coherence with international standards
• WCO framework of standards WCO data model
• UNECE standards and recommendation
• DG TAXUD documents on paperless environment and
  SW recommendations

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CCIP SW (5)

• Planning and implementation very close to IBM,
  business community involved
• Implementation risks similar with those for IBM
• Business sector not ready
• Agencies different level of IT development
• Consultant engagement and financial support needed

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NEXT ACTIVITIES

• Implementation of fully EU compatible customs
  declaration processing system (CDPS)
• Implementation of Public Key Infrastructure and
  other security assessments
• Finalization of IBM and SW projects
• Start of procedures and processes for
  interconnection with EU systems
• Interfacing with other relevant systems at
  national, regional and wider (EU) level

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THANK YOU www.customs.gov.mk
viktor.hristov_at_customs.gov.mk