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ASIA PACIFIC TRADE FACILITATION FORUM

by ADB and UNESCAP

ASEAN Single WindowPresenter: ADR Quang Anh Le

Trade & Facilitation Division/ASEAN Secretariat

REGIONAL PARTNERSHIP FOR TRADE FACILITATION AND SUSTAINABLE

COMPETITIVENESS

Government to Government PartnershipInter-Agency collaborationIntra-Agency collaboration

Government to Private Sector PartnershipHorizontal PartnershipVertical Partnership

(upstream & downstream)

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Single Window = Governance & Trade Facilitation

Public Private Partnership

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GOVERNMENTS• Better service• More accountable delivery• Better coordination

TRADING COMMUNITY• Integrated & Better services• Cost saving & Efficiency

VISIBILITY

TRANSPARENCY

ACCOUNTABILITY

EFFICIENCY

ASEAN SECRETARIAT

ASEAN SINGLE WINDOW & NATIONAL SINGLE WINDOWS (NSWs)

National Single Window

(RegionallyCompliant)

National Single Window

ASW = 10 National Single WindowsASW = 10 National Single Windows

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ASW for Efficiency in Integrated Information Processing

Promoting ASEAN interconnectivity

Adding value to the knowledge-based ASEAN society

Enhanced productivity and efficiency

ASW enables economic operators in international supply chain to benefit of:

Integrated operational platform

Synchronized business process

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1. How to add value to stakeholders/ economic operators?

2. How to enhance quality and utility of services?

3. How to improve social value?

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ASW as Regulatory and Operational Platform of Partnership

ASW as Regulatory and Operational Platform of Partnership

Regulatory PlatformDissemination of regulatory information (new regulations, acts)Timely application of new regulations in facilitating businessesTimely application of measures to safeguard revenues for development

Operational PlatformApplication processing of business registration and the likeProcessing of applications for quota, preferences and othersProcessing of Customs Declaration Document for release and clearance.

INTERCONNECTIVITY & INTEROPERABILITY for ASW/NSWs in action

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INTERCONNECTIVITY & INTEROPERABILITY for ASW/NSWs in action

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ASEAN STANDARDIZATION OF DATA AND INFORMATION

Adoption of international standards

UNeDocsUNCEFACT Business Model of international supply chainUNTDEDWCO Data Model (2.0)Core Component LibraryISO

Adjustment to ASEAN needs

Conduct of ASEAN survey on data requirements for customs release and clearance

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ASEAN Single Window for ASEAN Knowledge based economy

New value and products to satisfy customers and end-usersNew and localized features of solutions and productsFostering local and connected knowledge for a higher social value.

Creative opportunities for businesses and industriesPromoting value of citizen and their contribution to the knowledge societySustaining social investment and rate of return of economic incentives

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ASEAN Single Window for ASEAN Knowledge based economy

AdaptabilityAdoption of international and globally accepted standards and normsProgressive introduction of new standards and practices for a higher social valueAdoption of new technologies to facilitate transactions

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Secure ASW Exchange Gateway https://www.aswexchangegateway.com

SSL Verification

Function

SSL CERTIFICATE VALIDITY CHECKING

ASW Web ConsoleFor Track And Trace Module of ASW Exchange Gateway User

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ASEAN Single Window The environment where ten NSWs of individual Member Countries operate and integrate.

VIETNAMNSW

THAILANDNSW

SINGAPORENSW

PHILIPPINESNSW

MYANMARNSW

MALAYSIANSW

LAONSW

INDONESIANSW

CAMBODIANSW

BRUNEINSW

ASEAN SINGLE WINDOW CONCEPTUAL MODEL

SECURE

CONNECTIVITY

NSW GatewayOr WebServer

NSW Applications

NSW DatabaseServers

InternetInternet Router Router

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ASW achievements in November 2009

Adopted the ASEAN Data Model (Workbase 1.0) in April 2008 and upgraded to be ASEAN Data Model (Version 2.0), being finalized.Analysis of Business Process of the Single Window environment.Gathering technical specifications of communication and information exchange.

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ASW achievements in November 2009

Adopted business processes of ASEAN Customs Declaration Document and Preferential Certificate of Origin Form D

Developed the electronic processing of Preferential Certificate of Origin Form D

ASEAN Pilot Project is on going

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ASW achievements in November 2009

Developed the Memorandum of Understanding for the ASW Pilot ProjectEstablished the ASW Exchange Gateway, supported by initiatives of a number of Member StatesAdopted the Federated Approach in the ASW Pilot Project

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“The ASW is the secured environment where NSWs integrate and operate. The ASW constitutes a regional facility to enable a seamless, standardized and harmonized routing and communication of trade and customs-related information and data for customs clearance and release from and to NSWs. Trade and related customs data and information will stay within, and belong to respective Member States”.

ASW achievements in November 2009

Data harmonization and standardizationSupporting efforts of Member States that do not have NSW in developing the Master Plan of NSWConduct of technical testing in three Member StatesOrganized activities of capacity building on legal and technical aspects of the SW

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NSW provides:

Streamlined and expeditious processing of information of transactions conducted among trading partners within integrated platform.Higher Transparency, Visibility and Conduciveness.Better Governance and Accountability.

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Mandates and directions

ASEAN working towards having the Single Window on-stream as soon as possible.More efforts being given to the implementation of the ASW Pilot Project, which uses the federated approach.Member States expedite activation of their National Single Windows (NSWs)

Summary of experiences

• Defining the specific focus: ASW for Trade Facilitation, Reduction of Transaction Costs

• Developing technical components must go with designing the appropriate legal framework (under‐regulation vs. over‐regulation)

• Phase in approach with a Clear Roadmap and Action Plan

Summary of experiences

Identifying priority in working with various groups of stakeholdersBuilding knowledge and raising awareness of end users and key playersSingle Window seen as the continuation of efforts of trade efficiency and enhancement of working relationships among intervenants of the supply chain

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