e-customs services in border crossing facilitation

United Nations Economic Commission for Europe

Transport Division


Transport Division

e-Customs Services in Border

Crossing Facilitation

Jose Ferreiro

(Хосе Ферреиро)

III international scientific-practical conference

on the application of ICT in customs

September 12-13, 2011

Baku, Azerbaijan

Jean-Claude Schneuwly

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UNECE - Transport Division

Overview


1 • TIR Convention (КОНВЕНЦИЯ МДП)

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• e-Customs services • ITDB (International TIR Data Bank)

• ITDBonline+

• UNECE Register of Customs Sealing Devices and Customs Stamps

3 • eTIR international system

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TIR Convention (КОНВЕНЦИЯ МДП)


TIR is the only global Customs transit system

TIR is applicable for intermodal transport – road / rail / IWW* / sea

* Inland waterways

TIR has the largest geographical coverage (57 countries)

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TIR System

• TIR Carnet is used

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TIR System


Transporter

Operator

Guarantee

Chain

Customs •Example of Public Private Partnership

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TIR System


Transporter

Operator

Guarantee

Chain

Customs

• Customs

- Official Customs document

•Example of Public Private Partnership

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TIR System


Transporter

Operator

Guarantee

Chain

Customs

• Customs



• Guarantee Chain

- Insurance coverage

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TIR System


Transporter

Operator

Guarantee

Chain

Customs

• Customs



• Guarantee Chain

- Insurance coverage

• Transporter Operator

- Border Crossing Facilitation tool

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A practical example of a TIR transport:

Rotterdam, Istanbul, Baku


Customs office of departure (Rotterdam)

Customs office of destination (Baku)

Intermediate Customs office of departure (Istanbul)

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UNECE - Transport Division September 12-13, 2011

1 TIR transport (1 Guarantee )

.. TIR operations

1

9 Countries

4 Customs territories

3 Border crossings

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UNECE - Transport Division September 12-13, 2011

1 TIR transport (1 Guarantee )

.. TIR operations

1

9 Countries

4 Customs territories

1 TIR transport (1 guarantee )

… TIR Operations 1 5

3 Border crossings

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1

3 4 5

2


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What is ITDB?


ITDB stands for International TIR Data bank

It is a database containing information on all transport operators ever authorized to use the TIR procedure

It is filled in by Customs authorities in collaboration with transport associations

It contains data on > 60’000 companies

It is consulted by Customs authorities through ITDBonline

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It helps to monitor the controlled access of transport

operators to the TIR system


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ITDBonline+ website

(launching in progress)


• Multilingual web

application to consult the

TIR database (ITDB)

• Consulted by authorized

Customs officers and

national associations

• Interactive tool between

Customs Authorities and

national associations

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• Future: web secure services

(ITDB API)


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ITDBonline+ website

ITDB SYSTEM

INTERNET

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ITDBonline+ website

CUSTOMS

AUTHORITIES

WRITER

ITDB SYSTEM

CUSTOMS

AUTHORITIES

READER INTERNET

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ITDBonline+ website

CUSTOMS

AUTHORITIES

WRITER

ITDB SYSTEM

CUSTOMS

AUTHORITIES

READER

NATIONAL

ASSOCIATION

WRITER

NATIONAL

ASSOCIATION

READER

INTERNET

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ITDBonline+ website

CUSTOMS

AUTHORITIES

WRITER

ITDB SYSTEM

CUSTOMS

AUTHORITIES

READER

NATIONAL

ASSOCIATION

WRITER

NATIONAL

ASSOCIATION

READER

TIR

SECRETARIAT INTERNET

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UNECE Register of Customs Sealing Devices and

Customs Stamps website

• Multilingual web application:

International register for 67

TIR Contracting Parties - Russian, French, English

• Consulted by authorized

Customs officers

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UNECE Register of Customs Sealing Devices and

Customs Stamps sample

• Description and image

sample(s) (sketch) of approved

sealing devices and stamps

• Sample page of the Register of

Customs Sealing Devices and

Customs Stamps

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Future: eTIR international system e

Customs Transport

Operator

Guarantee

Chain

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Customs Transport

Operator

Guarantee

Chain

• Public Private Partnership

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B2C Customs Transport

Operator

Guarantee

Chain

• Public Private Partnership C2B

• Electronic exchange platform

for all actors involved in the

TIR system (Customs, transport

operators, guarantee chain)

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Operator

Guarantee

Chain


B

2

B

B

2

B





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eTIR

International

System


Operator

Guarantee

Chain


B

2

B

B

2

B

• Computerization of the

TIR Convention (C2C)





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eTIR

International

System


Operator

Guarantee

Chain


B2C

C2B

B

2

B

B

2

B

C

2

C

C

2

C

• Computerization of the

TIR Convention (C2C)





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