TRADE FACILITATION PROGRAM WTOAFDB SYMPOSIUM ON TRADE FACILITATION
TRADE FACILITATION PROGRAM WTO-AFDB SYMPOSIUM ON TRADE FACILITATION FOR AFRICA NAIROBI, 13 -15 NOVEMBER 2012 Godwin Punungwe Director - Trade Facilitation USAID Southern Africa Trade Hub
Hub Goal: Increase competitiveness, intraregional trade and food security in Southern Africa. “Enhancing Economic Growth and Food Security through Trade” 2
Presentation Outline I. Trade Based Growth – the Problem II. Trade Facilitation Tools – the Solution • One Stop Border Posts • Customs Connectivity • Coordinated Border Management • National Single Windows 3
Hampering Competitiveness In the World Bank Trading Across Borders Index, all but two of the continental SADC countries rank in the bottom quartile Mozambique 134 Namibia 140 South Africa 115 Lesotho 144 Swaziland 141 Botswana 147 Zambia 156 Angola 164 Malawi 168 DRC 170 Zimbabwe 167 4
Trade Hub Interventions One Stop Border Posts Customs Connectivity Coordinated Border Management National Single Windows 5
CBM: Case Study: Mwanza, Malawi • • • Malawi Revenue Service Malawi Bureau of Standards Ministry of Health Department of Fisheries Department of Forestry Agricultural Research Veterinary Immigration Road Traffic Directorate Road Fund Private Sector ü Petroleum Importers Limited ü Clearing & Forwarding Agencies 6
Coordinated Border Management (CBM) Objectives Coordination & Efficiency Cost & Time 7
The CBM Process JBC Action Plan Implement Workshops BOA Consultation 8
Coordinated Border Management Kasumbalesa Nakonde/Tunduma (Zambia/DRC) Kasumulu/Songwe (Zambia/Tanzania) (Malawi/Tanzania) Lilongwe Walvis Bay Nacala Mwanza/Zobue (Malawi/Mozambique)
Current situation: No Connectivity Windows Azure Namibia Botswana Customs Official Asycuda ++ Trader 10
Cloud-Based Customs Connectivity Windows Azure Customs Connectivity Solution Namibia Asycuda ++ Botswana Customs Integrator Trader Customs Official Integrator Asycuda ++ Trader 11
Regional Connectivity 12 SACU Pilot • Botswana • Namibia • South Africa Next • Malawi to Mozambique • Zambia to Mozambique SADC • Botswana • Namibia • South Africa • Malawi • Zambia • Zimbabwe
National Single Window A Single Window is a facility that allows parties involved in trade and transport to lodge standardized information and documents with a single entry point to fulfill all import, export, and transit-related regulatory requirements. UNECE: United Nations Economic Commission for Europe 13
How do stakeholders exchange information? Shipping Agent Forwarding Agents Port Authority Ministries Controlling Agencies Traders Customs Banks Freight Station Dept. of Statistics 14
How does a Single Window help? Shipping Agent Forwarding Agents Port Authority Ministries Controlling Agencies Traders Customs Banks Freight Station Networks all parties to a common platform Dept. of Statistics 15
Combining Se. W and CMS 16
Thailand Single Window 17
Single Windows in SSA West Africa • Ghana • Ivory Coast • Senegal • Togo • Benin East Africa • Mauritius • Madagascar • Rwanda • Kenya • Tanzania Central Africa • Congo, Brazzaville Southern Africa • Mozambique • Botswana (planning) • Namibia (planning) • Lesotho (planning) • South Africa (discussion) • Malawi (discussion) • Zambia (discussion) • Zimbabwe (future) Moz LLN
USAID-WCO SATFC I. Southern Africa Trade Facilitation Conference (SATFC) organized by the SA Trade Hub in September 2012. II. SATFC 2013 Trade Facilitation Tools – the Solution • Customs Modernization • Customs Connectivity • Coordinated Border Management • National Single Windows • One Stop Border Posts. 19
THANK YOU Godwin Punungwe gpunungwe@satradehub. org www. satradehub. org
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