Trade Facilitation Program WTO-AfDB Symposium on Trade Facilitation for Africa Nairobi, 13-15...

Trade Facilitation ProgramWTO-AfDB Symposium on Trade Facilitation for AfricaNairobi, 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.

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“Enhancing Economic Growth and Food Security through Trade”

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

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Hampering Competitiveness

In the World Bank Trading Across Borders Index, all but two of the continental SADC countries rank in the bottom quartile

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Mozambique 134

Namibia 140

South Africa 115

Lesotho 144

Swaziland 141

Botswana 147

Zambia 156

Angola 164

Malawi 168

DRC 170

Zimbabwe 167

Trade Hub Interventions

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CBM: Case Study: Mwanza, Malawi

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• 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

Petroleum Importers Limited Clearing & Forwarding Agencies

Coordinated Border Management (CBM) Objectives

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The CBM Process

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ImplementImplement

Coordinated Border Management

Walvis Bay

LilongweLilongweLilongweLilongweNacalaNacalaNacalaNacala

Kasumbalesa(Zambia/DRC)Kasumulu/Songwe

(Malawi/Tanzania)

Mwanza/Zobue(Malawi/Mozambique)

Nakonde/Tunduma(Zambia/Tanzania)

Current situation: No Connectivity

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Windows Azure

Namibia BotswanaCustoms

Trader

Customs OfficialAsycuda ++

Customs

Trader

Customs Official Asycuda ++

Cloud-Based Customs Connectivity

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Windows Azure

Namibia Botswana

Customs Connectivity Solution

Customs

Trader

Customs OfficialAsycuda ++

Customs

Trader

IntegratorCustoms Official Asycuda ++Integrator

Regional Connectivity

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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

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How do stakeholders exchange information?

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Forwarding Agents

Ministries

Shipping Agent

Traders Customs

Freight Station

Dept. of StatisticsBanks

Controlling Agencies

Port Authority

How does a Single Window help?

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Networks all parties

to a common platform

Forwarding Agents

Ministries

Shipping Agent

Traders Customs

Freight Station

Dept. of StatisticsBanks

Controlling Agencies

Port Authority

Combining SeW and CMS

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Thailand Single Window

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Moz LLN

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)

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.

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THANK YOU

Godwin Punungwegpunungwe@satradehub.org

www.satradehub.org