Regional Seminar on IMTSRegional Seminar on IMTS

Introduction & Eurotrace Extraction ModuleModule

Markie MuryawanStatistician

Addis Ababa, November 2011

markie.muryawan@unctad.org

Introduction to ASYCUDA

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• In 1981 UNCTAD received a request from the secretariat of the

Automated SYstem for CUstoms DAta

Economic Community of Western African States (ECOWAS) to assist in the compilation of foreign trade statistics in their member States.

• After an initial evaluation it became quickly apparent that this would require the involvement of Customs clearance offices, and the modernization of Customs clearance procedures, to achieve high quality statistics.

• ASYCUDA is today the core component of comprehensive Integrated Customs Information Systems in more than 90 countries.

Introduction to ASYCUDA

• ASYCUDA is a computerized customs management system

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which covers most foreign trade procedures. The system handles manifests and customs declarations, accounting procedures, transit and suspense procedures.

• ASYCUDA generates trade data that can be used for statistical economic analysis.

• The ASYCUDA software is developed in Geneva by UNCTAD and is compliant with all major database management systems p j g y(including Oracle, MySQL, SQLServer, etc) and most operating systems such as Linux, Windows, Mac OS and Solaris. Software and hardware suppliers are selected by user countries.

Introduction to ASYCUDA

• ASYCUDA takes into account the international codes and

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standards developed by ISO (International Organization for Standardization), WCO (World Customs Organization) and the United Nations.

• ASYCUDA can be configured to suit the national characteristics of individual Customs regimes, National Tariff, legislation,...

• ASYCUDA provides for Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) between traders and Customs using EDIFACT (Electronic Data g (Interchange for Administration, Commerce and Transport) rules.

Introduction to ASYCUDA

• ASYCUDA promotes and supports the application of

Customs Operational PrinciplesCustoms Operational Principles

p pp ppmodern customs operational principles.

• These include – selective examination practice, – trader compliance incentives, – effective management of customs clearanceeffective management of customs clearance, – payment schemes to facilitate trade and – secure duty collection, and control of the routing of trade

to approved Customs Clearance Offices.

Introduction to ASYCUDA

• 2004: ASYCUDA World, version 4

Evolution of ASYCUDAEvolution of ASYCUDA

,– Take advantages of Internet

• 1994: ASYCUDA++, version 3– Client Server Architecture

• 1984: ASYCUDA version 2 – Stand-aloneStand alone

• 1981: ASYCUDA version 1– Prototype / Pilot

Introduction to ASYCUDA

ASYCUDA Development ConceptASYCUDA Development Concept

Customs ExpertiseCustoms ExpertiseCustoms ExpertiseCustoms Expertise

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• Technical assistance and advice

Activities offerred

– Feasibility studies– Development of implementation strategies– System implementation [prototype pilot ]System implementation [prototype, pilot ...]

• Training of national team– Functionality and Technology

D l t f t i– Development of system expansion– Training of Trainers

• Extensions of the system– Specific developments– Test and validation

• Project evaluationsProject evaluations

Introduction to ASYCUDA

• ASYCUDA World (AW) is the latest result of a process

ASYCUDA WorldASYCUDA World

( ) pthat began when UNCTAD identified the first signs of the commercial potential of the World Wide Web. AW id b t h i d l ti• AW provides a robust, comprehensive declaration processing capability which is based on using the SAD as a standard form. The SAD (Acronym of Single Administrative Document, developed by the EU and called for as an ‘International Standard’ by the WCO)

• Traders can submit their declaration by themselves• Traders can submit their declaration by themselves

Introduction to ASYCUDA

Screenshot of ASYCUDA WorldScreenshot of ASYCUDA World

Introduction to ASYCUDA

Screenshot of SAD (Single Administrative Document)Screenshot of SAD (Single Administrative Document)

Introduction to ASYCUDA

Stages during processing of declarationStages during processing of declaration

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1. Preparing a declaration for processing

Declaration Processing StepsDeclaration Processing Steps

p g p g– Filling up SAD form

2. Document verification– This step insures the correctness of the declaration

data syntactically without giving the declaration the legal status of a valid customs declarationg

3. Document validation– Validation process assures the integrity of the

declaration data and its readiness to constitute a validdeclaration data and its readiness to constitute a valid customs declaration. A unique customs reference number is assigned to that declaration upon the

iti lt f th lid tipositive result of the validation.

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4. Declaration assessment

Declaration Processing StepsDeclaration Processing Steps

– Ensuring full conformity with customs and trade regulationsP f i i k t– Performing risk assessment• Red Lane - physically examination before assessment• Yellow Lane - full documentary check before assessment• Blue Lane - declarations are subject to post clearance auditBlue Lane declarations are subject to post clearance audit• Green Lane - no check

– Calculation of the duties and taxes5 Payment of duties and taxes5. Payment of duties and taxes

– Payment receipt6. Release order

– Release order print out

Introduction to ASYCUDA

• Implemented as a standard batch job called EUROTRACE data

Eurotrace extraction moduleEurotrace extraction module

extraction• Can be executed manually or periodically• The EUROTRACE data extraction batch job is implemented by a j p y

program called EUTR• The extracted data files are stored on the ASYCUDA server• The UNCTAD ASYCUDA team develops maintains and includesThe UNCTAD ASYCUDA team develops, maintains and includes

into ASYCUDA releases the EUTR program for every platform (operating system and database) on which ASYCUDA is used.

Introduction to ASYCUDA

• Program will extract both 17 reference data files and

Data extraction rulesData extraction rules

gdeclaration data

• For the given month, the module extracts declarations f hi h t l t f th f ll i diti ifor which at least one of the following conditions is true:– Declarations that have been assessed – Declarations that have been modified (after

assessment)Declarations that have been validated in statistical data– Declarations that have been validated in statistical data input (SDI)

Introduction to ASYCUDA

• Two reference documents:

For your referenceFor your reference

– ASYCUDA SAD Data Items.doc– ASYCUDA++ EUROTRACE data extraction

i t f dinterface.doc

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• To comply with IMTS 2010 and with new data items

Into the futureInto the future

p yrequested by UNSD, UNCTAD is planning to upgrade the Eurotrace extraction moduleTh i i• The revision process:– Review of IMTS 2010, new data items requested by

UNSD and existing of extraction module – Propose modification and distribute it for comments– Implement the modification

T t d l t– Test and evaluate– Prepare documentation– Deploy in countriesp y