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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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