Sri Lanka Trade Facilitation and Single Window System Ravi Warnakulage Deputy Superintendent of Customs (ICT) Sri Lanka Customs Geshan Dissanayake Assistant Director of Commerce Department of Commerce 1
Sri Lanka 2
Sigiriya 5 th Century Rock Kingdom 3
Godavaya Stone Inscription 2 nd Century: Stone inscription in Brahmi, dating to King Gajabahu 1 st (113 135 AD) orders that part of the Customs collections at the Godavaya Port be donated to the nearby Godapawath Temple 4
Sri Lanka s Paperless Environment Working group called the National EDI Committee in 1995-20 public and private organizations Paperless Trade: Two decades of effort with little success 5
Legal Provisions Electronic Transaction Act, No. 19 of 2006 This Act gives the validity to the e-signature Act overrides existing laws Sri Lanka ratifies UN Electronic Communications Convention (UNCITRAL), another first for South Asia and second state party after Singapore 6
Legal Provisions Contd. Sri Lanka become a fully-fledged member of the Budapest Convention on Cybercrime. Sri Lanka is the first country in South Asia, and only the second in Asia after Japan, to join this Convention. 7
The benefits of the Paperless Trade Compliance with the WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement more Foreign Direct Investors to Sri Lanka Ease of Doing Business trade minimizes corruption and bribery save millions of rupees time savings improved trade efficiency 8
Yesterday Beginning of Customs Automation 9
1993 One of the first governmental organisation to automate the functions (ASYCUDA Version 2.7) 1998 Upgraded to ASYCUDA ++ and added many new features 2003 Automated the Board of Investment (BOI) import and export cargo clearance connecting to ASYCUDA 2011 Upgraded to ASYCUDA World adding many new features essential for the implementation of Single Window 10
Today Customs Single Window 11
Traders Border Agencies Customs Brokers Customs Single Window Banks Transport Operators Port Operators 12
Entities and Activities 1. Traders Registration for digital clearance 2. Customs Brokers Submission of; a) Digital Customs Declaration b) Digital Blend Sheet for tea exports c) Digital Cargo Despatch Note for exports 3. Transport Operators (Carrier Agents, NVOC Agents and Freight Forwarders) Submission of digital Manifest 13
4. Port Operators (SLPA, SAGT and CICT) Receiving the digital Container Release Order and transmission of digital response 5. Container Freight Stations Submission of digital Cargo Despatch Note 6. Banks Digitally uploading the; a) Tax Payment Collection Details b) Exchange Remittance Details 7. Border Agencies Submission of; a) Digital Import and Export Licenses b) Digital Tax Waivers and Exemptions c) Digital Certificates and Approvals d) Digital Recommendations 14
Border Agencies Connected 1) Imports and Exports Control Department 2) Sri Lanka Standard Institute 3) Sri Lanka Tea Board 4) Telecommunication Regulatory Authority 5) Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources 6) Department of Wildlife Conservation 7) National Medicine Regulatory Authority 15
8) Food Control Administration Unit 9) Coconut Development Authority 10) Department of Agriculture 11) Department of Animal Production and Health 12) Consumer Affairs Authority 13) Forest Department 14) Geological Survey and Mines Bureau 15) Department of Trade and Investment Policy 16
16) Ministry of Agriculture 17) Department of Indigenous Medicine 18) National Film Corporation 19) Inland Revenue Department 20) Registrar of Motor Vehicle 17
Issuance of E COO Currently the Department of Commerce(DoC) Issues COOs under FTA through a web base system (http://eservices.doc.gov.lk/doccitizenap plication/login.action) Ceylon Chamber of Commerce issues E COO
Issues with Paperless Trade National Certifying Authority still not in operation Address the problem of attitude 19
Tomorrow Paperless Clearance and Cross-border Paperless Trade 20
Commercial Banks e-remittance Update Remittance Management System SMS Alerts to Importer and Broker Payment e-payment Update e-write-off No Doc Check No Cargo Check Customs House Agents of Importers e-assessment ASYCUDA WORLD Doc Check e-customs Declaration e-license e-release Order Cargo Check Ship s Agents Forwarders e-manifest Border Agencies Terminal SLPA/SAGT/CICT e-gate Pass Cargo Check e-gate Pass and e-exit Note e-gate e-exit Note 21
How Sri Lanka Customs is getting ready to face these issues?????? Asycuda World is capable of accepting e- Documents with E- Signature setup E- Signature among Single Window Partners Purchased Oracle Exadata Database Machine for Production and DR Sites 22
How Sri Lanka Customs is getting ready to face these issues Contd World Bank is assisting the Customs to prepare a blue print on the single window (This a category C item under WTO TFA) This will be completed at the end of this year 23
With the Implantation of China Sri Lanka FTA the DoC will issue ECOOs in the last quarter 2017. Exporter Apply for CO Issuing Body Issuing body Exporter Declare to Customs Information of CO Customs Customs CO Importer Declare to Customs
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