ASYCUDA

Automated System
for Customs Data

PROGRAMME PRESENTATION
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Presentation of ASYCUDA

‰ History and Concept

‰ Current Achievements

‰ Producing trade statistics

ASYCUDA UNCTAD
 History

‰ Born in ECOWAS in early eighties

‰ Statistical package that has become

World #1 Customs system

‰ 85 countries, 19 languages

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 SYDONIA - ASYCUDA – SIDUNEA

2004 – ASYCUDAWorld, or version 4, is using the latest

wireless and internet technologies.
First implementation of ASYCUDAWorld system (Moldova)

1994 - ASYCUDA ++ or version 3 is launched, ASYCUDA networks

are used worldwide.
Eighty four countries are using ASYCUDA++ daily

1984 - Local area ASYCUDA version 2 networks are installed in

many countries

1981 ASYCUDA program started in UNCTAD

ASYCUDA version 1 is installed in three countries

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 CUSTOMS MODERNIZATION PROJECT
To reform and modernize the Customs Administrations, aligning
the legal framework, their organization and procedures to
international standards and best practice, and ensuring their
expected role in a modern market economy

IT Component
To modernize the Customs IT infrastructure and build e-
government facilities for information and interaction with the
trade community, including electronic filing of declarations

ASYCUDA provides the core software and related expertise to

create an efficient and effective environment for the
management of Customs operations

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 Overall objectives

‰ Fiscal & Statistic

Accurate calculation of duties & taxes [Integrated Tariff, Value,…]
Monitoring of payments [Deferred, cash, …]
Timely and accurate statistics [Trade balances, …]

‰ Enforcement & Security

Cargo control [manifest-declaration crosscheck, warehouse,…]
Risk management [risk-assessment, selectivity, shipment targeting…]
Container security initiative [risk prevention]

‰ Trade Facilitation
Direct Trader Input
Norms and standards [KYOTO, HS Tariff, ISO, WCO, UN/EDIFACT …]
Uniform application of Customs law

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 ASYCUDA DEVELOPMENT

UNCTAD
MANDATE
CUSTOMS EXPERTISE & NORMS &
EXPERIENCE STANDARDS

ASYCUDA

INFORMATION COUNTRY
TECHNOLOGY REQUIREMENTS

COUNTRY
FEEDBACK

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 Integrated Customs Information System
(ICIS)
Customs
Banks & Brokers &
Financial Trade
Carriers Operators
Institutions

ASYCUDA = ICIS Core

Other Customs
Administrations, Port & Airport
International Authorities
Organisations

Ministry of Trade &

other Government agencies

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 ASYCUDA
Covers the Full Clearance Process
Transit
CUSCAR, DCI
Manifest
Cargo arrival

Transit Selectivity
Storage of goods &
shed
Risk Management
CUSDEC, DTI
Temporary Admission
Economic & Declaration
Customs Warehouse suspense
Temporary Export procedures
Inward/Outward Processing
Accounting Electronic payments
Credit payment,
Pre-payment, Cash
Cargo release Transit
shed

Trade balance, Statistics

Data mining ... & Audit
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 Risk Management

Examination Manifest
Policy Criteria Waybill
Criteria Declaration
IF Criteria
If xxx
product = textile
If xxx ASYCUDA
Risk & origin = Honduras
Management Selectivity
& consignee Є ListX
Engine
THEN Green lane
85 % Æ Red Lane
Control lanes

Risk analysis, feedback

ASYCUDA
Previous trade Transaction
Database

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 BANK
Secure revenue collection

Notification
Assessed Duties of Payment
Declaration
Processing Cash Immediate Payment

Electronic Payment

Pre-Payments Account
ASYCUDA
Credit Payment Account Accounts
and
Payments
Guaranteed Duties
Transit
Engine
Monitoring Bonds

Individual Guarantees

Global Guarantees Goods release

and exit
Secure transit
and warehousing
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 National Transit Monitoring

Customs office Inland or

Border Entry Border exit
Customs Office

Goods arrival Transit

T1 Document written off
Processed Guarantee
Message MESSAGE released
generated EXCHANGE

EN ROUTE
CONTROL

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Programme Presentation

‰Concept

‰Current Achievements

‰Future

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 A Worldwide implementation

America & Asia Pacific Europe

Caribbean Bangladesh
Fiji Albania
Barbados I.R. Iran Armenia
Belize Jordan Bosnia Herzegovina
Bolivia Lebanon Estonia
Colombia Maldives Georgia
Curacao Mongolia Latvia
Haiti Nepal Lithuania
Honduras New Caledonia Macedonia
Nicaragua Papua New Guinea Moldova
Salvador Philippines Romania
St Lucia Samoa Slovakia
Venezuela Sri Lanka
Yemen

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ASYCUDA in AFRICA
ASYCUDA IN AFRICA
Benin, Guinea Bissau
Botswana Madagascar
Burundi Malawi
Burkina Faso Mauritania
Cameroon Namibia
Capo Verde Niger
Chad Nigeria
Comoros Rwanda
Congo Sao Tome
Congo DR Sudan
Ethiopia Tanzania
Gabon Togo
Gambia Zambia
Guinea, ZimbabweASYCUDA UNCTAD
 ASYCUDA Achievements

Ö Since 1982

9 More than 80 countries using ASYCUDA to clear goods

9 Implementation of norms and standards: WCO SAD ISO

9 Customs administration capacity building

9 Foundation of an international group of 100 experts

9 Development of the ASYCUDA software products

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 ASYCUDA in the world

Import* Export* Customs ASYCUDA

Countries
CIF (m $) FOB (m $) sites C. sites

84 241,077 229,479 1,936 1,345

ASYCUDA Trained ASYCUDA Geographic

Computers Users Declarations (yearly) Coverage

21,900 31,700 15,131,000 69%

* Source: UNCTAD Handbook of Statistics ASYCUDA UNCTAD

Programme Presentation

‰ History and Concept

‰ Current Achievements

‰ Producing trade statistics

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With ASYCUDA statistical data are produced from
Customs declarations

Ö Direct output from declaration

processing

Ö Complete and immediate data

disposal

Ö No additional workload for

Customs staff

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 ASYCUDA Statistical challenge

Find the correct balance between the

necessary requirements for
Customs control
Trade simplification
Production of statistical data

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The customs Computerized system
produces data that is
Standardized
Controlled
Detailed
Complete
Timely available

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 Creation of the Customs National Database

A++GATE
Automatic Data
Centralization
Declarations file

Customs office #1

Customs office #2 Customs office #3 Customs office #...

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 Data transfer at National level

Customs Head Quarters Statistics Agency

Which data to transfer ?

How to transfer the data ?
When to transfer the data?

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Presentation of Data available in ASYCUDA

ASYCUDA Standard reports

User defined printouts
Development Platform
EUROTRACE Interface
SQL queries

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ASYCUDA UNCTAD
ASYCUDA UNCTAD
 ASYCUDA Project Activities

Ö Technical Assistance/Advice
9 Elaboration of Implementation Strategy
9 Assessment review
9 System implementation [prototype, piloting …]

Ö Training of National Teams

9 System functionality
9 Technology
9 Development of system extensions
9 Train-the-trainers
Ö System Extensions
9 Specific developments
9 Test & validation

Ö Project review

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 www.asycuda.org
asycuda@unctad.org

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FOR
YOUR ATTENTION

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