Dubai Trade & Singapore TradeXchange

Trade Portals
Need of Trade Portals
Operating Model
Before versus After
Benefits
Services Offered
Similarities
Value Added Services
Performance Evaluation
Means of facilitating trade
Provides all information relating to trade
Aggregation of information from various agencies
Single window of logistical operations

Characteristics Before Trade Portal After Trade Portal
Submission of document Via expensive dispatch & couriers Via electronic forms (from home
or office)
Time of submission Within office hours 24 X 7 availability
Trips per controlling agency per
document
2 or more trips No trips
Copies of documents Multiple copies Single copy
Turnaround time for approval From 4 hours to 2-7 working days Within 10 mins
Dutiable goods handling Separate documents for customs
processing
Same electronic document routed
for customs processing
Controlled goods handling Separate documents for different
controlling agencies

Same electronic document routed
to different controlling agencies

Custom duties collection By cheque Automatic bank account
deductions
Payment of various services Through cheque, demand draft Through internet banking
Established in 2003
Promotes via tagline of YOUR NEW HABIT
Is an innovative trade facility that integrates the electronic services of various trade
and logistics service providers in Dubai under a single window
Major stakeholders : DP world, Dubai customs, Economic zones world, Dubai multi
commodities centre
VIDEO in the original version of the presentation.
1. Cool chain solutions
Advanced
i. For the transport of
pharmaceutical
products
ii. Cool dollys are used to
transfer goods from
land vehicle to the ship

2. Cool Chain Solutions
Basic - for the transport
of vegetables etc

3. Exotic care, Pet care,
and Trade Care for
transfer and handling of
pets ranging from birds,
amphibians to big
animals like hippo
Emirates Sky Cargo
1. Door to Door
2. Airport to Door
3. Door to Airport
4. Live organs
5. Human Remains
6. Vulnerable cargo
7. Dangerous Goods
8. Arms and Ammunition
9. Automobiles
10. Track and Trace
11. Custom Clearance

Established in 2007
Promotes via tagline of SIMPLIFIED REDEFINED GLOBALISED
Is a secure and neutral platform that brings together the trade and logistics community
to connect and exchange information more simply via a single data exchange platform
in industry accepted standardised formats
Major stakeholders : Singapore customs, Infocomm development Authority, Economic
development board, Standards, Productivity and Innovation Board (SPRING
Singapore)
VIDEO in the original version of the presentation.
1. Logistics and Freight Design
Integrated multimodal
solutions
i. Power system supervision
fluctuation in voltages basically
failure management
ii. Traffic Management tracking
of the routes n traffic in the
route planned
iii. Security Management
perimeter security, intrusion
detection
iv. Operations and Maintenance
2. Overseas Highway customs -
Allows data to be conveniently submitted online for customs clearance across
26 countries
3. Shipping line linkages -
tracking of cargo

Single Interface to multiple systems
Minimum data re-entry with data re-use
Secure information and document transfer
Faster revenue collection
Faster Trade document processing
Improved operational efficiency
Increased Global competitiveness
Lower Business cost

Government initiative
Large electronic base
Major stakeholders
Integrated multi-modal service
Increased services rendered to 750
Added 90000 companies in the database
Trained 15000 users for usage of services
Handled 82.3 Million electronic Transactions
Achieved 93% adaptation rate
Handled 2 Million Enquires through contact center
Reduced the trade permit preparation time from
3-4 days to 1-2 days
Reduced the marine cargo insurance application
time by 90%
Man-hour saving of 2860 hrs. annually
Cost Saving of $20000 annually
Deepanshi Jain
Dhruv Misra
Krishnamurthy Sripathy
Group 1