2nd SEE Conference on Trade Data Harmonization and the Single Window, 2021 November 2007

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2nd SEE Conference on Trade Data Harmonization
and the Single Window, 20-21 November 2007 Using
International Standards and Codes The way to
involve small countries and companies in
international business Mario Apostolov,
Regional Adviser, UNECE mario.apostolov_at_unece.org
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Providing enabling framework for data exchange

• Like building a highway for control agencies and
  firms to do business (norms, standards)
• A mechanism providing public goods to accommodate
  different interests, sources of financing

• Bringing together various agencies
• International standards for
• data definitions, codes representation of trade
  informat (electronic or paper)
• Sound legal framework (laws, EU directives, etc.
  on e-commerce e-signatures ICT data
  protection etc)
• Communications infrastructure

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Implemented international standards

• UN Layout Key for trade documents (ISO3535)
• UN Trade Data Elements Directory (UNTDED)
  (ISO7372, endorsed by WCO) WCO Data Model Core
  Components
• Codes UN locations code (LOCODE)
• Other codes
• www.unece.org/cefact -gt Recommendations
• UN/EDIFACT (the only global standard for
  electronic data interchange EDI)

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UNECE Recommendation 1 UN Layout Key for Trade
Documents http//www.unece.org/cefact/recommendati
ons/rec01/rec01_01cf15.pdf
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Why harmonize data requirements and align to
international code lists?

• Data harmonization - use the same codes and
  definitions of data elements - Computers do not
  figure out mistakes like humans
• 1. Build Single Window environment in a country
• 2. Interoperability of Single Windows amg
  countries
• 3. Create exchange of information in XML
• Any document - electronic (e.g. XML) or paper is
  just a form of representation of data gt align
  data definitions and codes!

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Involving small companies in International Trade
Less intermediaries
(electronic) trade documents aligned with
international standards
Single Window
Advance filing of trade information
Advance cross-border exchange of info

• Results
• more efficient trade less bureaucracy (the
  goal of trade facilitation) gt
• lower cost more security (by better supply chain
  management), risk analysis
• integration with EU e.g. using EUs SAD based
  on the UN Layout Key

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Rec 3 ISO Country Code
Rec 19 Mode of Transport
Rec 9 Currency Code
Rec 16 UN/Locode
Rec 21 Package Codes
Rec 20 Units of Measurement
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Use of UN/CEFACT-UNECE codes

• ISO Country code (UNECE Recommendation N3)
  2-alpha codes
• Kazakhstan KZ
• China CN
• Timor-Leste TL
• United Kingdom GB
• Serbia YU -gt CS -gt RS
• Montenegro YU -gt CS -gt ME
• Also used as IANA/ICANN as Top Level Domain
  country codes (TLDcc) .mt for Malta etc.

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ISO 3166 Code lists Web-page
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UN/LOCODE - Location Code for trade and transport

• UN/LOCODE (UNECE Recommendation N16) 5-alpha
  code ISO 2-alpha CC 3-alpha location code
• Sarajevo BA SJJ (47 entries for Bosnia and
  Herzegovina)
• Belgrade RS BEG
• Podgorica ME TGD (earlier YUTGD Titograd)
• Astana KZ AST (earlier KZTSE - Tselinograd)
• Geneva CH GVA
• Shanghai CN SHA
• New York US NYC
• Representing over 48 500 trade and transport
  related locations in almost 240
  countries/territories worldwide

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UN/LOCODE Website
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ISO 4217 Currency code list

• ISO Currency code (UNECE Recommendation N9)
  3-alpha codes ISO3166-1 2-alpha code
• 1-alpha mnemonic currency indicator
• Albania ALL Albanian Lek
• Bosnia and Herzegov. BAM Convertible Mark
• Mongolia MNT Mongolian Tugrik
• Montenegro EUR Euro
• Serbia RSD Dinar
• A 3-numeric code also exists for currencies EUR
  978 BAM 977 (Bosnia and Herzegovina
  Convertible Mark)

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Country and currency codes published by UNECE
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Alignment of codes

• See what codes you are using
• Compare with the international code lists
• Sumbit requirements, using the web sites for
  these codes (as indicated in the previous slides)

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Data harmonization to use XML in trade info
exchange

• Advantage of XML provides possibility for
  different presentations of data (e.g. different
  national Customs declarations, if data is
  harmonized)
• A global solution, if data element requirements
  are harmonized (on the basis of mapping to
  UNTDED, WCO Data Model and UN/CEFACT UNeDocs DM
  and Core Components)
• Focus of this training 3 documents SAD, CMR ,
  PSC

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United Nations Standards for Trade Documents SAD
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Single Window
Key TF issue in WTO EC building EU-wide SW
network

• Definition a system that allows all participants
  in trade and transport file requested information
  in only one place, in a standard format, in order
  to carry out import, export and transit
  operations.

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Possible common Single Window model in SEE
Standardized Data Set based on WCO Data Model,
UNTDED UNeDocs Core Components
Croatia SW
EU
Bulgaria SW
Internet Facilities
Serbia SW
SW Single Window Provider
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• Thanks !
• www.unece.org
• mario.apostolov_at_unece.org