доклад Holland customs(eng)

Customs Administration of the Netherlands

Customs-business Cooperation and the Use of TechnologyInternational Forum of the FCS of Russia and the WCO

Customs and business: international andregional aspects of cooperation

Moscow,19-20 October 2011

Robbert Appeldoorn MA MTLCustoms Attaché

Netherlands Embassy, Moscow

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Evolution, a perspective from the Netherlands

Why we changed

• Globalisation

• Changing markets

• Economic growth

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Customs: a key player in the supply chain

• Levying and collect import duties

• Monitoring import/export on (product) safety, health, economy and environment

• Guarding entry and exit on safety and security

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What business and customs have in common

• The need for situational awareness

• The need for accurate and timely information

• The need for sharing, collecting and enriching data

How to get it

• Technology support

• Co-operation

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Information technology crucial for customs operations

• Centralisation vs decentralisation

• Legacy versus state-of-the-art

• Not “one-size-fits all” but customisation

• Need for cost effectiveness

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Technology support for customs processes

• Supply chain overview

• Markets insight, knowledge of goods

• Knowledge of clients

• Quick administrative audits

• Administrative checks

• Risk analysis / selections

• Radiation detection scanning

• Non-intrusive scanning methods

• Physical checks

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Customs and business are connected

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Cooperation with tradeWhat's on the agenda?

• service level of customs• general questions on execution of law• planning the implementation of new legislation• exchange of good and bad practices• exchange of views on implementation of new legislation • enforcement level and strategy• where needed: explanation on the reason for control levels• planning of changes in automated systems and software• public-private partnership

Cooperation with tradeCurrent projects

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Integrity (FP7)end-to-end visibility in the supply chain for container traffic

Cassandra (FP7) risk assessment by business in the supply chain

Extended Single Window (Dinalog, National Institute for Logistics) simplifying logistics and customs procedures for hinterland movements

Cooperation with tradeCurrent projects, continued

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SmartGatepublic private partnership at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol

“Smart connection”harbour co-operation business-government

Topteam for logisticsNL-government strategic think-tank on logistics

Concluding

• Implementation of technology is never goal in itself but a way to improve performance.

• Development of technology is a process that must involve both private sector and government.

• Customised solutions work best.

• Use of technology creates a win-win situation.

• Enforcement agencies can do their work without unneccesssarily hampering legitimate trade.

• Companies can be pro-active in meeting the needs of government agencies.

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Customs & business,partners in logistics

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