TTBizLink and the CARICOM Case
Agenda
• Introduction & Background
• New Additions
• What’s Next?
• Update on CARICOM
Strategic Journey
Trade & Business Environment in 2009
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Chambers
BDC
Port Authority
TDC
Ministry of Agriculture
Ministry of Health
y
Ministry of National Security
y
Ministry of Trade & Industry
Ministry of Legal Affairs Ministry of
Foreign Affairs
Customs & Excise
Airports Authority
Ministry of Energy
Ministry of Planning &
Environment
Board of Inland
Revenue
Ministry of Tourism
Ministry of Works & Transport
Workforce
Importer/ Exporter
Customs Brokers
Shipping Agents
Banks
Port Operators
Airlines
Investors/ Companies
Solution
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WPD, MNS
Coast Guard,
MNSAPHD, MOFP
PQ, MOFP ID, MTIIC TLU,
MTIIC
ExporTT, MTIIC
TTBS, MTIIC
Companies
Registry, MOLA
Customs, MOFE
CTB, MOFE
BIR, MOFE
NIBTT, MOFE TTCIC MSD,
MOT
Ports, MOT MOH
Investors/ Companies
Importer/ Exporter
Citizens
Business’/ Lawyers
Shipping Lines
Customs Brokers
TTBizLink
12 modules 45+ e-Services!
E-FISCAL INCENTIVESE-FISCAL INCENTIVES E-IMPORT DUTY CONCESSIONSE-IMPORT DUTY CONCESSIONS
E-COMPANY REGISTRATIONE-COMPANY
REGISTRATION
E-WORK PERMITE-WORK PERMIT E-PERMITS AND LICENCESE-PERMITS AND LICENCES E-CERTIFICATE OF ORIGIN (CO)
E-CERTIFICATE OF ORIGIN (CO)
E-NATIONAL INSURANCE BOARD REGISTRATION
E-NATIONAL INSURANCE BOARD REGISTRATION
E-COMPANY/PARTNERSHIP BIR &VAT REGISTRATION
E-COMPANY/PARTNERSHIP BIR &VAT REGISTRATION
E-GOODS DECLARATIONE-GOODS DECLARATION
E-VENDOR REGISTRATIONE-VENDOR REGISTRATION E-MARITIME SERVICESE-MARITIME SERVICES E-UTILITIES SERVICEE-UTILITIES SERVICE
TTBizLink Modules
E-Goods Declaration
Integration Architecture
Achievements
• Reduction in Items seen by other regulatory agencies
• Improvements in processing times
• Reduction in paper transactions
New Additions
• P&L – Pesticides and Toxic Chemicals; Drug Inspectorate
• GD – Pesticides and Toxic Chemicals• Risk Management• Mobile Inspections• Business Intelligence
Risk Management
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Mobile Inspections
Declaration Risk Assessment
Physical Inspection
Cargo Release /
Investigation
• Physical inspections onsite
• Access to pertinent up-to-date information
• Immediate clearance of goods after inspection
Business Intelligence
Point Lisas(Total = 6,648)
Inward Payment
Inward Non-payment
Export
Cert. of Origin
Transhipment/ Movement
Scarborough (Total = 1,813)
Port of Spain (Total = 7,808)
San Fernando (Total = 2,778)
. . . . . . . . . . . . .
900
1,522
400
480
350
137
1,498
325
245
1,280
712
610
210
118
955
608
5,348
433
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
.
2,187
729
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Trade Visualization System (TVS)
NSW DataNSW Data
CMS DataCMS Data
Port Authorities
Data
Port Authorities
Data
TVS provides the tools toaggregate the dataand the channels wheretrade data can bevisualized and analyzed
DashboardsDashboards ReportsReports AnalysisAnalysis ForecastingForecasting ScorecardsScorecards
Trade Visualization System
Ease of Doing Business
Rank 91
Rank 79
Recognition
What’s Next?
IDB Project
• IDB Loan to improve the tradeperformance and enhance thecompetitiveness of Trinidad and Tobagothrough the strengthening of the SEW
• US$25 million over a 5 year period
Project Objectives
• Optimize and simplify foreign trade andbusiness processes required by key governmentagencies to reduce time and costs
• Improve interoperability among nationalgovernment institutions and with maininternational trading partners
• Modernize the governance and the institutionalframework of the SEW
Update on CARICOM
Results
1. Sharing of lessons learned and good practices
2. Opportunity to discuss stakeholders’ technicalassistance and lending needs
3. Highlighted the role that Trinidad and Tobagocan play in the region as a leader in this areaand a champion for implementing nationalSingle Windows and future interoperability
Results Cont’d
4. Countries committed to reviewing the OECDindicators on Single Windows, theinteroperability matrix, and to supportingratification and implementation of the WTOagreement on trade facilitation
5. Positioned the Bank as a strong partner both inthe wider Trade Facilitation agenda and in thedesign and execution of national SingleWindows.
Single Window Status
• The Bahamas, Barbados and Jamaica are allmoving forward with support from IDB Bank
• Trinidad and Tobago is also developing a programwith the IDB for a next iteration of its Single Window
• Guyana, Suriname and Belize have not yet initiatedthe design of their national Single Windows butremain interested and will reach out to the Bankwhen they are ready to begin
T&T Leadership Role
• Development of a regional legal framework in theCaribbean for interoperability
• Provision to allow cross-border electronic exchangeof data in bilateral and regional agreements inorder to realize interoperability
• Proposal to create a Single Window TechnicalWorking Group at the level of the CustomsCommittee of COTED
Other TFA Provisions
• At the 11 June 2015 meeting of the WTO’s PreparatoryCommittee on Trade Facilitation (PCTF), new Category Anotifications were received from Dominica, St. Kitts andNevis, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Antigua andBarbuda, Grenada and Trinidad and Tobago
Thank you!Christian Marquez ([email protected])SEW SpecialistMinistry of Trade and Industry