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Paperless Trade in International Supply Chains: Enhancing Efficiency and Security

Regional Perspectives on Paperless Trade:

MONGOLIAErdenepurev Amarkhuu,

Geneva, Switzerland

22 June 2005

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Agenda:

The country overview Tentative program on E-commerce in

Mongolia From ASYCUDA to GAMAS

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Real GDP growth (percentage change)

-3

2.3

6.3

2.43.2

4.0

10.6

6.0

4

5.6

1.01.1

3.5

-4

-2

0

2

4

6

8

10

1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

11

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GDP, by sectors(in percentage, 2004)

Manufacturing5.3%

Industry25.6%

Mining and quarrying

17.3%

Trade 24.6%

Transport and comminication

12.7%

Construction2.6%

Agriculture21.3%

Electricity, gas and water supply

3.0%

O ther services13.2%

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Inflation rate (end of period)

4.7

11.08.1

8.0

1.6

10.06.0

20.5

44.653.1

0.0

10.0

20.0

30.0

40.0

50.0

60.0

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004

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Foreign Trade Turnover (in million USD)

615.9

853.3801.0

1011.6

0

200

400

600

800

1000

1200

Dec 2003 Dec 2004

Export

Import

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Tentative Program on E-commerce in Mongolia

Main purpose Activities

To create improved environment for e-commerce Information data base, and info management

system Participate in international e-commerce

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Tentative Program on E-commerce in Mongolia, Continued

Targets: To create access to e-commerce for the capital

city, all centers of aimags, and 70% of all somons (administrative units) by year of 2012.

To increase business volume of B2B (business to business) by 10% and of B2C (business to consumer) by 20%.

To make the e-commerce as a main tool for increase foreign trade turnover

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Tentative Program on E-commerce in Mongolia, Continued

Actions: to build a basement for the –commerce to elaborate information data base and

information management system to join international e-commerce alliances and to

participate in international e-commerce to promote cross border e-commerce

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From ASYCUDA to GAMAS

ASYCUDA: Since 1993 Penetrated into 12 customs posts Total cost for the system: USD900,000

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ASYCUDA:

Achievements: Automation of customs clearance, control, collecting

duties A step forward to international standard of foreign trade

and transport related documents Registration of customs inspectors Regulation of job distribution among inspectors Procurement of equipment such as PC, printers etc

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ASYCUDA: Continued

Disadvantages: Incomplete coverage of all customs posts No network Statistical data should go through many

procedures Lack of economical data analysis tools costly time consuming

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ASYCUDA: Continued

Problems: Y2K problem during the transition of 1900-

2000 Guarantee expired Necessary software/programs were out of date

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GAMAS:

Mission statement: Simplify and automate customs clearance

procedures Facilitate international trade Digitize logistics process

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GAMAS: Continued:

The main objectives:: to initiate automatic system of customs information, to increase efficiency of links between customs office

and business entities, freight forwarding companies, customs brokers, banks, and government authorities,

to create environment in which technical tasks (computing, digitally storing, transferring etc) and manpower assignment (relationship between inspectors and customers) is clearly separated

to create e-customs that will make its contribution to the project of e-government.

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GAMAS: Continued-2

Main advantages vs. the previous system: capable of work within the Windows system Easy to use and apply as it is in mongolian language Information database uses the up to date technology such

as SQL-2000 Easy to make a change in it following the fast developing

IT technology It is first national system

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GAMAS: Continued-3

Main achievements: Completing 64.7% of total customs clearance Making 90.3% of budget revenue First integrated system

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GAMAS: Continued-4

Further goals: connect all customs posts and units into one

integrated system online to create centralized system of control to increase PC skills of inspectors particularly in

rural areas to elaborate the GAMAS system according to the

current development of IT technology

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ASYCUDA vs. GAMAS

Procedures: ASYCUDA GAMASCustoms clearance Use of typewriters Software, and PC

printing

Assessment/evaluation: and number of staff

By hand,

2 inspectors

PC program

1 inspector

Collecting duties, final permission of release and number of staff

ASYCUDA

2 inspectors

PC program

1 inspector

Data base creating DOS program,

1.44 Floppy disks

Windows system, through network

Control By hand PC program

Statistical data, report etc DOS program and MS Excel

Windows system, through network

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ASYCUDA vs. GAMAS

Procedures: ASYCUDA GAMAS

1 Customs clearance Time consuming 5-8 times shortened

2 Control Through several steps At the moment

3 Management Inconsistent, separated Integrated

4 Statistics checking Through many steps At any time

5 Information database Incl. hand procedures, PC program

Paper based Online based

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ASYCUDA vs. GAMAS

Conclusion: the first national integrated online system automation of customs clearance procedures enabling online declaration enabling online duties payment enabled intranet increased control management decreased customs offence increased revenue to state budget

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