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Enhancing Public Availability of Customs Information

In the Islamic Countries

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procedures. Figure 38 shows the steps involved in a typical PortNet process, including features

that are already operational and those that are planned. The approach is schematic, identifying

the main elements of a typical trade transaction and showing how PortNet facilitates them and

links them together in a transparent way. Information flows are key at each stage, so the work

flow for PortNet indicates the way in which information availability to the trade community

facilitates trade in Morocco.

Figure 38: General mapping of PortNet process.

Source: PortNet.

To give more details, Figure 39 shows how an importation transaction is managed in PortNet.

Again, the role of information flows is clear. A number of processes and actions are involved in

clearance, and the advantage of PortNet is that it brings them all together in a single online

interface that facilitates trade and related transactions. As the figure makes clear, the PortNet

community is not limited to traders and freight forwarders or customs brokers, but also includes

financial services providers involved in trade transactions. The information required for each

step in the process, along with the relevant documentation, is available online through the main

portal.