Single Window Systems
In the OIC Member States
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operators, banks, logistics and insurance companies. It covers the business processes/services
mentioned i
The use of TradeNet/TradeXchange is mandatory per government decision for import, export
and transit / transhipment procedures 33. 100% of customs declarations are processed and
approved via TradeNet; 100% of the payment collections are made electronically through Inter-
Bank deductions; 90% of permits processed within 10 minutes - ca. 25.000 requests daily, 9
million annually.
Table 3: Singapore Single Window TradeNet Services
Inventory of Business Processes / services
Submission of Clearance relevant information (trade permits and customs clearance)
Notification of permits approval
Application for non-preferential Certificates of Origin
Application for marine cargo insurance
Upload, transfer and surrender of Bills of Lading
Exchange of invoice information between buyers, sellers and banks
Electronic submission of advanced manifest data to the US, Canada, Australia
Data exchange for customs clearance in Malaysia, Taiwan, Korea, Macau, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Philippines,
Thailand, Canada and Australia
Connectivity to Inttra and GT Nexxus (supply chain management systems) for shipping relevant messages
(booking, draft BL and status)
Connectivity to PortNet and CCN for vessels/flight schedules and status
Exchange of commercial documents (purchase order, packing list, and invoice) between major industry player
Registration and transfer of the Title of goods as needed in the export/ import trade process
Source: Authors’ compilation from various reports
The Singapore Single Window approach rests on the single submission of trade data and is fully
paperless. It is the specificity of the Singaporean legal framework that government decisions do
not need to be signed anymore, but a law on Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) and digital signature
was introduced in 2003.
The trader submits the trade data to TradeNet/Trade Exchange. The rule-based engine is
creating the request for permit and certificate and send to OGA’s for processing of request. The
TradeNet SingleWindow rule engine contains 8000 rules for creating the request for permit and
certificate and risk profile rules for automated approval of requests.
33 Permits are required for the transhipment or transit of strategic goods, and goods intended or likely to be used in
connection with weapons of mass destruction- see more under Singapore Customs, under
(accessed January 2017).