Single Window Systems
In the OIC Member States
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d’Information des Administration Techniques (SIAT) application that focuses on the back office
functionalities of the Single Window.
Achievements
GUCE-GIE achievements so fare are
 Procedure average: 15 days and plus at the beginning of the project; Now approx. 3 days;
 Customs Clearance (import / export): 6 days; now less than 3 hours;
 Loading of Manifest (300 pages) approx. 7 days, now less than a minute.
4.1.2. SW Scope and Scale
In its current and new version the e-GUCE SW is a Single Window for regulatory services, that
links the actors of foreign trade through the exchange of information relating to foreign trade
formalities –see the conceptual diagram i below. At this stage, users can access data
and processes in the e-GUCE system using web-based application.
The e-GUCE platform integrates at data level with external systems, such as the Customs
Management SystemASYCUDA++, the CARGO system of the Port Authority of Douala (PAD), and
the System of the National Shippers Council for the (BESC), but does not provide for
interconnectivity with the Customs Management system due to technical limitations.
Figure 24: GUCE Conceptual Diagram
Source: Authors’ own construction