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regional and central-national level). As well, the exchange of risk indicators and intelligence can
be made with the officers from the neighboring country.
To ensure the implementation of the overall border control policy, Standard Operational
Procedures can be developed with the CA from the neighboring country.
2.1.4 CTR Exchange of Information and Data
Many of the CTR changes are felt at the border crossing side where IT Technology provides
services to OGAs and CAs and require the entry of relevant data only once, without personally
having to present the paper documents to several locations any more as well as the increase of
transparency. These services can eliminate any time and geographical limitations in the
interaction between traders and governments and provides a 24/7 access to the services from
anywhere, including a possibility to make multiple corrections, additions, and changes. When
complete and correct information has been submitted, risk-based or at least fast decision can be
taken by the Customs. This transit data single submission service improves the business
environment for traders, transporters, forwarding agents, and their intermediaries. The impact
of eliminating the CTR red tape is particularly high when contact points are reduced to the
maximum. Ideally, the trader will have one electronic submission, while also filing the customs
declaration (CD) with the CDPS and the processing is fully paperless.
Providing an electronic entry for documents is not enough for the transit process simplification.
The back-office side of processing of documents and cargo also has to change. International
trade procedures are complex as almost every aspect of the international supply chain is subject
to interventions of one regulatory (CAs) or several regulatory bodies (OGAs) or has to comply
with national and international best practices and standards. In many countries, there is a
complex web of regulations procedures that determine transit processing. There is also a
multitude of private and public stakeholders such as various government agencies, exporters,
importers, freight forwarders, customs brokers, carriers, terminal operators, logistics
companies and transporters, banks or financial institutions, insurance companies, business
associations, international agencies, etc. that intervene along with the physical transit flow of
goods for regulatory or commercial purposes.
2.1.4.1 Trends in Exchange of Information and Data
Progressive development trends also encompass IT Architecture. These developments are
guided by three major aspects: integration, optimization, and sharing of information. Further
integration of trading partners of a supply chain with blockchain technology will increase
control and secure data sharing between disparate systems and will also develop services
integration and scheduling capabilities.