1.Origin
In order to meet the trends towards digitization and integration of international trade activities and the customs clearance operation, facilitate Taiwan’s trade and economic development, accelerate the trade pace, reduce the trading operating cost and enhance Taiwan’s industrial competitiveness, the Council for Economic Planning and Development (CEPD), Executive Yuan, promotes an optimal economic and trade network plan and constructs an optimal economic and trade environment in Taiwan under the guidelines of convenience, safety, intellectualization and internationalization.
The “CPT Single Window” Project is a sub-project of the “Wisdom Environment” under the Ubiquitous Economy and Trade Network Plan, promoted by the Ministry of Finance, with the execution proposal appraised by the Executive Yuan in 2009. The project hopes to combine the professional experience and strength from customs clearance, examination/ certification and port affairs-related authorities and private traders, under existing well-built automation of customs clearance. The goal is to promote and construct an optimal import/export operation environment with convenience and goods supply chain measuring up to the international economic and trade environment, reinforce import/export service efficiency and, in the end, enhance Taiwan’s overall economic and trade competitiveness.
2.Project Objectives
In order to strengthen the international trade connection of ROC, speed up the customs clearance and enhance trade security to ensure the important role of ROC in the international trade system, the project plans to integrate the needs from import and export management authorities and information system and applies civil resources to promote CPT single window information and service re-building engineering. The goals of the project are as follows:
- Three Main System Integration
- Trade Data Reconciliation
- Provide Convenient Integrated Service
- Build Goods Data Warehouse
- International Connectivity Plan Promotion
3.CPT Single Window Service Position
“CPT Single Window” Service Position:
(1) National Data Exchange Establishment and Infrastructure, a window with liability/authority to exchange electronic trade information between the agencies of Taiwan and the official departments of other countries, realizing a gapless e-trade service.
(2) A service window Integrating the present trade licensing, customs declaration and port applications, allowing enterprises, the public and value added service providers to complete application and acquire operation and statistic data through the CPT Single Window using multi-channel.
(3) Integrate the electronic operation related data transmission of Customs, Port, Trade governing agencies, facilitating the interlinking between government agencies, providing customs brokers with a “Single entry, total solution”.
(4) Integrate information of government agencies, build a common database, achieving information sharing.