ASYCUDA ++

Benefits

Fully supported.

Increased services for trade community, e.g. Internet access, simpler procedures and documentation etc.

 1.2 Law enforcement

Robust customs control capabilities (e.g. Transit monitoring, Manifest screening, Declaration processing, accounting, selectivity …)

Full range of modern enforcement capabilities added to the existing ASYCUDA++ risk-assessment and selectivity functions.

Automated accounting. Basis for timely and accurate statistics.

Increased capabilities for accounting, post-clearance audit, statistics and information management. Easier aggregation of data at regional and international levels. Better and faster economic decision-making.

ISO, UN, WCO and WTO standards based More than 80 user-countries

Implement the standards defined by ISO, UN, WCO and WTO (including the WCO Customs Data Model).

 1.5 E-Government

Partial

Full support of e-government and capability to inter-operate on-line with external/governmental systems and databases.

ASYCUDA ++

Benefits

  2.1 Customs Operations

Automation of clearance operations for all the customs procedures. Cash management and Customs accounting

The system insures the complete coverage of the clearance process and includes the built-in capability to support national specific requirements and/or frequent regulation changes. It is able to cope with different organizational structures, thus generating financial economies of scale.

 2.2 Risk Management

Full risk-assessment and selectivity module

Risk-assessment and selectivity capabilities are supported by additional features, in line with the WCO FAST (Free and Secure Trade) and Container Control initiatives.

 2.3 Valuation

Valuation File usable by the selectivity module

Valuation expert system reduces the loss of revenue during the introduction of Article 7. General customs incomes increase (easier detection of under valuations)

 2.4 Workflow management

Partially automated

Hides the complexity of the development of government-class application Allows building major IT projects with limited human resources Limit potential risks

 2.5 Business logic

20% imbedded in logic, 80% external Customs user-friendly language for taxation rules and selectivity Parameters driven system

Changes & updates of the system are done without programming Full flexibility

 2.6 Non-intrusive Inspection System

Not available.

Bridging the gap between goods and supporting documents. Facilitate goods identification, inspection and tracking. Facilitate and reinforce ex-post processes.

ASYCUDA ++

Benefits

 4.1 Core system

Provided at not cost

User-countries could allocate more funds for training, hardware software, telecoms etc

 4.2 Partnership

Implementation based on partnership with Customs Administration and local developers/ integrator and Application Service Providers (ASP)

Transfer of know-how to insure self-sufficiency within the beneficiary country organization Development of e-documents in co-operation with national Customs Administration and the private sector.

 4.3 Source Code

Provided, NDA.

Transparency, open source

 4.4 System ownership

As above and the possibility to develop nationally additional modules, by using the ASYCUDA Development Platform

As above. The software developed nationally is fully integrated within the ASYCUDA environment.

 4.5 Implementation

Since 1981, in operation or in installation in more than 80 countries

Operational robustness, flexibility and reliability. ASYCUDA delivers

ASYCUDA ++

ASYCUDAWorld

Benefits

 5.1 Cost for the ASYCUDA-user countries

In the framework of technical assistance projects, UNCTAD provides at no cost: - the latest versions/ multiple license use; - updated functional and technical docs; - on line functional and technical support. In addition, UNCTAD provides at UN rates, technical assistance and support in - prototyping, testing, piloting and roll-out - development and integration of additional software

Major economies of scale. Total ownership of the system and of all further developments by the user-country or organization

 5.2 Return of Investment

Experience of previous implementations proved that investments are amortized in 2 months - 1 year.

ASYCUDAWorld co-exists with and operates in the environment of ASYCUDA++, using the same databases; - an operational Customs IT System based on ASYCUDA++ could integrate ASYCUDAWorld components, replacing partially/totally ASYCUDA++ module(s), or complementing an ASYCUDA++ function; - ASYCUDA++ sites and ASYCUDAWorld sites could co-exist and co-operate within a single Customs IT System; - ASYCUDAWorld components are fully compatible with modules developed by third parties (e.g. Customs Administration etc). User-countries can implement the system at their pace and according to their techn ical choices and available resources.