1. Solving Customs Business Process Problems with a
Single Source of Data

2. Overview – GS1
Countries with a GS1 Member Organization
Countries served on a direct basis from GS1 Global Office (Brussels)
Not-for-profit, industry-driven organization promoting standards- based electronic business and supply chain practices
Federated model that includes 114 GS1 Member Organizations in over Countries
1,700+ GS1 employees staff worldwide
2 million user companies produce over 6 billion transactions daily
Over 23 industry sectors represented

3. The Current Border Environment
National sovereignty is shifting to regional or even global protocols, changing existing processes and regulatory requirements.
Free Trade Agreements (FTA) at a bilateral and multilateral level are having a major impact on customs procedures.
With the growth of electronic trade and electronic data exchange, physical borders are transforming into virtual borders, requiring different types of regulatory controls.
Cross border internet purchasing has caused the volume of small shipments to explode worldwide, adding extra complexity to the role of border management.
The ubiquity of advance e-data is creating growing opportunities for risk assessment and clearance of goods much earlier in the international trade transaction.

4. GS1 System of Standards

5. Building the Case for Standards
GS1 Standards:
Are neutral, global, proven, and time-tested. The GS1 System of Standards is the most widely implemented supply chain standards system in the world.
Are already widely used by the most well-known manufacturers, retailers, and logistics firms – the same companies that customs interacts with. In other words, our biggest users are also your biggest users.
GS1 Identification Keys are allocated at various levels of the logistics process and can give customs agencies details at any level they require: the shipment, the consignments within the shipment, and the containers for each consignment.

6. Building the Case for Standards
Create the possibility of a simple and immediate “single window”. With standardized data, one submission (e.g.: Customs declaration) can smoothly and easily be accessed by many parties
Can contribute to greatly reduced costs by simplifying internal procedures, eliminating duplicate data submissions and significantly reducing the need for manual data entry – and thus reducing labour and the risk of human error.

7. The GS1 ID Key assigned to any product or service that may be
The Barcode
GTIN: Global Trade Item Number
The GS1 ID Key assigned to any
product or service that may be
priced, or ordered, or invoiced
at any point in any supply chain

8. Building the Case for Standards
Based on pilots conducted in the United States by the International Trade Data System (ITDS), they found that:
GTINs can reduce the volume of consumer toy products subject to examination by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission by 75% or more
When GPC codes are used in combination with GTINs, the volume of products subject to examination can be expected to be reduced by another 5%, for a total reduction of 80 percent
The resulting decrease in the number of toy product examinations could create an estimated $16.8 million in savings for toy importers alone over five years, including $30,000 per year for small and mid-size importers
The estimated Return on Investment (ROI) is over $8
for every dollar invested

9. GS1 Standards & Services
Enabling Business Processes
GS1 Standards & Services
Entry/Exit
Counterfeit Goods Prevention
Customs Duty Processing
Cross-Border Trade

10. Cross-Border Trade Collaboration Opportunity:
Leverage the GTIN to share required regulatory information for imported products with customs & regulatory agencies
Benefits:
Faster Clearance
Consistent application of regulatory requirements
Increased transparency and predictability of government processes
More effective and efficient deployment of resources
Lower administrative costs by reducing delays
Improved Identification Techniques of Illegal Operations
Easier Trade Compliance

11. Entry/Exit Collaboration Opportunity:
The Canadian Border Services Agency has invested in RFID reader technology at border crossings to enable the automated identification of incoming permanent residents
Citizenship and Immigration Canada is now uniquely identifying RFID enabled permanent residency cards with a Global Document Type Identifier (GDTI)
Benefits:
Faster clearance
Improved identification techniques
More effective and efficient deployment of resources
Lower administrative costs by reducing delays

12. Customs Duty Processing
Collaboration Opportunity:
Leverage the GTIN to access product data and associated HS tax code to automatically capture duty information
Benefits:
Automated calculation of duty/fees owed
Reduced time and resources
Accurate and easy to use (similar to point of sale in a grocery store)

13. Counterfeit Goods Prevention
Collaboration Opportunity:
Incorporate the World Custom’s Organization IPM (Interface Public-Members) tool to increase ability to detect counterfeit goods
GS1 Identification numbers extend product range and data availability in IPM improving Customs capacities to detect counterfeit products
Benefits:
Improved identification of illegal operations

14. The Path Forward GS1 can help customs agencies by:
Increasing the visibility of products as they travel throughout the global supply chain to international borders.
Enabling them to seamlessly interoperate by sharing electronic product and regulatory information with other government agencies, industry and each other.
Improving their authentication procedures to verify products and players in the supply chain as genuine and legal.
Using GS1 Standards, customs agencies can make quicker decisions, efficiently managing products through cross-border clearance and can improve risk management practices, increasing security and safety for consumers. 

15. Imagine a World Without Standards….

16. Contact GS1 Canada Ryan J. Eickmeier M.P.P., LL.M.
1500 Don Mills Road, Suite 800
Toronto, Ontario M3B 3K4
Helpdesk
Ryan J. Eickmeier M.P.P., LL.M.
Senior Director, Public Affairs
T x.2377 F E