Digital Coding & Tracking Association - DCTA

Today’s supply chains are global, complex and involve many parties. Securing them and preventing illicit trade requires a coordinated, international response underpinned by proven, cost-effective technology solutions that work across national borders.

The Digital Coding & Tracking Association (DCTA) promotes technical standards and digital solutions designed to provide stakeholders across the supply chain – from finance ministries and customs to the trade and consumers – with the tools, information and capacity needed to really tackle illicit trade.

Bringing together product tracking and tracing, authentication and tax verification capabilities, Codentify® is a complete solution for tackling illicit trade that meets international regulatory requirements and delivers for those on the front line.

Visit www.dcta-global.com

SICPA

SICPA is the leading global provider of security inks and solutions for the authentication of banknotes, value documents and products. Its Security Solutions Division currently secures over US$40 billion per year in excise tax and VAT collection and ensures the traceability of more than 70 billion tobacco, beverage and pharmaceutical products worldwide.

The SICPATRACE^® solution is designed to assist our Government partners in their sovereign mission to tangibly enhance tax revenue, reduce illicit trade and protect consumers. As pioneers in this field, we are the only industry-independent company to have successfully implemented and operated nationwide track and trace solutions exclusively dedicated to Governments, on all continents.

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GreenLine Systems, now part of A-T Solutions (A-TS), is a technology company that specializes in helping governments manage risks. GreenLine’s expertise in big data, advanced analytics, and mission-critical decision support systems transforms information overload into valuable insight.

Our next-generation technology solutions help customers connect the dots, enhancing decision making by leveraging real-time, streaming data to identify anomalies that signify potential threats.

GreenLine software enables customers to monitor the cross-border movement of people, cargo, and conveyances to assess and mitigate risks to revenue, safety, security, and health.

GreenLine solutions are deployed worldwide, advancing the missions of government agencies and militaries. Our technical experts support U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the Canada Border Services Agency, the Netherlands Ministry of Defense, Barbados Customs and Excise Department, and the Royal Malaysian Customs Department.

An internationally recognized leader in counterterrorism, A-TS delivers intelligence, technology, training, and operations capabilities to combat ever-changing, global threats. The acquisition of GreenLine Systems expands the reach of A-TS capabilities worldwide to serve customs, law enforcement, and security organizations that conduct time-sensitive missions with limited operational resources. 

eBay

ebay Inc. enables commerce by delivering flexible and scalable solutions that foster merchant growth. At eBay we are committed to creating opportunities for businesses of all sizes to participate in the global marketplace. Through the power of the Internet and platforms like eBay and PayPal, businesses like never before are able to reach beyond a local consumer base and access global markets. Commerce 3.0 is the term we have used to capture this development of online and offline worlds coming together and the merging of local and global markets. eBay Inc. opposes artificially created barriers to e-commerce that prevent businesses of all sizes from making direct cross-border sales to customers. Internet-empowered businesses and entrepreneurs are able to overcome some of the traditional barriers of international trade. But, some barriers still remain while new arise as large corporations are joined by small firms and entrepreneurs on the global stage. Policymakers now have an important task to adapt traditional rules and administration to a promising reality with small businesses and entrepreneurs as the new world traders!

Read more at www.ebaymainstreet.com/commerce3

IBM

Customs organisations require more than just new technology; they need a comprehensive approach to their business challenges based on a clear understanding of the issues, a deep knowledge of the Customs business, advanced business and technological thinking, and talented professionals who are passionate about what they do.
 
IBM is committed to supporting and assisting governments and partner organisations as they address the challenge of the e-Customs transformation. We have invested in a dedicated global team of industry consultants, subject matter experts and solution developers, who focus on developing assets and providing solutions and services to Customs organisations within the total supply chain of global trade.
 
Our solutions combine IBM’s unique insight into Customs organisations with leading strategic consulting skills and unparalleled technical assets to help our clients forge a new path to more effective, efficient and responsive operations. Our success is accomplished by building strong relationships with our clients and their partners, by completing complex systems integration projects on time and within budget, by providing consulting services, and by introducing innovative solutions that are backed by IBM’s extensive research and development capabilities and underpinned by IBM’s broad portfolio of technology offerings.

Customs 2015 - Improving the efficiency and effectiveness of customs operations on a smarter planet
Visit http://www.ibm.com/smarterplanet/government

International Road Transport Union - IRU

Every item on every store shelf, in every office and home, has been on a truck at one point.  Trucks are the lifeblood of all economies efficiently interconnecting all businesses, markets and transport modes. However, non-harmonised procedures change from one country to the next creating long border waiting times - an economic and social nightmare for Customs and businesses alike. Fortunately, there is a global, multimodal, secure and affordable solution called TIR, which cuts overall transport times by 40% and costs by up to 30%, and is fully compliant with the WCO Safe Framework.

Ratified by 68 countries, the United Nations TIR Convention has proven most effective for 60 years in 58 countries worldwide. Under TIR, any containerised shipments are sealed and unsealed by Customs at departure and final destination, eliminating redundant checks at borders in between. The IRU, as the global voice of the road transport industry with over 65 years experience in facilitating and securing trade, has been mandated by the United Nations to manage TIR.

Thanks to state-of-the-art risk management apps developed by the IRU, TIR is now highly computerised and is the only truly global Customs transit system in the world guaranteeing the full security and traceability of goods transported.

Learn more about the TIR System

BUREAU VERITAS

Bureau Veritas is a global leader in Testing, Inspection and Certification, delivering high quality services to help clients meet the growing challenges of quality, safety, environmental protection and social responsibility. As a trusted partner, we offer innovative solutions that go beyond simple compliance with regulations and standards, reducing risk, improving performance and promoting sustainable development. We have a worldwide geographical coverage with about 65,000 employees in 1330 offices and laboratories located in 140 countries.

Based on a 30-year-experience in trade facilitation and using state-of-the art technologies provided by our strategic partners, the Government Services & International Trade Division of Bureau Veritas has been developing a comprehensive set of services, such as:

• Risk management solutions for trade facilitation and security
• Non-Intrusive Inspection programs using X-ray scanner
• Single Window: implementation and operation of an information system that automates, optimizes and secures business processes of public and private stakeholders in a trade community (port, airport, free trade zone…).
• Integrated border management solution combining cargo community system, customs management system, single window and risk management system

These services delivered in line with WCO SAFE standards help Customs meet the objectives of their governments, whilst improving trade facilitation.

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Governments around the world rely on De La Rue to deliver product authentication solutions to help protect tax revenues and combat the illicit trade and counterfeit product epidemic.

We offer cost effective end to end solutions from initial stamp designs, through to numbered stamps with full personalisation, tracking, reconciliation, data management and mobile authentication.
De La Rue designs and produces tax stamps using the same high security features that it applies to its banknotes. Our cutting edge innovations and sophisticated security features, coupled with an extensive experience in this area, ensures you stay ahead of the counterfeiters and are highly effective in the fight against smuggling and loss of potential taxation revenues. 

About De La Rue:  De La Rue is the world’s largest commercial banknote printer and passport manufacturer and a trusted partner of governments, central banks and commercial organisations across the globe. 

In recent years De La Rue has been involved in the production of over 150 national currencies and passports for over 50 countries and it also produces a wide range of other security documents, including tax stamps, product authentication labels and driving licences.  In addition to this, De La Rue also offers a range of specialist services and software solutions including government identity schemes, product authentication systems and cash management processing solutions.  De La Rue employs approximately 4,000 people worldwide and is listed on the London Stock Exchange.

Nordiko is a world leader in managing the health and safety risk to customs staff who enter sea containers. There is growing evidence of serious threats to health and safety from residual toxic gases inside imported containers. Nordiko systems provide for gas monitoring and forced ventilation of containers when required, protecting Customs Officers lives. 

Nordiko is a global supplier to Customs and border protection Authorities, and collaborates with them to provide tailored solutions for their important container examination functions, so they can be conducted quickly, safely and efficiently. Nordiko’s equipment has been in operation in Canada, Australia and New Zealand for many years, and there is growing awareness that toxic gas in containers is an international phenomenon. Gases detected on opening containers include not only residual fumigants but many toxic industrial chemicals used in manufacture. Implementation of Nordiko systems as part of container inspection procedures, facilitates Customs processing of  international trade whilst addressing the occupational health threat to staff.

Finding innovative solutions in today’s challenging environment requires a partner that understands your business.  Sovereign Border Solutions is a boutique consultancy that specializes in the field of Customs, Excise and Border Management.

Our professionals combine real-world experience, progressive thinking and proprietary tools to deliver tangible results for our clients. 

http://sbordersolutions.com 

Webb Fontaine’s electronic Single Window solution, powered by its proprietary software, TradeWorldManager (TWM), provides the most advanced integrated solution to Customs administrations, Government agencies and to the trading community. TWM also integrates tools for revenue control and dwell time monitoring.

Webb Fontaine Trade Platform is an off-the-shelf solution, which can be customized in record time to the specific needs of customers.