Authorized Economic  Operator Toshihiko Osawa World Customs Organization

Authorized Economic Operator
Toshihiko Osawa
World Customs Organization
What is AEO?
AEO programme offers an opportunity for Customs to share its security responsibilities with the private sector, while at the same time rewarding them with a number of additional facilitation benefits. World Customs Organization
Confusion?
Authorized
Person
Authorized
Economic
Operator
Authorized
Operator
WCO
Revised Kyoto Convention
WCO
SAFE Framework of Standards
WTO
Trade Facilitation
Agreement
Requirements
(Authorized Economic Operators)
Measurement and Analysis
Crisis Management
Trading Partner Security
Premises Security
Conveyance Security
Cargo security
Information Access
(Authorized Operators)
Education & Training
(Authorized Persons)
Good compliance record
Commercial record management
Consultation & Communication
Financial Viability
Commercial record management
Good compliance record
Supply chain security
Financial solvency
Commercial record management
Good compliance record
Supply Chain Security is Key
Supply Chain Security
No
Yes
Compliance Program
Authorized
Economic Operator
World Customs Organization
Benefits
(Authorized Economic Operators)
First consideration
for participation in
any new cargo
processing
programmes
(Authorized Persons)
declaration by
means of an entry in
the records
Self assessment on
duties
single customs
declaration
clearance of goods
at the premises
minimum information
Special measures
relating to periods of
trade disruption
Providing access to
information of value
to AEO participants
expedite cargo
release, reduce
transit time and
lower storage costs
(Authorized Operators)
Clearance of goods
at the premises
Single customs
declaration
Comprehensive or
reduced guarantees;
Deferred payment
Rapid release time
Low rate of physical
inspections
Low documentary
and data
requirements
Mutual Recognition Agreement/Arrangement
The objective of Mutual Recognition of AEOs is that one Customs administration recognizes the validation findings and AEO authorizations by the other Customs administration issued under the other programme and agrees to provide substantial, comparable and ‐ where possible ‐ reciprocal benefits/facilitation to the mutually recognized AEOs. World Customs Organization
MRA between AEO and Compliance Programme ??
Authorized Economic Operators
Measurement and Analysis
Crisis Management
Trading Partner Security
Premises Security
Conveyance Security
Cargo security
Information Access
Education & Training
Consultation & Communication
Financial Viability
Commercial record management
Good compliance record
Financial solvency
Commercial record management
Good compliance record
WCO AEO Compendium
1 AEO Development around the world
12%
22 Operational Compliance Programmes.
2%
16 AEO Programmes to be launched.
37%
66 AEO Programmes are operational.
WCO AEO Compendium
Operational AEO Programmes
Andorra Egypt
Kenya
Singapore
Argentina EU (28) Korea Switzerland Bolivia
Malaysia Thailand Mexico Turkey Canada Guatemala Hong Kong, China India Morocco
Uganda China Indonesia
New Zealand Uruguay
Colombia Israel Norway Vietnam
Costa Rica
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
Jamaica
Panama
USA
Japan Peru
Australia
Jordan
Serbia
Brazil
AEO Programmes to be launched
Armenia
Cote d’lvore
Montenegro
Bahrain
Democratic Republic of Congo
Philippines
Bangladesh
El Salvador
Republic of Macedonia
Botswana
Iceland
Seychelles
Chile
Mongolia
South Africa
Tunisia
Operational Compliance Programmes
Algeria
El Salvador
Madagascar
Senegal
Angola
Fiji
Mauritius
Serbia
Brazil
India
Mongolia
South Africa
Cambodia
Indonesia
Mozambique
Sri Lanka
Cameroon
Georgia
Russia Federation
Tanzania
Canada
Kazakhstan
Rwanda
Concluded MRA
Date
Country
Date
Country
June 2007
May 2008
June 2008
June 2008
June 2009
July 2009
July 2009
June 2010
June 2010
June 2010
June 2010
June 2010
June 2010
January 2011
May 2011
June 2011
June 2011
New Zealand – USA Japan – New Zealand Canada – USA Jordan – USA Japan – USA EU – Norway
EU – Switzerland
Canada – Japan Canada – Korea Canada – Singapore EU – Japan Korea – Singapore Korea – USA Andorra – EU Japan – Korea
Korea – New Zealand
Japan – Singapore
May 2012
June 2012
July 2013
October 2013
February 2014
March 2014
May 2014
June 2014
June 2014
EU‐USA
China ‐ Singapore
China ‐ Korea
China – Hong Kong, China
India ‐ Hong Kong, China
Hong Kong, China ‐ Korea
Mexico ‐ Korea
EU – China
Korea – Turkey
Hong Kong, China ‐ Singapore
June 2014
June 2014
October 2014
December 2014
Malaysia – Japan
USA – Isarael
USA – Mexico
USA – Singapore
April 2015
Korea – Dominican Republic
June 2015
Thailand – Hong Kong, China
November 2013
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