Customs Administration of the Ministry of Finance stated that, in order to meet the trends of international trade activities and national policy, Taiwan Customs in line with the World Trade Organization (WTO) and World Customs Organization (WCO) implemented the WCO SAFE framework to create a facilitated and safety clearance environment.
Customs Administration stated that in line with the e-government policy, Taiwan Customs has comprehensively implemented the automated clearance operation for air and sea cargoes since 1995. From 2002, Taiwan Customs has upgraded its information management sequentially, including the establishment of the inbound passenger baggage system, declaration and permits compliance check operation, mobilized clearance system, and automated administrative system as well as the development of online services such as web-based online applications, e-payment, etc. Meanwhile, Taiwan Customs has built the disaster recovery mechanism for air and sea cargoes, providing diversified, facilitate, and nonstop Customs services.
Since 2009, under the "Ubiquitous Economy and Trade Network Plan," the Customs Port - Trade Single Window System and Advanced Cargo Information Import/Export System were implemented in 2013 and 2015, respectively, aiming to provide B2G, G2G, and N2N services on cargo clearance (e.g., application, query, compliance-check, and data exchange service platforms). All these systems strengthen the service with a high-quality clearance environment.
From 2016, Taiwan Customs has promoted the "Integration of Customs Services and IT Resources Program" to construct a customs cloud computing platform and develop many applications such as "Cross-Agency Vehicle Information Service," "Bonded Cargoes Cross-Zone Transport Tracking and Monitoring Service" and "Bonded Intelligence Service" on Customs private cloud. Since 2021, Taiwan Customs has initiated the "Smart Customs in the Cloud Era Plan" to deploy "Tariff Attribution System" and many customs convenience services on the government public cloud. With the hybrid cloud consisting of private cloud and public cloud, Customs looks forward to developing smarter and more innovative applications to realize the vision of smart Customs in the cloud era.
Customs Administration emphasizes that Taiwan Customs is committed to using innovative information and communication technologies to improve convenient customs clearance services and border security to achieve the goal of SMART CUSTOMS.
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