WCO PSCG Presentation to
Policy Commission
June 2014
Participants in PSCG Meeting,
22nd-23rd June 2014
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AAEI
BASC
Boeing Co.
De La Rue International
Deutsche Post DHL
FedEx
FIATA
Fonterra Cooperative Group
Ltd
GEA
Hutchison Port Holdings
IATA
IAPH
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IBM
ICC
IFCBA
IKEA
IRU
L Brands
Microsoft Corporation
Renault Nissan
OPORA Russia
Procomex
SABMiller
Samsung Electronics Company
WSC
Highlights of PSCG Meeting
 Vision
 Taking Stock - membership diversity footprint
 Single Issue Meeting – future of PSCG
 Influence, advice and support – what have we done?
 Orientation Package Annex – prioritisation & alignment
 Pillars of PSCG focus
 Commentary on proposed new structure
Vision
To inform, advise and support the Secretary General,
WCO Policy Commission and WCO Member
Administrations to enhance their effectiveness and
efficiency from a private sector perspective.
Inform: to impart information
Advise: to recommend or suggest
Support: to give assistance
Where has the PSCG been?
And where has it influenced, advised and supported…
 AEO Benefits
 AEO Template
 Co-Chair SWG
 Co-Chair Data Quality Experts
WG
 Annex to Orientation Package
 Triangle of Influence
 Makers, Movers and Shakers
 ACAS – First participants and
recommended standards for
inclusion in SAFE by 2015
 Contributed in GNC
 Support Capacity Building
initiatives
 Supported WCO Committees,
Conferences and Events through
presentations, participation,
and sponsorship
 AEO/MRA survey feedback
(plus translation/distribution)
 Value Chain Mapping outlined
...and still to do!
 Cross-reference PSCG work to WCO
instruments, tools, committees
 Representation and ability to address regional
diversity
 WTO/ATF
 Value Chain Mapping
 PSCG Member commitment
 We can do more...
PSCG Membership Footprint
Industry Sectors
Aviation
Dairy/Food
Consumer Electronics
Retail
Wholesale/Retail
Technology
Devices + Services
Pharmaceutical
Print + Paper
Automotive
Brewing
Petrochemical
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As to more diversity...
PSCG Survey Question:
What activity/membership does your organization have in WCO regions?
Answer Choices
Responses
South America, North America, Central
America & Caribbean
100%
Europe
84%
Far East, South & South East Asia, Australia
and Pacific Islands
84%
North Africa, Near and Middle East
80%
West and Central Africa
64%
East and Southern Africa
68%
4 Pillars of PSCG
Transparency
The availability of
transparent
procedures
including binding
rulings
The need for
intellectual
Property
enforcement
and respect for the
role of rights
Holders
Voluntary disclosure
w/out penalty
Predictability
Harmonisation of
procedures
Consistency
during
negotiation
and after
implementation of
Free Trade
Agreements
Post-entry
adjustments
Efficiency
Multi-agency
Coordination including
single windows
Resolving Customs
valuation conflicts
with tax laws
Implementation of
Centres of Excellence
Further introduction of
AEO benefits
Enhanced risk
assessment strategy
and filing mechanisms
Paperless filings
Ensure that SMEs
are engaged in
Customs issues
Account-based
processing
Engagement
Consultative
Committees
which benefit
both Customs
and the private
sector
New business
models,
business
processes and
how value
chains work –
B2B, B2C
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4 Pillars of PSCG in relation to TFA
Transparency
• ARTICLE 1:
PUBLICATION
ANDAVAILABILITY
OF INFORMATION
• ARTICLE 5: OTHER
MEASURES TO
ENHANCE
IMPARTIALITY, NONDISCRIMINATION
AND
TRANSPARENCY
• ARTICLE 10:
FORMALITIES
CONNECTED WITH
IMPORTATION AND
EXPORTATION AND
TRANSIT
Predictability
• ARTICLE 2:
OPPORTUNITY TO
COMMENT,
INFORMATION
BEFORE ENTRY INTO
FORCE AND
CONSULTATION
• ARTICLE 3: ADVANCE
RULINGS
• ARTICLE 10:
FORMALITIES
CONNECTED WITH
IMPORTATION AND
EXPORTATION AND
TRANSIT
Efficiency
• ARTICLE 7:
RELEASE AND
CLEARANCE OF
GOODS
• ARTICLE 8: BORDER
AGENCY
COOPERATION
• ARTICLE 9:
MOVEMENT OF
GOODS UNDER
CUSTOMS
CONTROL INTENDED
FOR IMPORT
• ARTICLE 10:
FORMALITIES
CONNECTED WITH
IMPORTATION AND
EXPORTATION AND
TRANSIT
Engagement
- ARTICLE 2:
OPPORTUNITY TO
COMMENT,
INFORMATION
BEFORE ENTRY
INTO FORCE AND
CONSULTATION
-ARTICLE 13:
INSTITUTIONAL
ARRANGEMENTS
PSCG Proposal for Change
PSCG COMMENTARY ON DRAFT TERMS OF REFERENCE FOR THE
PRIVATE SECTOR CONSULTATIVE GROUP
Original PSCG Terms of Reference: Drafted - September 2005
Revised - May 2014
Confirmed by the Council - [date of confirmation]
Private Sector Consultative Group
Chairperson :
Member of private sector
Vice-Chairperson:
Member of private sector
Established :
2005
Secretariat :
WCO
Duration :
Unspecified
PSCG Proposal for Change
1. Mandate
The Private Sector Consultative Group (hereinafter referred to
as the “PSCG”), is formed for the purpose of informing,
advising and supporting the WCO Secretary General, the
Policy Commission and any other standing bodies of the WCO
as appropriate and WCO Members to enhance their
effectiveness and efficiency from a private sector perspective
and provide consultation as and when requested.
PSCG Proposal for Change
2. Membership
 The WCO Secretary General in close consultation with the Chair and the Regional
Vice-Chairs of the Council appoints all PSCG members.
 The PSCG consists of no fewer than 20 members.
 The PSCG consists of businesses and associations involved in the global value chain.
 PSCG member terms will last three years, the term running from 1 July to 30 June.
 PSCG members cannot serve more than two consecutive three-year terms.
 The PSCG will employ a system of rotation where members leave the PSCG after their term
is completed.
 Former PSCG members can be re-appointed to the PSCG after a one-year hiatus.
 To promote continuity, the WCO Secretary General will appoint no more than six or seven
new PSCG members every year so that terms are staggered.
PSCG Proposal for Change
3. Scope
The scope of the PSCG is to inform, advise and provide support on
new and evolving business strategies, practices and models as well
as specific matters relating to trade facilitation, enhanced border
and cargo supply chain security, Customs modernization and
automation, capacity building, compliance assessment including
valuation and classification issues, commercial enforcement and
uniformity, international efforts to harmonize Customs practices
and procedures, and strategic planning.
The PSCG is to play an important role in the presentation of views
and perspectives as expressed by trade, and in this respect should
be recognized as a primary resource for WCO Members.
PSCG Proposal for Change
4. Key Deliverables
The PSCG’s key deliverables are:
 to inform and advise the WCO Secretary General and WCO
Members on Customs and international trade matters from the
perspective of the private sector such as preparing position papers
on topical matters,
 to contribute to the development of WCO standards, tools and
instruments,
 to support the adoption and effective implementation of WCO and
other relevant international instruments,
 to assist the WCO in meeting its needs in the regions.
PSCG Proposal for Change
5. Means of Operation
 The PSCG deliberations and decisions shall be made on the basis of group consensus and will recognise the
diversity of views expressed to illustrate to the WCO the complexity of the issues raised.
 The PSCG elects its Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson from within the PSCG membership. The PSCG Chairperson
and Vice-Chairperson are subject to the same three-year term of office and rotation policy.
 The Secretary General will make appropriate arrangements to ensure that during the first year under the new
governance terms the PSCG will have no fewer than 20 members. This may require a temporary adjustment to the
new term length rules for some appointments during the new PSCG’s first term.
 The PSCG will have Observer status with the WCO and may be invited to attend official WCO meetings where the
Terms of Reference of such meetings permit such attendance.
 The June Policy Commission agenda will include specific designated items pertaining to international trade, for
which PSCG members and relevant non-PSCG Observers will be invited to attend.
 The PSCG will determine during its June plenary session the meetings in the WCO Calendar, which it plans to attend
for the coming year. The PSCG will consider virtual meeting facilities for intersessional work.
 Representatives of appointed WCO members and the Secretariat shall actively participate in PSCG meetings.
PSCG Proposal for Change
6. Resources Required
The PSCG may meet at WCO Headquarters.
Thank you
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