DRAP, BOI, MOFA to be integrated with PSW: Asim Awan

Pakistan Single Window (PSW) is in the process of integration with DRAP, BoI, Foreign ministry and private sector service providers to ensure provision of the most efficient, hassle-free and speedy service to the business community.

Pakistan Single Window (PSW) is in the process of integration with DRAP, BoI, Foreign ministry and private sector service providers to ensure provision of the most efficient, hassle-free and speedy service to the business community.

Speaking at a seminar organized by the Karachi Chamber of Commerce & Industry, Muhammad Asim Awan, Deputy Collector Customs and Domain Officer for Pakistan Single Window (PSW), highlighted the integration of all regulatory functions at the port. This integration is expected to save an average of three days per consignment and $50 per container. He also mentioned that the WeBOC system will undergo technical and functional upgrades, with DPP Treatment Providers and external labs being integrated. Additionally, international integrations with the China Single Window, Egypt, and the e-Phyto Hub of the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) will be implemented.

PSW in collaboration with a Chinese e-commerce giant, Alibaba, was in the process of designing an e-commerce module in which all e-commerce-related stakeholders will be brought onto a single platform, he said and hoped that it would help in amicably handling several e-commerce-related issues.

Referring to regulatory requirements like permits, NOCs, certifications or licenses, involving several departments including the State Bank, he underscored the benefits of a single window which include increased revenue, enhanced compliance, efficient resource allocation, faster clearance times and transparency.

President KCCI Jawed Bilwani, at the occasion, recalling business community’s expectations towards the functioning of PSW and consequent reduction in cost of doing business through swift clearance of goods and elimination of demurrage and detention charges, said that the major concerns for both exporters and importers i.e. delays in goods clearance persist and required immediate attention.

He appreciated that the PSW self-clearance system was widely being used by a large number of KCCI members who find it very beneficial. He also stressed on steps for encouraging every business to become part of PSW.