Great advances in telematic management with Customs

Customs management in Spain has undergone a major transformation in the last decade. Since the entry into force of the telematic presentation, the single customs window (VUA), the POIs and the paperless release, the times and costs in the foreign trade operations have been reduced. In addition, it is now possible to better manage the resources of agencies operating at the border. In fact, the Inland Revenue figures a cost saving of 1.66 billion euros (for the total deployment of the WATER alone). It also plans to strengthen the Inbox, with developments for the management of pre-DUAs for export and digitalization of documents, among others.

The road ahead in customs management: Air Cargo

Customs management is progressing at high speed, although there are significant bottlenecks in imports. In particular we refer to how the information on the state of the merchandise in Customs reaches out to other actors in the chain. In air freight, for example, handling operators receive lift information in physical format. We'll see better with the following example.

A shipment arrives at the terminal in the morning. It triggers a customs procedure which, if positive, the logistic operator has to communicate to the handling operator in order to be able to proceed with its unloading. Thus, in order to remove a merchandise from the terminal, the logistic operator must carry out several formalities. Receive lift information, print documentation and use quick messaging to get it to your recipient at the terminal.

Merchandise that is dispatched in the morning often cannot be handled until the afternoon. And in a mode of transport that is often chosen for its speed, losing hours with the goods stopped is a very high cost.

What is being done about it?

There are companies, such as our partner Air Freight Solution (AFS), that are working on a project. Its objective is to allow, from its platform, to know the situation of customs clearance of goods in real time. In this way, the handling operator will be able to know the lifting of goods and proceed with their movement without waiting for the paper documentation. This is known as "raise without papers". A clear example of how digitizing operations saves considerable time. In addition to the optimization of bureaucratic processes related to import operations in air cargo.

How _b firstwill customers benefit from these advances in customs management?

For AFS customers_b first, automation of customs management in air cargo can be immediate once the AFS solution is validated. bytemaster It has already announced its integration with AFS for air cargo document management. So this solution complements the logistics connectivity services in this sector.

AFS acts as a secure information gateway between airlines, handling operators, the logistics operator and the carrier. This allows any operation generated in _b firstcan reach any of its senders quickly and safely.

The connectivity of the logistics sector is one of the most important consequences of the digital transformation. Therefore, solutions as _b firstthey are positioned as axes. With them, any logistic operator can access the integration with the different information platforms. All this increases your competitiveness.

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