Tatis

Customs Modernisation

Customs and Tax authorities worldwide are typically driven by the following often contradicting goals: trade facilitation, revenue collection and risk management. These organisations are required to act as gatekeepers, to protect the country from a wide range of threats, while at the same time facilitating trade and collecting revenue. The goal of facilitating trade, implies a quick and efficient clearance service, while protecting the country against risk and the accurate collection of revenue from Customs duties could mean the exact opposite. Customs organisations are thus faced with performing a fine balancing act between these opposing goals. 

The concept of Integrated Revenue Management Services, where Customs and Tax authorities are effectively integrated, is becoming common practice. These inter authority and agency collaborations are often incorporated within a single window concept. Tax payer profiles could provide valuable Trader information for Customs authorities in ascertaining risk decisions. 

Customs Modernisation is also extending its collaboration towards other government agencies where information sharing is becoming a major benefactor in trade facilitation and retaining regulatory compliance. This collaboration could include Agriculture, Farming, Health, Standards and Immigration Authorities.In the process of moving towards a 'paperless' environment, through eCustoms services, it is essential that compliance is maintained. TATIScms complies with the World Customs Organisation (WCO) guidelines, such as the revised Kyoto Convention and EU regulations. Customs authorities in EU countries are in the process of implementing the Multi-Annual Strategy Plan (MASP). TATIS is involved in implementing the MASP program for Luxembourg.

TATIS Solutions and Services

Twenty-first century challenges require twenty-first century solutions, and TATIS provides high quality and cutting-edge tools that fully enable Customs to meet these demands. 

 TATIScms is thus a system, built on sound principles, using the latest technological architectural principles, conforming to international best practices that can form the core of a Customs modernisation programme. Integration with legacy and other government systems also means that TATIScms can be used as part of a Single Window solution enabling Traders to access all import- and export related services through interaction with a single system.

The open standards architecture provides integration to other revenue collections systems enabling the future for Integrated Revenue Management Systems (IRMS).As a technology provider, TATIS is well aware that technology in itself is not the proverbial “silver bullet” required to meet all the demanding, multi faceted, functional and operational needs required by Customs operations.

Technology is but one dimension. Policy, People, Processes, Information are the other dimensions making up an implementation framework within which the solution needs to be designed and delivered.Our software architecture and engineers have shown that they can compete with the world’s best.

TATIS’s current involvement in the European Union and South African Revenue Services is testament to our ability to provide innovative, flexible and robust solutions on the technology platform of your choice.TATIS provides Customs and Tax Authorities with a platform to build their future Customs Modernisation strategy.

The TATIS approach is based on global standards and best practices, as exemplified by the conventions and agreements promulgated by the World Customs Organization (WCO).  We focus on the human control behind the trade transaction, and support customs organisations and their management in the deployment of resources to meet the challenges of international trade described above.  Our solutions embody the latest business practices developed in the WCO and build on the best practices of leading administrations around the world. For example, we are progressively incorporating all the necessary functionalities to enable EU customs bodies to meet the challenge of integrating information and computer systems as the 21^st century customs union takes shape in the heart of the European continent.  A typical Customs administration has a responsibility to facilitate legitimate trade through maximum transparency and procedural efficiency.  At the same time, it must protect national security at its borders, and enforce a range of health, safety and economic regulations. 

 The TATIScms (Customs Management Solution) automates the risk analysis process while improving efficiency, accountability and transparency and simultaneously facilitating trade development.  This enables Customs to respond to the conflicting demands of a challenging and increasingly complex operating environment. Furthermore, TATIScms is designed to integrate seamlessly with a range of back-office systems and to operate on various technological platforms. Far from constraining our client administrations to work in a particular way, we start from their technological and business practices and weave our solutions into the fabric of their organisation.  TATIS is continuously monitoring the recommendations, best practices and regulatory decisions of global regulatory bodies.  This ensures, for example, that our Customs valuation solutions are compliant with the current WTO Agreement on Customs Valuation (ACV) as well as best practices adopted by the WCO under the Revised Kyoto Convention.  Our modules that process import and export information are fully compatible with the security-related control requirements reflected in the WCO’s SAFE framework and the related programmes implemented by such standard-setting administrations as the US Customs and Border Protection and the European Commission. By working within established practices, TATIScms achieves accurate and timely reporting of goods, which assures Customs administrations of the availability of all the necessary information that forms the basis of Customs targeting capabilities and ensures maximum facilitation for legitimate trade. 

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