PSW services extended to dry ports

It will facilitate cross-border trade by eliminating paper-based processes

ISLAMABAD:

Pakistan Single Window (PSW) has extended the scope of its operations to all dry ports (except Quetta) with effect from May 3, 2023, a move that will further facilitate cross-border trade.

PSW is an initiative led by Pakistan Customs and aimed at reducing the time and cost of doing business by digitalising Pakistan’s cross-border trade and eliminating paper-based manual processes.

With the new development, the clearance of commercial consignments of goods and commodities classified under Chapters 1 to 50 of Pakistan Customs Tariff has been completely switched to PSW, allowing the clearance of imported consignments via submission of a single declaration.

The single declaration enables the parties involved in international trade to lodge standardised information and documents at a single entry point to meet the regulatory requirements of multiple government agencies simultaneously.

Commenting on the initiative, PSW CEO Syed Aftab Haider stated “the extension of PSW’s digitalisation initiative to upcountry dry ports is the latest in our steady effort to enable an increasingly seamless clearance process and improve trade facilitation.

“We believe that availing of this new hassle-free, cost-effective, and harmonised system will expedite trade processes significantly.”

He assured traders that PSW services at dry ports were easy to leverage and encourage them to reach out to the PSW via designated channels for information and ready assistance.

Sakeholders must embrace digital platforms and services that would make it easier for them to work together to promote the efficiency of the overall ecosystem, he emphasised.

 

Published in The Express Tribune, May 16^th, 2023.

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