EP 1064614 A1 20010103 - TRADE INFORMATION SYSTEM
Title (en)
TRADE INFORMATION SYSTEM
Title (de)
HANDELINFORMATIONSSYSTEM
Title (fr)
SYSTEME D'INFORMATION COMMERCIALE
Publication
Application
Priority
- GB 9803125 A 19980213
- IB 9900268 W 19990215
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO9941700A1] Trade Information System (TIS) is a trade data management system whose central objective is to streamline and automate the customs clearance and reconciliation procedures of customs and fiscal authorities in developing and emerging countries. TIS(tm) has been designed to replace a service known as preshipment inspection currently used in over thirty countries throughout the developing world. TIS is a networked process that allows governments, customs and tax authorities, and other participants in the global trade arena to easily access, exchange, and reconcile vital trade-related information. TIS enables information such as the names of the trade players, the quantity, description and value of goods, and other critical information to be captured at the export stage, validated, and disseminated simultaneously in two different directions: electronically to government officials in the country of import and as a secure machine-readable document (2D bar code) that travels with the shipment. Information is not only transmitted to the Fiscal Authorities in the country of import by the network. In addition, the trade related information is digitally signed and encoded on a 2 dimensional symbol (PDF417) that can be read by a scanner. When the shipment arrives at the port of entry, the customs officer need only scan the bar code with a portable scanner to gain instant access to the validated information required for customs clearance.
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
G06F 7/10 (2006.01); G06K 19/06 (2006.01); G06K 17/00 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
G06K 19/06037 (2013.01)
Citation (search report)
See references of WO 9941700A1
Designated contracting state (EPC)
GB
DOCDB simple family (publication)
DOCDB simple family (application)
IB 9900268 W 19990215; EP 99905112 A 19990215