Proof of origin without paper
- Problem owner
- Ha Noi Customs Department
- Economy
- Cross-economy
- Track
- Digital Trade Connect
- Status
- Published
Challenge brief
- Context
- Certificates of origin move as paper between economies and are re-keyed at each border.
- Problem statement
- A border officer cannot confirm a certificate is genuine without telephoning the issuing chamber.
- Current situation
- Each border re-keys the certificate by hand. A 2023 trial with one chamber worked and was never extended.
- Who it affects
- Border officers at twelve crossings, and the exporters waiting on them.
- Today
- Verification takes two working days on average and depends on office hours in the issuing economy.
- What good looks like
- An officer verifies a certificate at the counter, in seconds.
- Who answers questions
- Trade facilitation desk, issuing-chamber liaison. Answers in the public Q&A.