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2007/SCCP/ACBD/002

Tracking and Facilitating Cross-Border Shipments Using the GS1 System

Submitted by: GS1

APEC Customs-Business Dialogue Sydney, Australia

29 June 2007

Tracking and facilitating cross-border shipments using the GS1 SystemAPEC Customs – Business Dialogue, June 2007Maria Palazzolo, CEO, GS1 Australia

Australia

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Agenda

• An Introduction to GS1

• The GS1 System tools for tracking cross-border shipments

• Case Studies: the GS1 System in practice

• Why use the GS1 System?

• Assistance from GS1

• Questions

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An Introduction to GS1

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Who is GS1?

GS1 is a not-for-profit organisation that develops global standards for the identification of goods and services.

GS1's standards foster cooperation and encourage information-sharing worldwide.

Thanks to GS1, businesses and organisations can improve the efficiency of their supply and demand chains by adding useful information to any exchange of goods or services.

The global language of

business

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GS1 in Numbers

• 30+ years of experience • 108 member organisations representing all points in the supply

chain• Over a million companies doing business across 149 countries• Over 24 represented sectors (FMCG, healthcare, transport,

defence…)• Over 5 billion transactions a day

A fully integrated global organisation, GS1 was formed in early 2005 from the joining of EAN International and the Uniform Code Council (UCC).

GS1 is the most widely used supply chain standards system in the world.

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108 Member Organisations.149 Countries served.

Local services, global reach.

Countries with a GS1 MemberOrganisation

Countries served on a direct basis from GS1 Global Office (Brussels)

GS1 Member Organisations

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Who is GS1 Australia?

• Administer & maintain the GS1 System of supply chain standards in Australia

• Current membership over 16,500 companies across multi-industries

• Work with in excess of 18 industry sectors

• Offices in Melbourne & Sydney

• http://www.gs1au.org

GS1 Australia Office at Mt Waverley, Melbourne GS1 Australia Office at Botany, Sydney

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GS1: A Broad Portfolio

GS1 has a full portfolio of products.

Global standards for electronic business messagingRapid, efficient & accurate business data exchange

The environment for global data synchronisationStandardised, reliable data for effective business transactions

Global standards for automatic identificationRapid and accurate item, asset or location identification

Global standards for RFID-based identificationMore accurate, immediate and cost effective visibility of information

GS1 Identification Keys (e.g. GTIN, GLN, SSCC ) and attribute dataUnderpinned by

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The GS1 System Tools for Tracking Cross-border

Shipments

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GS1 Identifiers & Data Carriers

SSCC – unique logistics unit

identifier (UCR)

Applied to Transported via

The UCR and RFID need not

be mutually exclusive…..

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eMessaging Alone – Traditional Method

Sender Receiver

Export Customs

Import Customs

eMessaging

Export Declaration

Logistics Service Provider

Import Customs

Declaration

PhysicalGoods

eMessaging

eMessaging

PhysicalGoods

All communications include referencing of allocated

SSCCs

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Using an EPC Information Service

Sender Receiver

Export Customs

Import Customs

Logistics Service Provider

Physical Goods

Physical Goods

EPC Information Service

Other Business SystemsCapturing EPC/RFID read information at different points along the supply chain, e.g.,

at dispatch and receiving

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Using an EPC Information Service

Sender Receiver

Export Customs

Import Customs

Logistics Service Provider

Physical Goods

Physical Goods

EPC Information Service

Other Systems

The EPCIS as an

information source

Using EPCIS information in

conjunction with traditional

business systems

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Case Studies: The GS1 System in Practice

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The Project Objectives

The project aimed to demonstrate the use of SSCC as UCR for World Customs (WCO) purposes as the unique identification code for…

• Audit• Consignment tracking• Information consolidation• Reconciliation purposes

• Post transaction (import and export) assurance of UCR• Prove and test the benefits of the SSCC as UCR used

by the participants in the supply chain

High level proof of concept

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Pilot Project: Using GS1 SSCC as the UCR in the Wine & Spirits Supply Chain

United Kingdom Australia

From Diageo Scotland toDiageo Australia

•Transportation of cased strong spirits •Use SSCC, provision in internal IT system

•More complex scenario of identification of multiple levels of logistic units (cases and pallets)and linkage to SSCC

From Hardy's Australia to Constellation UK

•Transportation of bulk wine •Use of SSCC is already in operations

•Simple scenario: one-to-one consignment-to- shipment relationship

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Project Findings

The project met most of its stated objectives and showed that the SSCC can be used as a UCR number for Customs purposes

• Companies successfully proved that single reference -SSCC can be used as a UCR number by all participants;

• Successful integration of the UCR into future information flows requires business re-engineering activity;

• Linking transport and commercial information via the SSCC can provide companies with enhanced traceability;

• Some of the identified benefits found by using GS1 global standards:

• predictability of information • enhanced security• reduced compliance costs.

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Project Findings

• Full Project Report is available on the WCO and GS1 dedicated websiteswww.gs1.org/sectors/transportlogistics/sscc_ucr/

• Information brochure on SSCC - UCR Project was introduced at WCO 2007 IT Conference

• WCO decision to reconvene the UCR Correspondence Group

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Electronic Proof of Delivery in Hong Kong

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Why use the GS1 System?

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Use of the GS1 System

Use of the GS1 System to facilitate cross-border shipments will:

• Enable leveraging of current industry practice meaning efficient and streamlined implementation

• Ensure future-proofing for incorporation of emerging technologies, e.g., EPC/RFID

• Ensure improved efficiency of all parties involved by use of global standards

• Help remove duplicate, unnecessary paperwork and human error

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How GS1 Will Assist – Globally and Locally

• Overall strategic participation in Pathfinder – from GS1 Australia and GS1 Global Office

• Support for Member Economies and participating companies from local GS1 Member Organisations • Education• Training• Implementation Assistance

• Facilitation of Global StandardsManagement Process (standards development)

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GS1’s role is to build trusted solutions based partnerships in the supply chain for the benefit

of all participants….

…together we can all achieve the available benefitsand efficiencies.

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Contact detailsMaria Palazzolo

GS1 AustraliaUnit 100/45 Gilby RoadMount Waverley, VIC, 3149T +61 3 9558 9559F +61 3 9558 9551W www.gs1au.org