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Crown Agents

Crown Agents: ACCE Observer Member

Crown Agents is an International development company committed to global development and growth. Our expertise in public financial management helps governments raise revenue, manage debt and plan expenditure more effectively. Our procurement and supply chain services, together with banking and asset management, help ensure that wealth generated is spent or invested for the good of all. Through technical assistance, consultancy and training, we help to reduce poverty, improve health and increase prosperity.

Within the AACE, as a framework for the sharing of expertise and best practise relating to trade facilitation, Crown Agents is well placed to contribute to the goals and purpose of the Alliance.

Having worked in customs and trade facilitation for over 25 years, we have broad experience and an in depth knowledge base which makes us experts in consultancy, project management and IT solution provision in this area.

Our presence in technical working groups and steering committee meetings employs our expertise in data and process harmonisation on other regional trade facilitation initiatives.

Crown Agents led the customs and trade facilitation technical assistance and capacity building component of the ASEAN –EU Programme for Regional Integration Support (APRIS) project. Project management, research and analysis in the first phase of the project resulted in recommendations to support planning and implementation of the regional integration process.

Within phase II of the project Crown Agents implemented Strategic Plans for Customs Development. Particular emphasis has been placed on continued development of the ASEAN Single Window to establish a fully operational regional system as well as facilitating customs clearance and transit.

We have a portfolio of over 30 successful customs reform projects across the globe. Our enterprise solutions balance effective regulatory intervention and enforcement with efficient procedures and processes that facilitate commercial activities and the movement of goods across borders.

Working to recommendations and standards from conventions such as WCO, EU and Kyoto, we provide legal and institutional frameworks for reform for the standardisation of customs procedures.

Supporting the concept of Single Window and recognising the significant benefits automated services can provide, Crown Agents has developed an IT solution which can integrate national and regional trade agencies on a most comprehensive electronic workspace. Currently being implemented in a major Asian country, TRIPS modular structure allows Crown Agents to customise any solution to meet bespoke needs. Crown Agents can also provide technical expertise to inform strategy to deepen ICT usage.

Our work seeks to build capacity, increase transparency and facilitate trade. We are proud to be working with AACE on this initiative and offering advice to help drive the Alliance forward.

[March 2010]