CBP Releases its ITDS ConOps
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has announced the release of its International Trade Data System Concept of Operations (ConOps).
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ConOps Describes Import Processes to be Used by CBP in ACE
CBP's Office of International Trade completed and approved the CBP ITDS Concept of Operations, version 1.3, on January 6, 2010.
According to CBP, this ConOps describes the anticipated future import processes to be used by CBP in ACE, and addresses the needs of three distinct stakeholder interest groups -- CBP, participating government agencies, and trade:
- CBP’s expressed interest in processes that are efficient and effective to satisfy its dual mission of security and trade facilitation.
- Participating government agencies' expressed interest in processes that enable them to fulfill their missions in the regulation of imports and exports.
- The trade’s expressed needs for automated, predictable, and uniform business processes leading to the facilitation of compliant trade, and a single system of communication of holds, status, and final release.
ConOps Created to Pave Way for Future ACE Funding, “Single Window”
CBP states that it is against this backdrop of operational needs that the business processes in this ConOps were created. It was designed to pave the way for future ACE funding and development, and is the first step towards achieving the concept most notably known as the automated “single window.”
It specifically outlines those areas in the “To Be” environment where there are touch points with PGAs, in trade data processing. (It does not address the CBP export environment or CBPs non-cargo related processes.)
ConOps “Business Process” Benefits Include Integration with Trade, Automation
The benefits from these ConOps processes can be generally categorized as (1) addressing automation of processes, (2) integration with other agencies and the trade, and (3) communication among the stakeholders, according to CBP.
(See ITT’s Online Archives or 08/23/10 news, 10082309, for BP summary of CBP completing its gap analysis for its ITDS ConOps.
See ITT’s Online Archives or 08/11/10 news, 10081113, for BP summary of CBP officials providing an update on CBP’s ConOps.
See ITT’s Online Archives or 06/16/10 news, 10061655, for BP summary announcing that CBP was trying to make its ConOps available to the trade, etc.)
CBP contact- Susan Dyszel (202) 863-6211.
Full ConOps document is available here.