AEI promises to give better visibility, reduce clearance time for shipments and increase security at airports in Senegal. The mandatory pilot phase begins today, with the hope that the technology will go live by September 1.
As part of the agreement, CHAMPCargosystems has performed a comprehensive analysis into Senegal’s Customs requirements, a gap analysis and, together with Senegal Customs, helped define the specifications for WCO world format XML schema.
VP Global Sales and Marketing at CHAMP, Nicholas Xenocostas, commented, “We are very honoured to be selected as preferred partner with Senegal Customs to help them to implement advance electronic information filing that will not only help them improve collaboration between customs and trade, but also take some fundamental steps in increasing security against terrorism and international crime.
“Traxon Global Customs is a fully managed, cloud-based service used by 100+ airlines and ground handlers. For our existing clients who want to start compliance already in the pilot phase, the AEI filling to Senegal Customs that fully compliant with new mandatory requirements will be available, and they just need to add the country.”
Colonel Alioune Dione, Director of Customs IT Systems at Senegal Customs further explained, “CHAMP provided us with extensive support and knowledge that helping us implement Advance Electronic Information in Senegal. The expertise and client coverage of their customs solution was crucial in our decision making process of selecting CHAMP.”
Increasingly, countries in Africa and around the world are investigating the adoption of AEI filing in order to increase efficiency, accuracy, speed and reduce costs and errors. The technology offers to facilitate better collaboration between industry stakeholders and different countries, as well as improve transparency, thereby enhancing security within air cargo.
CHAMP’s solution, Traxon Global Customs, currently covers 47 countries with more countries being added as legislation comes into force, making it “a highly versatile and future proof solution,” CHAMP said in today’s press release.
Pictured, from left to right: Gabriel Mbaya (Account Manager, SRM, SITA), Bineta TOURÉ (Head of Information Systems facilitation, Senegal Customs), Lieutenant Abdoulaye DIOP (Chief of the Network Services, Senegal Customs), Commandant Abdoulaye BASSE (Deputy Director of Customs IT Systems Directorate, Senegal Customs), Johan Ruthstrom (Head of Business Development - Government Solutions, CHAMP Cargosystems), Harona SALL (Assistant Database Administrator), Jean-Charles Manigart (Business Development & Service Manager – Africa, CHAMP Cargosystems).
