Shipping Instruction Standard Package
The Shipping Instructions are variously known as Shipping Instructions, Forwarding Instructions, Shippers Letter of Instruction and would typically follow the Booking from the Transport Service Buyer to the Transport Service Provider as a pre-cursor to the issuing of a waybill which then acts as the evidence of the transport contract.
The Shipping Instructions package contains the following elements:
Waybill Standard Package
The Waybill is the evidence of a contract between the Transport Service Buyer and the Transport Service Provider, it is usually issued on collection or receipt by the Transport Service Provider. The waybill is used as a document of title and to show who has the right of ownership of the goods being transported.
The waybill is a common term covering various terms used in different modes of transport, for example;
• Bill of Lading, Ocean Bill of Lading, or Sea Waybill is used in Sea freight
• Air Waybill or eAWB is used in Airfreight
• Consignment Note (CMR or eCMR) is used in Road
• Rail Transport Document CIM and SGMS are used in Rail
The Waybill package includes the following elements:
Status Report / Request Standard Package
The tracking of a consignment, goods or transport equipment is imperative to a success of a supply chain operation, accurate and timely status updates allow the Consignor and Consignee to plan and manage the flow and timing, identifying exceptions early on so that risk and disruption can be minimised. The status reporting processes can cover ad-hoc reporting (request) or contractual reporting (subscription).
The Equipment Status Report package includes the following elements:
The Consignment Status Report package includes the following elements:
Export Packing List Standard Package
The Cross-Industry Export Packing List process has been compiled within the context of the United Nations Development Account (UNDA) coronavirus (COVID-19) response project “Transport and Trade Connectivity in the Age of Pandemics”, with a view to increase the harmonization and standardization of data exchange in international transport, trade and logistics to reduce person-to-person contacts during the COVID-19 crisis and in the post-pandemic recovery.
The Export Packing List Standard package includes the following elements:
RASFF (Rapid Alert for Security of Food and Feed) Standard Package
The Rapid Alert for Food & Feed (RASFF) Process has been compiled using the RASFF system and process of the European Commission and European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) as a base, with contributions of the Dutch Food Safety Authority and other relevant organisations. The generic design is offering Control Authorities in the domain of Health and Food Safety and other authorities (such as Customs)the opportunity to contextualize the information by using the UN/CEFACT Core Component Business Document Assembly (CCBDA) methodology.
The RASFF Standard package includes the following elements:
eCMR Standard package
The Convention on the Contract for the International Carriage of Goods by Road (CMR) was developed in 1956. This convention standardizes contractual and carrier liability conditions of transporting goods by road in vehicles for reward if the origin and destination are in two different countries, and at least one of the countries is a contracting party. It has been acceded to by 55 states around the world, thus making the use of the CMR obligatory in these countries. In 1976, the International Road Union introduced a United Nations Layout Key aligned CMR Note template in cooperation with the International Chamber of Commerce. This road consignment note template was updated in 2007 and is now used by most, if not all, parties to contracts of carriage in CMR contracting countries.
Regional cooperation for trade and transport connectivity in the age of pandemics in Asia and the Pacific
“Coordination, digitalization, harmonization and partnership” could remain as guiding principles of the trade and transport response during the pandemic and in its aftermath. The existing cooperation mechanisms for trade and transport connectivity in Asia and the Pacific should be mobilized to provide stronger momentum for facilitation, harmonization and digitalization of cross-border trade and transport procedures. This includes the Framework Agreement on Facilitation of Cross-Border Paperless Trade in Asia and the Pacific, and the intergovernmental agreements on the Asian Highway and the Trans-Asian Railway Networks. Complementing this, regional coordination in times of crises can also be institutionalized in future negotiations of relevant regional, subregional and bilateral trade and transport agreements.
Seamless trade and transport connectivity in Asia and the Pacific: regional cooperation in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic
This report has been prepared in line with the ESCAP framework on socio-economic response to COVID-19 and as part of the activities of the UNDA project “Transport and trade connectivity in the age of pandemics: contactless, seamless and collaborative UN solutions”.
COVID-19 and its impact on shipping and port sector in Asia and the Pacific
The policy brief focuses on the impact of the pandemic on the shipping and port industry and the policy responses on COVID-19 in Asia-Pacific.
Online Repository of Contributions to the Policy Hackathon on Model Provisions for Trade in Times of Crisis and Pandemic
This Online repository provides access to written contributions submitted by participants to the Policy Hackathon on Model Provisions for Trade in Times of Crisis and Pandemic in Regional and Other Trade Agreements. The contributions featured in this Online repository have been made available as received and are under the sole responsibility of their author(s).
A brief overview of contributions is also available here.