Data Challenges
As digital transformation continues to transform commerce and
communications, customs organizations have more and more data sources
available to them on which to base operational decisions. While the extent
to which data sources can be used differs per country and depends on
privacy laws and regulatory limitations, most customs authorities are not
fully leveraging the data they do have access to. These data points come
from internal and external sources, including open source and public
data. It includes customs-specific sources such as customs declarations,
manifests, and invoices, as well as sources ranging from financial
transactions to passenger flight information.
Customs authorities have access to databases maintained by the World
Customs Organization (WCO) such as the Customs Enforcement Network
(CEN), and government organizations like the European Union’s CSM
and IET databases. Information from network intelligence and tactical
intelligence solutions can even enable operational teams to detect and
intercept smugglers in the field. Customs officials can take advantage
of open-source data from the web, such as pricing information from
e-commerce sites, and cross-reference price data with a bill of lading
documentation to assess the validity of an item’s declared value.
Data Sources
+ Declarations,
manifests & invoices
+ X-ray images
+ Blacklists
+ WCO systems
+ Governments &
Regional organizations
+ AIS /Movement
Tracking Systems
+ Carrier data
+ Automatic Number
Plate Recognition
(ANPR)
+ Passenger (API/PNR)
+ Population registry
+ Tax authority
+ Border control
+ Criminal records
+ Intelligence units
+ Network data
+ Web
+ Social media
+ Company registries
+ Banking transactions
+ Money transfers
Customs Location Government
Intelligence Open Source Financial
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