Data sharing is key to one-stop border post

Customs clearances at the South Africa/Mozambique Lebombo border post will speed up with the sharing of data by the customs officials in the two countries, according to Michael Henning, general manager of Easyclear. "Recent developments and the close working relationship between the South African Revenue Service (Sars) and the Mozambique revenue authority has resulted in some understandings and established data communications in line with the one-stop border project. "i expect to see, in the very near future, complete data communications between the two countries further enhancing the turnaround time for customs clearances at Lebombo,” he says. While Easyclear as a software service provider is not active in Mozambique itself, it facilitates the “movement of trade through Lebombo and other neighbouring ports to Mozambique, with our clients accounting for the bulk of the road freight through Lebombo to the port of Maputo and beyond,” Henning says. Easyclear, which covers “all facets of customs clearing and forwarding,” recently added tracking via web and through Smartphone and mobile devices. “The fast pace of technology has determined and shaped the future of customs clearing, as is evident through the Sars modernisation process. “We are developing modules and capabilities to provide visibility across the supply chain using mobile and broadband webbased and cloud technology,” he says. CAPTION Michael Henning, general manager of Easyclear.