Use of electronic data:e-CSDs, eAWBs

Nathalie HerbellesAssistant Director Airport, Passenger, Cargo and

Security Asia-Pacific

Air cargo’s modernizationchallenge

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• Electronic messages exist since the 80s

• But the air cargo industry still relies on paper and human intervention

• Airfreight shipment generates up to 30 different paper documents!

• Behaviors are slow to change

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Cost:Eliminate paper handling, transporting and processing cost (eliminates data re-capture)Time:Reduced freight “wait time”

Visibility:Quality electronic messaging for tracking status of freightQuality:Unified Quality Management Standards

Sustainability:Contribute to environment by reducing paper consumption

Why e-freight?

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Shippers

Origin Freight Forwarders

Export Customs

Carrier

Consignees

1. Invoice2. Packing List3. Certificate of Origin4. Letter of Instruction5. Dangerous Goods Declaration6.CITES certificate

1. Master Air Waybill2. House Waybill3. House Manifest4. Export Goods Declaration5. Customs Release Export

Destination Freight Forwarders

19. Import Goods Declaration20. Customs Release Import

12. Flight Manifest13. Transfer Manifest14. Export Cargo Declaration15. Import Cargo Declaration16. Transit Declaration17. Security Declaration18. Freight Book List*

Origin GHA

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Destination GHA

Import Customs

e-freight documents

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Other disruptive technologies are on their way

Autonomous vehicles

Internet of Things

3D PRINTING

Robotics

Augmented reality

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e-Air Waybill (e-AWB)

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Objectives of e-AWB projectReplace the paper Air Waybills by the electronic version. No more paper AWB tendered to airlines!

Provide a win-win-win-win scenario for airlines, freight forwarders, ground handlers and customs by lowering costs, increasing data accuracy and improving customer experience

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How does e-AWB work?Front Reverse

Electronic messagesSigned e-AWB

agreement

+

+e-AWB

PaperAirWaybill

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Cargo-IMP and Cargo-XML messages can both be used to transmit the e-AWB

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Cargo-IMP Cargo-XML

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Where can e-AWB be used? Montreal Convention 99

(MC99) and Montreal Protocol 4 (MP4) allow the use of an e-AWB in lieu of the paper AWB

Paper is REQUIRED on other trade-lanes (Warsaw trade-lanes)

80% of the worldwide cargo volume occurs on routes underlying an international treaty compatible with e-AWB

No treaty trade-lanes

Warsaw trade-lanes

MC99/MP4 trade lanesallow e-AWB

(accounting for 80% of the cargo volumes)

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e-Consignment Security Declaration

The CSD allows secure operators to exchange information about who secured

which consignment, how and when.

CSD/e-CSD: who does what how and when

Authority

Regulated Agent(Freight Forwarder)

Carrier

(SLI)

Known Consignor(Shipper)

Sec.Dec.

Sec.Dec.

Regulated Agent (Handling Agent or

Carrier)

Sec.Dec.

FWB/XFWB

Sec.Dec.

Regulated Agent (Handling Agent or

Carrier)

FWB/XFWB

Sec.Dec.

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FWB/XFWB

Before CSD

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After CSD: one template for all stakeholders, worldwide

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e-CSD

• Electronic version of CSD (part of the FWB message)

• Can be printed when needed

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ICAO Guidance refers to CSD

Document 8973 – Aviation Security ManualChapter 13 “Cargo and Mail”

and

Appendix 33 (template CSD)

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The Security Status is key:

SPX: Cargo Secure for Passenger and All-Cargo Aircraft SHR: Cargo secure for passenger, all-cargo and all-mail

aircraft in accordance with high risk requirementsSCO: Cargo Secure for All-Cargo Aircraft Only

IATA Resolution 651

Requires the use of the CSD and e-CSD by IATA members

Applicable 1 October 2015

Status of CSD acceptance

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e-CSD benefitsIncrease Security

Reduce Costs

Respond Faster to

RegulatorsImprove

Efficiency

Increase Productivity

To represent, lead and serve the airline industry

Thank you. Any questions?herbellesn@iata.org