Time reservation system of customs clearance – Ebooking Truck

Abstract

In recent years the Customs Service has been introducing several innovative electronic services (e-services) for clients (entrepreneurs, forwarders). One of the proposed solutions is the system of eBooking TRUCK, which enables clients electronic reservation of the date of customs for the trucks leaving Poland. The article presents basic information regarding this improvement, the aim of which is primarily shortening the time of truck spent on customs clearance (eliminating or reducing queues on the border crossings) and improving the work organisation of customs services. There is presented the concept of the eBooking TRUCK system, the premises of its implementing, the scope of data transmission by the entrepreneurs, the scope of handling notification by the customs officers, architecture of system and the ways of clients communication within the system (SMS, e-mail, CB radio, information panels, infokiosks). At the end, there is presented a description of implementing actions based on the pilot programme carried out from 5th October 2015 at Koroszczyn border crossing point (Customs Chamber in Biala Podlaska, Polish-Belarus border) and Grzechotki (Customs Chamber in Olsztyn, Polish-Russian border).