Export Platform under JSWIFT 90 Per Cent Complete

• The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining is collaborating with Jamaica Customs to complete the export component of the Jamaica Single Window for Trade (JWIFT) for implementation in the upcoming fiscal year.
• Minister of State, Hon. Franklin Witter, in a speech read by Chief Technical Director in the Ministry, Orville Palmer, said that the export platform is almost complete.
• “The export Single Window platform has been developed and is now at 90 per cent ready for implementation. However, before we make the system live, we will conduct a series of trials to ensure its effectiveness. The Ministry is collaborating with the Jamaica Customs Single Window entry team to have this platform up and running in 2024/25,” he said.
• He was addressing the Fresh Produce Exporters Forum on Monday (March 25) at the Medallion Hall Hotel in St. Andrew.
• JSWIFT provides a web-based portal that supports cross-border trade in Jamaica. It is designed to facilitate the Plant Quarantine Produce Inspection (PQPI) branch’s import and export business processes by providing a paperless service within a single trade mechanism, resulting in improved cost savings.
• It will also enable clients to submit applications before visiting export complexes and the production of phytosanitary and fumigation certificates, which will allow all exporters to download and print their documents from the comfort of their offices or homes.
• Witter noted that this will reduce processing time and improve communication with international trading partners by providing advanced notification of shipments.

(Source: JSE)