Study of the Role of Customs in Global Supply Chain Management and Trade Security Based on the Authorized Economic Operator System

Abstract

The core aims of Authorised Economic Operator (AEO) are to establish an international corporate identity system and encourage supply chain enterprises to maintain high degrees of safety and security in their international trading. This paper conducts an in-depth study of customs management thinking regarding the AEO system and actively explores its implementation and integration with international customs standards common practice and fulfilling the requirements of any international obligations. The government will need to work with enterprises in developing basic conditions on AEO certification, recognising and dealing with problems as they arise, while seeking to maintain the facilitation of customs clearance for excising lawabiding and sustainable trade routes and ensuring the security.

Examining the perceived impact of financial investment in AEO certification on performance through trade facilitation and public and private partnership

“…Although there have been multiple attempts to simplify the trading procedure such as the cross-border Single Window system in the ASEAN region as G2G initiative, TF is closely connected to cooperative and collaborative logistical activities in global supply chains. Numerous studies (Chen and Ma, 2015; Kim and Han, 2015; Voss and Williams, 2013; Ritchie and Melnyk, 2012) pointed out the benefits of being certified of voluntary security initiatives such as C-TPAT and AEO in terms of trade and transport facilitation in the supply chain. If certified, AEO provides benefits such as customs administrative processes (e.g.…”