The UK International Trade Single Window (UK ITSW) is an electronic system that will dramatically simplify international trade procedures in the future for both Trade and Government. It is a tool that will allow a business to submit once all the data required by Government to clear import or export goods.

Currently, when submitting information to individual Government departments for importing and exporting, businesses have to deal with differing methods of authentication, inconsistent standards of information and repeatedly provide the same information.

Through the UK ITSW, businesses will soon be able to access all the regulatory information they need from Government in the one place and, in time, will be able to complete the necessary administrative processes for importing and exporting online. In the longer term, businesses will be able to submit all the data required by Government just once.

When introduced UK ITSW will dramatically support the complex import and export processes and will encourage more businesses to trade internationally for the first time.

For more information visit http://www.sitpro.org.uk/policy/singwin/index.html