What is PSW (Pakistan Single Window) – Benefits of PSW – PSW Features

What is PSW (Pakistan Single Window)

A Single Window is a facility that permits parties involved in trade and transport to lodge standardized information and documents with a single entry point to fulfill all import, export, and transit-related regulatory requirements. If information is electronic, then individual data elements should only be submitted once.

Features of PSW (Pakistan Single Window)

• Connect Government’s 49 Trade Regulators
• Decrease Cost and Time
• Registration Process Super Easy & Paperless/ Contactless
• Eliminate Form-E and EIF Form
• Government Departments Issues Documents Online in PSW
• Perform Joint Inspection
• Port Community System

Connect Government’s 49 Trade Regulators

1. Pakistan Customs
2. State Bank of Pakistan
3. Departments of Plant Protection
4. Pakistan Standards & Control Authority
5. Inland Revenue Services
6. Animal Quarantine
7. Livestock Wing
8. PSI pre-shipment inspection agencies (12 in number)
9. Mercantile Marine Department
10. EPC (Export Price Certificate from APTMA)
11. Certificate from Sialkot Material Testing Laboratory
12. Drug Regulatory Authority Pakistan
13. Ministry of Commerce
14. Ministry of Interior
15. Ministry of National Health Services, Regulations & Coordination
16. Ministry of Foreign Affairs
17. Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority
18. Narcotics Control Division
19. Federal Seed Certification & Registration Department
20. Ministry of Climate Change
21. Provincial EPAs
22. DG Immigration & Passport
23. Engineering Development Board
24. Ministry of Defense
25. Trade Development Authority of Pakistan
26. OGRA/ Hydrocarbon institute of Pakistan
27. Pakistan Nuclear Regulatory Authority
28. Pakistan Engineering Council
29. PVT/ Ministry of Information
30. Pakistan Telecommunication Authority
31. NCCW (CITIES)
32. Department of Explosives
33. Chief Inspector of Boilers
34. Pakistan Cotton Standard Institute
35. Certificate from Pakistan Tobacco Board
36. Aviation Division
37. National Ozone Unit
38. Fisheries Development Board
39. Textile Division
40. Intellectual Property Organization
41. Trading Corporation of Pakistan
42. National Tariff Commission
43. Export Processing Zones
44. Pakistan Gems & Jewelry Development Commission
45. Strategic Export Control Division
46. Provincial Revenue Authorities (7 in members)
47. Forestry Wing
48. Port Authorities (Sea, Land, Air, and Border)

Benefits for the Government

• Increase revenue yield
• Improved compliance
• Enhanced security/ controls

Benefits for the Traders

• Reduced costs and time
• Faster clearance
• Transparency & Predictability
• Less Opportunity for interpretation of laws, regulations etc.