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Facilitating E-Commerce Adoption: An Electronic Customs System

Facilitating E-Commerce Adoption: An Electronic Customs System

Marta Raus, Roman Boutellier
Copyright: © 2010 |Pages: 22
ISBN13: 9781605669984|ISBN10: 1605669989|ISBN13 Softcover: 9781616922306|EISBN13: 9781605669991
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-60566-998-4.ch001
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Raus, Marta, and Roman Boutellier. "Facilitating E-Commerce Adoption: An Electronic Customs System." E-Commerce Adoption and Small Business in the Global Marketplace: Tools for Optimization, edited by Brychan Thomas and Geoff Simmons, IGI Global, 2010, pp. 1-22. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60566-998-4.ch001

APA

Raus, M. & Boutellier, R. (2010). Facilitating E-Commerce Adoption: An Electronic Customs System. In B. Thomas & G. Simmons (Eds.), E-Commerce Adoption and Small Business in the Global Marketplace: Tools for Optimization (pp. 1-22). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60566-998-4.ch001

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Raus, Marta, and Roman Boutellier. "Facilitating E-Commerce Adoption: An Electronic Customs System." In E-Commerce Adoption and Small Business in the Global Marketplace: Tools for Optimization, edited by Brychan Thomas and Geoff Simmons, 1-22. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2010. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60566-998-4.ch001

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Abstract

International trade conducted electronically is seen as a major driver of globalisation. We argue that the development of international electronic trade might grow faster if adequate governmental regulations support it. Based on a literature review and EU/OECD reports, we demonstrate how legislation is important for the success of international e-commerce. In particular, we focus on EU e-customs regulations and related IT systems. We show how e-customs systems might be used as a tool for e-commerce adoption facilitation. As an example we consider Switzerland as a non-EU country having to adapt its regulations to be EU compliant and therefore facilitate international trade for local companies. We analyse the situation of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Switzerland, and study eight factors that can change after e-customs implementation and possible advantages yielded by such implementations. Finally, we propose factors related to e-customs implementation: increased control of the customs office, less entry errors, electronic notice of VAT assessment, data and communication standardisation, declaration possible 24 hours a day and more transparent export process; as well as three EU customs regulations: Integrated Tariff of the European Communities, Modernised Customs Code, and Community Customs Code that can enhance e-commerce adoption.

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