World Export Development Forum (WEDF)

 

Discussion brief for the Export Strategy-Maker

Export Development in the Digital Economy

Results of the electronic system of exports (siex) performance during and for 1999

by M. Rebeca Flor
Export Procedure Centre (CENTREX)
Banco Central de Reserva de El Salvador
(Not edited by ITC)

e-mail: rebeca.flor@bcr.gob.sv
rebeca.flor@elsalvadortrade.com.sv

The Electronic System of Exports (SIEX), is an innovative system, pioneer in its type within the Central American area. It creates a linkage by electronic means, between exporters and CENTREX, allowing them to obtain the required exportation documents from their companies, without running risks or loss of time, at any hour, day or night. Through SIEX, the exporter sends information about his operations and obtains the corresponding authorization in his workplace.

We now present a brief summary regarding its functioning and advantages, since its inception on March 1996 and the future perspectives it has.

RESULTS

  1. Number of Companies and Operations
    2.

    Up to December of 1999, 247 companies operate within SIEX, distributed in the Central and Western part of the country, specially in those areas with more industrial growth (Graph 1). Among them the participation of companies dedicated to textiles and garments, cardboard and paper, plastics, beverages and ethylic alcohol, among other products, is outstanding.

    Graph No.1

    The total number of authorized operations by SIEX during 1999, was of approximately 77,0000 and for an amount of more than two billion dollars. 30% of such operations were authorized during non-commercial hours and/or days, demonstrating how SIEX facilitates proceedings and furnishes an efficient service, thus bolstering competitivity of the export sector. As from 1996 to this date 200,000 operations have been authorized.

  2. Savings of the Export Sector.
    3.

    If one takes into account that as an average each operation saves the exporter an equivalent of ˘125.00, it can be said that total savings for the exporting sector is of approximately ˘25 millions of colones. To this amount one should add the opportunity costs (comprehending fines for loss of contracts, false shipping, delayed deliveries, etc.), that, because of their nature, are very difficult to establish.

  3. Expenses made by Companies before SIEX’s Functioning, per Proceeding Made before CENTREX’s Offices. Information provided by Exporting Companies.

(Values in Colones)

EXPENSES

COMPANIES PLACED IN SAN SALVADOR

COMPANIES PLACED OUTSIDE SAN SALVADOR

Taxis

0.00

275.00

Fuel

52.00

0.00

Invoice photocopying

 

6.00

 

6.00

Salary of employee(s)

 

50.00

 

100.00

Per Diems

0.00

40.00

TOTALS

108.00

421.00

 

PERSPECTIVES.

Due to SIEX’s success, the technological plataform must be up-dated, and thus a new project is being developed with which it is expected to expand the system’s advantages, to provide new services, and integrate it to Teledispatch. To that purpose the necessary steps are being taken before the General Directorship of Customs.

More information can be found at:

 

http://www.elsalvadortrade.com.sv/institituciones/html/centrex.html y

http://www.elsalvadortrade.com.sv/html/boletin3.html

Posted 23 October 2008  

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