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Single Window means an across border, ‘intelligent’ facility which allows parties involved in trade and transport to lodge standardised information, mainly electronic, with a single-entry point to fulfil all import, export and transit related regulatory requirements.

(Source: WCO)

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Single Window means a facility that allows parties involved in trade and transport to lodge standardised information with a single-entry point to fulfil all regulatory requirements. If information is electronic then individual data elements should only be submitted once. (Source: Standard for electronic ship reporting EU/164/2010) Single Window is defined as a (intelligent) facility that allows parties involved in trade and transport to lodge standardised information and documents with a single-entry point to fulfil all import, export and transit-related regulatory requirements. If information is electronic, then individual data elements should only be submitted once. (Source: UNECE)

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