JP7237389B1 - Methods and systems for requesting and managing origin qualification investigations for goods - Google Patents

Abstract

Kind Code: A1 A method and system for requesting and managing origin qualification investigations for goods is provided. The method of managing the origin qualification investigation by this technology is, for example, a method of managing the investigation of the origin qualification of goods by a computer, in which the computer determines that the goods include the supplied goods, and makes an investigation request for the supplied goods. is selectably displayed, and in response to the selection of an inquiry request for a supply item, an origin qualification inquiry request and management method including creating an inquiry request for a supply item.

Description

The present technology relates to methods and systems for requesting and managing origin qualification investigations for goods.

Aiming to strengthen wide-ranging economic relations, the conclusion of Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) is accelerating around the world in order to realize the liberalization and facilitation of trade and investment. In recent years, not only bilateral FTAs but also the movement to build wide-area free trade zones called mega FTAs has become active. In Japan as well, the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) and the Japan-EU Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) entered into force, ushering in the era of mega FTAs. is welcoming The elimination of trade barriers will further expand intra-regional trade, enabling consumers in importing countries to distribute the same imported goods and services at lower prices. The possibility of enjoying the benefits of expanding business opportunities is expanding. In the future, the use of FTAs is expected to become the standard for international commercial transactions, and the exporting country that is responsible for the actual business will be required to take measures that involve exporters, producers, and suppliers as a theme that will have a major impact on the entire business. is assumed. In this way, in the midst of changes in international trade rules, the formulation of corporate trade strategies is an urgent task, and it is becoming important to create an overall system to enjoy the effect of reducing tariffs.

WO 2021/029001 pamphlet JP-A-4-160671 JP-A-2002-73760 JP-A-2003-323522 Japanese Patent Publication No. 2003-535401 Japanese Patent No. 5650090

In order to enjoy the benefits of an FTA under appropriate legal compliance, it is necessary for the entity in the exporting country (exporter), who is responsible for the actual work, to build a cooperative system with producers and suppliers and take action. It's been done. In addition to the existing agreements that have already entered into force, the preparations cover a wide range of areas, including the newly enacted CPTPP, an accurate understanding of the Japan-EU EPA, and countermeasures against risks. In order to qualify as an "originating product" in the use of FTAs, it is a condition that the rules of origin stipulated in the agreement are met. However, due to the complexity of the rules of origin, the task of proving the status of origin is complicated and burdensome than expected. In addition, it is presumed that there is a limit to the amount of manpower a person in charge of a single company can use to grasp all the rules of origin of each agreement related to the supply chain. Proof of origin qualification is proof based on corporate responsibility, and in order to make correct proof, it is important to create a system that considers risk and efficiency. Furthermore, in the CPTPP and the Japan-EU EPA, a self-reporting system has been adopted instead of the conventional certification of judgment by a third-party organization.

In this way, the establishment of methods for each company to certify, and the development of a compliance system related to this, are becoming more and more important issues. In addition, it is expected that there will be more cases where the management system, such as whether the content of the documents certifying the status of origin is appropriate and whether the documents are properly stored, will be questioned.

In addition, for example, in the case of automobile manufacturing, where labor is hierarchically divided into finished vehicle manufacturers, parts manufacturers, secondary parts manufacturers, etc., it is desirable to have a method and system for quickly and efficiently investigating the qualification of origin. be

In addition, in the production of the goods subject to the investigation of the status of origin, the investigation of the status of origin should be carried out quickly and efficiently even if there is a two-way business relationship with the materials supplied by the ordering consignment company. A method and system are desired.

This technology is, for example, a method of requesting and managing an investigation of the qualification of origin of an export product by a computer, wherein the computer receives a request for investigation of the qualification of origin of the export product from the exporter, and the export product determine to include supplies provided by the supplier, display the survey request for supplies as selectable, and create a survey request for supplies in response to the selection of a survey request for supplies. , including sending to the exporter an inquiry request for the supplied goods, including origin inquiry requests and management methods.

1 illustrates a provenance entitlement inquiry and management system in accordance with an embodiment of the present technology; FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating a method of origin entitlement inquiry and control in accordance with an embodiment of the present technology;

In obtaining a certificate of origin, the exporter typically asks the producer to investigate and certify the origin of the goods. If the goods contain parts produced by a supplier other than the producer, the producer further requests the supplier to investigate and certify the originating qualification of the parts. In this specification, the term "exporter" includes not only export goods but also those who conduct origin qualification investigations on parts for domestic production, and export goods also include parts for domestic production.

FIG. 1 illustrates an originating entitlement inquiry management system 100 in accordance with an embodiment of the present technology.

The origin qualification investigation management system 100 includes a server 120, an exporter terminal 130, a producer terminal 140, a supplier A terminal 150, and a supplier B terminal 160, which are communicably connected to a network 110 by wire or wirelessly.

The network 110 may be the Internet, a private network, a LAN (Local Area Network), a WAN (Wide Area Network), or a fifth generation mobile communication system (5G).

The server 120 is a computer that includes a processor and memory and has a function of communicating with the exporter terminal 130 , the producer terminal 140 , the supplier A terminal 150 and the supplier B terminal 160 via the network 110 . The exporter terminal 130 is a computer, tablet terminal, smartphone, or the like that includes a processor and memory and has a function of communicating with the server 120 via the Internet. is. Each of the supplier A terminals 150 and the supplier B terminals 160 may be two or more, and may further include sub-supplier terminals (not shown).

The exporter terminal 130 assumes that the product, product, processed product, etc. that the exporter (which may be the final assembler) intends to export is produced in its own country under agreements such as FTA, CPTPP, EPA, etc. It transmits to the server 120 a survey request for the producer terminal 140 as to whether or not it has a certified origin qualification, and receives a survey reply from the producer terminal 140 from the server 120 . The search request may include the name of the goods and/or the HS code (the code number established under the International Convention on the Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System (HS Convention)). good. The survey request may further include the name and/or HS code of each part (including members; the same shall apply hereinafter) that constitutes the article, and the name and/or supplier code of the supplier that produces and supplies the part. The survey request may further include child part names and/or HS codes of child parts that make up the part, and supplier names and/or supplier codes that produce and supply the child parts. The survey request may include a notification that there are items supplied by the exporter for the production of the product. The research request may further include the date of the research request and/or the expiry date for the originating status. In addition, a desired reply deadline for the request may be included. The server 120 may notify the producer terminal 140 that the survey request has been received from the exporter terminal 130 .

In response to a survey request from the exporter terminal 130 or prior to the survey request, the producer terminal 140 sends the name and/or HS code of each part that constitutes the article, the name of the production factory, the place of production, etc. It transmits to the server 120 the information on production, the presence or absence of the qualification of origin, its expiration date, etc. as a survey reply. The survey response may include the supplier name and/or supplier code that supplies the part. Survey responses may also include material costs, profits, manufacturing methods, material lists, parts lists, and costs for parts. Also, the producer terminal 140 and/or the server 120 may be set so that at least some of the survey responses are not disclosed to other terminals.

If the part includes child parts (subcomponents) supplied to the producer by supplier A, the producer terminal 140, if necessary, asks the supplier A terminal 150 whether the child parts have originating qualifications. A survey request is sent to the server 120 and a survey reply from the supplier A terminal 150 is received from the server 120 . A survey request may include a sub-part name and/or HS code. The survey request may further include a grandchild part name and/or HS code of each grandchild part constituting the child part, and a sub-supplier name and/or sub-supplier code that produces and supplies the grandchild part. The research request may further include the date of the research request and/or the desired expiration date for the originating status. The server 120 may notify the supplier A terminal 150 that the survey request has been received from the producer terminal 140 .

In response to the survey request from the producer terminal 140, or prior to the survey request, the supplier A terminal 150 confirms the child part name and/or HS code of each child part that constitutes the part, the presence or absence of the origin qualification, and its The expiration date or the like may be sent to the server 120 as a survey reply. The survey response may include the supplier name and/or supplier code that supplies the child part. The survey response may further include information on production sites, material costs, profits, manufacturing methods, material lists, parts lists, and costs for child parts. Also, the supplier A terminal 150 and/or the server 120 may be set so that at least some of the survey responses are not disclosed to other terminals.

The server 120 may determine that the goods or parts that are the subject of the survey request include supplies provided by the exporter itself or by supplier B designated by the exporter. The server 120, for example, refers to a table that can specify a supplier for each article or part, or refers to the supplier name specified by the producer terminal 140, and determines if the supplier is the same as the survey requester. It may be determined to be a supply item in some cases or when the requester of the survey is a designated person. The supplied items may include not only parts provided directly by the client, but also articles or parts provided indirectly through a trading company or the like. In addition, the supplied items may be paid or free of charge. The table may be a combination of, for example, a bill of materials (BOM) showing the hierarchical structure of parts and information on direct or indirect suppliers of each part, child part, and grandchild part. Also, the table may be created in advance by the producer terminal 140 .

If the parts that make up the goods include supplied items produced by the supplier B and provided to the producer via the exporter, the supplied item survey request may be displayed on the screen of the producer terminal 140 in a selectable manner. Server 120 may refer to the table to determine if the part is provided by the exporter or provided by supplier B via the exporter to include the supply. For the survey request for supplies, for example, a click button indicating that it is a survey request for supplies may be displayed on the screen, and when the click button is clicked, the survey request for supplies may be created. A supply survey may not be requested, or may be canceled after being requested.

Producer terminal 140 sends to server 120 an investigation request to exporter terminal 130 or supplier B terminal 160 as to whether or not the supplied item has the originating qualification, as necessary, and exporter terminal 130 or supplier B A survey reply from the terminal 160 is received from the server 120 . The survey request may include the part name and/or HS code. Investigation requests may include dummy parts and/or HS codes to indicate supply items. The survey request may include setting a flag indicating that it is a supply item. The survey request may further include child part names and/or HS codes of child parts (subcomponents) that make up the part, and sub-supplier names and/or sub-supplier codes that produce and supply the child parts. . The research request may further include the date of the research request and/or the desired expiration date for the originating status. The server 120 may notify the exporter terminal 130 or the supplier B terminal 160 of the receipt of the supplied item survey request from the producer terminal 140 .

The exporter terminal 130 or the supplier B terminal 160 responds to the supplied item survey request from the producer terminal 140 or prior to the supplied item survey request, the supplied item name and/or HS code, presence or absence of origin qualification and its validity. You may transmit a deadline etc. to the server 120 as a survey reply. The survey response may include the supplier name and/or supplier code that supplies the child part. Survey responses may also include material costs, benefits, manufacturing methods, material lists, parts lists, and costs for child parts. Also, the supplier B terminal 160 and/or the server 120 may be set so that at least some of the survey responses are not disclosed to other terminals.

FIG. 2 illustrates a method 200 for requesting and managing originating entitlements in accordance with an embodiment of the present technology.

At step 210 , after inputting the origin qualification inquiry request information from the exporter terminal 130 , the origin qualification inquiry request and management method 200 is started at the server 120 .

Next, at step 220, the server 120 receives a request from the exporter terminal 130 to the producer terminal 140 to investigate the qualification of origin of the exported goods. The request for investigation of the status of origin of the exported goods may include information on the supplied goods included in the exported goods (including information to the effect that the exported goods contain the supplied goods).

Next, in step 230, the producer terminal 140 receives the request for investigation of the qualification of origin transmitted via the server 120, and starts the investigation of the qualification of origin. Based on the information of the origin qualification investigation input at the producer terminal 140, the server 120 determines that the exported goods include the supplied goods from the exporter. The server 120 determines whether at least one part included in the export product is supplied by the exporter, is purchased from the exporter, is procured by the exporter from the supplier, or is is designated as a supplier, the part may be determined to be a supply item.

When it is determined in step 230 that the materials supplied by the exporter or the ordering consignment company are included in the constituent materials in the origin qualification investigation of the export goods, in step 240 the server 120 selects a request for investigation of the supplied goods. display as possible. The server 120 may indicate that surveys already performed on the supplies are available.

If a survey request for supplies is selected, at step 250 server 120 creates a survey request for supplies. Creating the survey request may include adding a dummy HS code to indicate that the item is a supply item for which the HS code cannot be specified. The server 120 may further notify the supply item provider (exporter terminal 130, for example) or its designated party (eg, supplier B terminal 160) that a survey request for the supply item has been created. . Investigation requests for supplies may include information on the corresponding origination inquiry request.

Next, at step 260, the server 120 sends a survey request for the supplies to the exporter terminal 130. FIG. If the supply item is procured from a supplier, the server 120 may send a survey request regarding the supply item to the supplier.

In addition, the producer terminal 140 may receive survey responses about supplied items from suppliers and, in response, transmit originating survey responses about export items to the exporter.

Next, at step 270, the origin qualification inquiry request and control method 200 ends.

In this embodiment, the exporter terminal 130 and/or the producer terminal 140 may be configured to display the progress of the survey request. The progress status of the survey request may be displayed, for example, as being requested, being surveyed, answered, or a combination thereof.

In addition, the request for investigation of export goods from the exporter may be received by the producer terminal 140 via a third party, and the investigation request for the exporter terminal 130 for the supplied goods may be sent to the third party. You may make it transmit via.

The present technology provides, for example, methods and systems that enable originating entitlement investigations to be conducted quickly and efficiently.

100 Origin Qualification Investigation Management System 110 Network 120 Server 130 Exporter Terminal 140 Producer Terminal 150 Supplier A Terminal 160 Supplier B Terminal

Claims (18)

A computer-based method for requesting and managing an investigation of the originating status of an export product, comprising:
The computer
Receiving a request from an exporter to investigate the originating status of an export product,
having determined that said exports include supplies from said exporter;
selectably display a survey request for the supply item;
creating a survey request for the supply item in response to the selection of the survey request for the supply item;
notifying said exporter that an investigation request has been made for said supply;
transmitting to said exporter an investigation request for said supply;
including information on the request for investigation of origin qualification to which the investigation request for the supplied goods corresponds;
Determining that the export includes supplies supplied by the exporter refers to a table that can identify a supplier for each export or part thereof, or purchases specified by a producer terminal. determining that the supplier is the person designated by said exporter by reference to the name of the supplier;
Request for origin qualification investigation and management method. the request for investigation of the originating status of the export includes information on the supplies included in the export;
The method of claim 1. including information indicating that the information on supplies contained in said export is a supply supplied by the exporter of said export;
3. The method of claim 2. the supplies supplied by the exporter of said export include supplies procured by said exporter from a supplier;
4. The method of claim 3. Determining that said exports include supplies from said exporter comprises designating said exporter as a supplier;
The method of claim 1. The survey request includes a desired response deadline,
The method of claim 1. creating a survey request for the supplies;
Including giving a code indicating that it is the supplied item,
The method of claim 1. The code indicating that it is a supplied item includes a dummy HS code,
8. The method of claim 7. creating a survey request for the supplies;
including setting a flag indicating that it is the supplied item,
The method of claim 1. selectably displaying an investigation request for the supply item includes indicating that investigation results previously performed for the supply item are available;
The method of claim 1. If the supplied item is a supplied item procured from a supplier, sending an investigation request regarding the supplied item to the supplier;
The method of claim 1. Further, receiving a survey response from the supplier regarding the supplied item, wherein the survey response includes at least one of a part name, HS code, production factory name, production location, presence or absence of origin qualification, and expiration date. including the production information we have,
12. The method of claim 11. in response to receiving a survey response for said provision from said supplier, sending to said exporter a survey response of origin status for said export;
13. The method of claim 12. Furthermore, including displaying the progress of the survey request,
The method of claim 1. The display of the progress status of the survey request includes at least one of being requested, being surveyed, and answered.
15. The method of claim 14. receiving from said exporter a request for investigation of an export product includes receiving through a third party;
sending to the exporter a survey request for the supply includes sending via the third party;
The method of claim 1. to the computer,
Receiving a request from an exporter to investigate the originating status of an export product;
determining that said exports include supplies from said exporter;
Selectably displaying a survey request for the supply item;
Generating an investigation request for the supply item in response to the selection of the investigation request for the supply item;
notifying said exporter that an investigation request has been created for said supply;
A computer-readable recording medium recording a program for executing sending a survey request for the supplies to the exporter,
including information on a request for investigation of origin qualification to which the investigation request for the supplied goods corresponds;
Determining that the export includes supplies supplied by the exporter refers to a table that can identify a supplier for each export or part thereof, or purchases specified by a producer terminal. determining that the supplier is the person designated by said exporter by reference to the name of the supplier;
the recording medium; A system for requesting and managing investigations of the origin qualification of export goods,
an exporter terminal configured to transmit an inquiry request for a status of origin for an export product and to receive a response to the inquiry request;
receiving a request for investigation of the qualification of origin for said exported goods, preparing an investigation request for said supplied goods if said exported goods include goods supplied by the exporter , and confirming that said investigation request for said supplied goods a producer terminal configured to transmit to the exporter terminal;
including information on the request for investigation of origin qualification to which the investigation request for the supplied goods corresponds;
When the export goods include goods supplied by the exporter, the producer terminal refers to a table that can identify the supplier for each of the export goods or parts thereof, or specified by the producer terminal If it is determined that the supplier is the person designated by the exporter by referring to the supplier name,
Origin qualification survey request and management system.

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