A Demand-Driven Transformation for Modern Trade
The accelerating complexity of international trade demands more than incremental improvements, it calls for a foundational transformation in how customs and border processes are managed. Today’s trade landscape is shaped by geopolitical uncertainty, supply chain disruptions, evolving regulations, exponential development of e-commerce and growing expectations for transparency and speed.
The new generation of ASYCUDA developed by UNCTAD was not created in isolation: it is demand-driven and strategically responsive. Developed in direct response to the operational challenges faced by countries, shaped by the needs of governments and grounded in the operational experience of over 100 countries and territories.
ASYCUDA New Generation embodies a modern business approach and a complete reimagination of how digital public goods should operate. It is open-source, flexible, and powered by artificial intelligence and machine learning, all while being fully aligned with international standards and best practices set by ISO, the UN, the WCO, and the WTO. It empowers countries and territories to deploy state-of-the-art digital infrastructure supporting paperless trade while retaining complete sovereignty over their data and workflows.
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Efficiency, Operational Resilience and Agility
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Designed to adapt to policy shifts, crises, and evolving trade patterns
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Real-time monitoring of goods at the consignment level allows customs to intervene proactively, before, during, or after arrival
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Trust, Governance and Security
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Built-in tools support secure data management, traceable decision-making, and regulatory integrity
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Risk & Selectivity Management Tool, empowering administrations to fast-track compliant traders, including Authorized Economic Operators (AEOs)
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Inclusion and Cooperation
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Configurable to match national legislation, languages, and institutional models
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Promotes seamless coordination between customs, Partner Government Agencies (PGAs), cross-border agencies and economic operators through secure data exchange
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Transparency, Simplification and Harmonization
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Streamlined processes with fewer procedural steps and standardized formats
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Real-time notifications, dashboard visibility, and rules-based decision tracking ensure clarity and fairness for all users
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Strategic Imperatives for Smarter Trade
Technology Focus: Aligned for Impact
The new generation of ASYCUDA technology is designed to deliver results where they matter most, in the day-to-day operations of trade, customs, and cross-border coordination. By focusing on functional design and system impact, it ensures countries can move from reform strategy to tangible results with clarity, speed, and control.
Transparency
Streamlining &
Harmonization
Inclusion
Integrity & Reliability
Adaptability
Availability
Compliance
Confidentiality
ICT Objectives
Aligned for Impacts
Efficiency
Cooperation
ASYCUDA New Generation is underpinned by a unified architecture that transforms digital customs and PGAs from siloed software to a national platform for smart trade governance. Developed by UNCTAD, this architecture is modular and designed to evolve with each country and territories’ goals and capacities. At the heart of this system are two key components: the ASYCUDA Cloud Framework (ACF) and a set of clearly defined ICT Objectives. Together, they ensure the technology is not only scalable and secure, but also strategically focused on long-term institutional performance.
A Modern Digital Core, Purpose-Built for Customs and Trade
ASYCUDA New Generation is more than software, it’s a comprehensive digital ecosystem, which continues to offer a high degree of flexibility, allowing seamless adaptation and configuration to national legislation, tax policies, and institutional frameworks.
ACF Built-in Capabilities
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Security​
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Analytics & Monitoring
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Cloud Infrastructure
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Access & Identity Management
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Media File Management
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Notifications & Mailing
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Printing & Reporting
Business Functions
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e-Documents
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Business Rules
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Catalogs
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Configuration Management
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Metadata Management
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User Interface & Client Management
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Available to Countries
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ASYCUDA New Generation
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Single Window for Trade
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eCITES
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ASYHUB
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ASYREC
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NCTS
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Dashboards
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ASYCUDA supports implementation through a structured yet agile phased approach that ensures national ownership, long-term sustainability, and a smooth transition path for all user countries and territories:
Scoping and Strategy
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Joint strategic needs assessment, setting up priorities, and institutional contex
Custom Configuration
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Alignment with national tariffs, rules, and legal framework
Capacity Building
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Extensive training across customs, PGAs, IT teams, and private sector user
Pilot Implementation & Feedback
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Controlled rollout and system fine-tuning
National Rollout & Support
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Full deployment with continued technical assistance and system updates
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