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Customs Platform

UNI-PASS®

Korea's integrated electronic customs clearance system, built and operated by Korea Customs Service for over 50 years.
What you receive is not an IT product but a proven operation — the system, the know-how behind it, and full source code and naming rights.

50+

Years

4

Generations

12

Nations

Evolution

50 Years of Evolution.
4 Generations of Know-how.

From a simple statistics tool, through EDI-based automation, web-based integration, to today's mobile and intelligent clearance system.

1st Gen · 1974

First in-house IT system

Statistics DBReporting

2nd Gen · 1994

EDI-based Clearance

Import/export clearanceCargo managementInvestigation

3rd Gen · 2004

Web-based 'UNI-PASS'

Single WindowIntegrated RMIntegrated Internet PortalDuty Collection

4th Gen · 2016

AI-powered 'UNI-PASS'

AI RMe-Commerce PlatformBI · Early Warning50+ modules

The Clearance Journey

From Arrival to Release.
Inside the UNI-PASS Workflow.

Seven stages every shipment passes through. Each module replaces manual bottlenecks with automated, auditable, AI-assisted decisions.

Step 01 / 07

Cargo Arrival

CARGO · Real-time Tracking

Vessels, aircraft, and trucks reach the border. The clock starts here.

Manual customs

Arrival logs kept on paper; vessel manifests delivered hours after the ship docks. Officers reconcile arrivals by hand and backlogs grow with every shipment.

With UNI-PASS

Pre-arrival data ingested via port, aviation and AIS feeds. A unique cargo identifier is generated from the manifest and B/L the moment the carrier lodges its data — visibility starts before the cargo arrives.

Step 02 / 07

Manifest Submission

CARGO · Data Harmonization

Carriers lodge their B/L and cargo list electronically.

Manual customs

Paper bills of lading and faxed manifests. Staff retype shipping-line data into the system; errors are common and resolved only after lengthy back-and-forth with the carrier.

With UNI-PASS

Electronic manifests over EDI / API arrive in WCO Data Model 3.0 format, auto-matched against the bill of lading. Mismatches surface instantly, before declaration.

Step 03 / 07

Declaration

PORTAL · Single Window

Traders lodge import / export declarations to every relevant agency in one submission.

Manual customs

Traders visit every regulatory agency with redundant paper forms. Hours wasted in queues; a single missing stamp can stall the whole shipment.

With UNI-PASS

One paperless submission is routed to all CBRAs in parallel. Just photograph your trade documents and upload them — AI drafts the declaration for you.

Step 04 / 07

Risk Assessment

IRM · CDW Data Warehouse

The system scores every shipment and routes it to the right channel.

Manual customs

Officers select inspection targets by intuition or rotation. High false-positive rates, weak detection of organised fraud, and discretionary selection creates corruption exposure.

With UNI-PASS

AI RM flags risk across cargo, trader, and transport patterns, then channels each declaration into Blue / Green / Yellow / Red lanes.

Step 05 / 07

Inspection

Investigation · Surveillance

Only the shipments that need it receive physical inspection.

Manual customs

Either 100% physical inspection creating port-wide bottlenecks, or random sampling that lets organised smuggling slip through. Findings stay in paper files, never feeding the next decision.

With UNI-PASS

AI-assisted HS classification and customs valuation give every officer a data-backed reference point, so decisions stay objective and consistent.

Step 06 / 07

Release

Duty Collection · ePayment

Duties and taxes settle; the goods are legally cleared.

Manual customs

Trader visits a cashier, then a bank, then returns with stamped receipts. Multi-day delay, lost slips, reconciliation by hand — and revenue leakage along the way.

With UNI-PASS

ePayment via a real-time payment gateway. Early Warning AI stops system failures before they happen.

Step 07 / 07

Gate-out

CARGO · Bonded Transport

The goods leave the port — but stay in the system's view.

Manual customs

A physical release slip is presented at the gate. After the truck leaves, the system loses visibility; bonded transport is a known channel for diversion fraud.

With UNI-PASS

Release orders reach the entire logistics chain instantly. A simple QR scan clears the gate — no more port bottlenecks.

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System Architecture

UNI-PASS
System Architecture.

From user channels to the international standards foundation, six layers operate as an organic whole. Hover a module to see what it does.

LAYER 01 Channels
Trader Portal Internal Portal OGA Portal APIS (Passenger) Mobile App
LAYER 02 Gateway
Single Window Two-track Clearance ePayment Data Harmonization
LAYER 03 Business Modules
Import Clearance Export Clearance Cargo Mgmt Duty Collection Drawback Transit Investigation Surveillance Audit HS Mgmt
LAYER 04 Intelligence
IRM · Risk Mgmt CDW · Data Warehouse KMS · Knowledge PMS · Performance Law Compliance
LAYER 05 Infrastructure
EWACS · 24/7 Monitoring IT Governance Cloud MSA Security · ISO 27001
FOUNDATION Standards
WCO DM 3.0 UN / EDIFACT WTO TFA Open Standards

Filled blue module = Single Window gateway — the core entry point every channel and business module passes through.

Custom-Built for Every Nation

UNI-PASS is the foundation.
The system you operate isn't.

Each deployment is rebuilt on UNI-PASS's technical DNA but reconfigured for the host nation's laws, languages, agencies, and workflows. Different name. Different modules. Different scope. Same operational heritage from 50 years of Korea Customs Service.

ECUADOR

ECUAPASS

Built on UNI-PASS

All 14 modules · Full single window · WCO Innovation Award

TANZANIA

TANCIS

Built on UNI-PASS

22 modules · ODA → self-funded · Replaced ASYCUDA++

CAMEROON

CAMCIS

Built on UNI-PASS

PPP model · GUCE single-window link · French-language interface

ETHIOPIA

eSW

Built on UNI-PASS

Extended SW · G2B + B2B banking + insurance · Amharic + English

GHANA

ICUMS

Built on UNI-PASS

Merged 2 legacy systems · 28 single-window agencies · ECOWAS SIGMAT

This is the opposite of an off-the-shelf product. CUPIA starts with your country's feasibility study and ends only when your team can operate, modify, and extend the system without us.

Battle-Tested System. Proven in 12 Nations.

Ecuador Cameroon Ghana Ethiopia Tanzania Uzbekistan Algeria Guatemala Madagascar Nepal Tunisia Sierra Leone · In delivery '26

Hover a country for its summary.

Resources

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UNI-PASS Brochure

Full overview · 8 MB
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UNI-PASS Leaflet

Quick reference · 5 MB

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