Pre-Customs Clearance Authentication for E-Commerce Logistics
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing logistics systems face delays due to customs clearance issues, where customs conditions are not met ex post facto, increasing work for customs and causing logistics delays, despite aiming to mitigate the user's burden.
Innovation Solution
A commercial transaction system that includes an EC server, a customs clearance authentication server, and an administration server, which generates and transmits pre-customs clearance information to ensure compliance before product delivery, smoothing customs clearance processing by pre-authenticating products and calculating tariffs.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If customs clearance procedures are performed after product purchase, then user burden regarding customs clearance work is reduced, but logistics delays occur when custom conditions are not met ex post facto
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary customs clearance authentication before the product is dispatched. The administration server transmits product information to the customs clearance authentication server in advance, receives pre-customs clearance information, and notifies it to the EC server. This preliminary action ensures customs conditions are verified before shipping, preventing logistics delays while maintaining ease of operation for users.
2Productivity
If pre-customs clearance information is transmitted to EC server, then customs clearance processing is smoothed, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The administration server acts as an intermediary between the EC server and the customs clearance authentication server. It generates registration requests, transmits product information, receives pre-customs clearance information, and notifies it to the EC server. This intermediary approach streamlines customs clearance processing by centralizing the authentication workflow, while the modular server architecture prevents excessive system complexity.
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AI summary
A commerce system includes an EC server connecting to a user terminal and executes E-commerce, a customs clearance authentication server that administers pre-customs clearance information, and an administration server connected to the customs clearance authentication server and the EC server. The administration server receives a registration request including product information regarding a product, transmits the registration request to the customs clearance authentication server, receives pre-customs clearance information regarding the product from the customs clearance authentication server, and notifies the pre-customs clearance information to the EC server. The customs clearance authentication server generates pre-customs clearance information based on product information, in response to a request from the EC server, and transmits generated pre-customs clearance information to the administration server. The EC server transmits the received pre-customs clearance information along with product information to the user terminal, and accepts, from the user terminal, an instruction to circulate the product specified via customs.