São Paulo – Nearly four years after a new module of the Integrated Foreign Trade System (Siscomex) aiming to simplify and speed up bureaucratic procedures was announced, the Brazilian Ministry of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade informed today (17th) that the new technological platform, provisionally called Novoex, should be launched in October.
According to the general coordinator of Information and Development at the ministry’s Foreign Trade Operations Department (Decex), Rafael Arruda de Castro, the new system should be available by the second half of next month. At least during the first month of operation, the website will be up in experimental character, so that users may become accustomed with the new platform. Next week, the ministry should publish specific information on the Official Gazette on how to use the new tool.
Upon presenting Novoex to those attending the Foreign Trade Operations seminar, at the headquarters of the Federation of Industries of the State of São Paulo (Fiesp), Castro claimed that the module is going to speed up the filling out of export records, making the entire process easier for users.
"The Novoex is going to be self-explanatory and much easier to use. It will be hosted on the internet, therefore it will be accessible from any computer, unlike the current system, which requires for a specific software program to be installed," said Castro.
He informed, however, that during its development, the Novoex was tested by approximately 40 companies, which pointed out eventual operating issues and suggested changes that provided the system with greater stability and agility.
"Those who have been working with the current system are already used to its interface, but it is not the most appropriate, because it is not self-explanatory," said the coordinator of the system that has been operating since 1993. "It is normal for people to have some trouble using it in the beginning, and that is why we will have a testing period, so everyone may adapt themselves to the new system."
*Translated by Gabriel Pomerancblum
