First phase of Tradian: Services of MPL, Customs available

The Ministry of Economic Development and Trade on Sunday said the recently unveiled online unified platform linking government services, Tradian, will feature multiple services of Maldives Customs and Maldives Ports Limited (MPL).

The service, that links business owners and service provision agencies, was officially unveiled by Vice President Hussain Mohamed Latheef earlier on September 3, 2024.

Tradian serves as a unified and integrated that consolidates all trade-related information, processes and permits. The platform allows traders and logistics providers to submit trade and transport regulatory documents electronically, from a single entry point to all connected trade and transport facilities.

Tradian is the end result of the Maldives National Single Window (MNSW) initiative led by the Ministry of Economic Development and Tradenet Maldives. The project was funded by the Asian Development Bank (ADB).

The ministry executed the project in close partnership with Maldives Customs and other cross border regulatory agencies along with Tradenet Maldives.

The ministry in a press statement revealed the services available under the initial phase of the platform, which include:

• Tradenet Maldives Corporation – system operation
• Maldives Customs Service – Vessel registration, estimated time of arrival (ETA), sea manifest, vessel declaration
• Ministry of Defense – Import permits for chemicals, flare, and fireworks
• Ministry of Economic Development and Trade – Pork and liquor import permit
• Ministry of Construction and Infrastructure – Construction material import permit
• Maldives Ports Limited (MPL) – Vessel registration, ETA, Sea manifest, vessel declaration, cargo discrepancy, gate exit
• Ministry of Tourism – Duty Exemption
• Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation – Vessel registration, ETA, vessel declaration
• Private Sector – electronic delivery order (eDO)

Besides this, vessel declaration services of Maldives Immigration, Port Health, and Maldives National Defense Force (MNDF) are available under the first phase.

Tradian is set to begin offering its services officially from November 1, 2024 onward, which is also the official cut-off date for transitioning from existing systems.

The ministry further revealed that phase two of the platform commenced in late August 2024, with the full scope of work expected to be completed by the end of the following year’s first quarter. Services from 19 different government agencies and 17 separate ICT systems will be fully integrated into the platform by the end of the second phase.