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WCO Data Model → Korea Single Window → Korea Customs Service

관세청 (Korea Customs Service)

BProbable echo
Evidence tier

Echo patterns are similarity-based hypotheses, not proof of causation. Open the sources and evaluate the linkage yourself.

Evidence Scorecard

Three lenses — wording, timing, documented link. Not a single proof score.

Probable echo
Semantic
Strong semantic alignment
Temporal
Global precedent precedes Korea
Linkage
Official Korean agency source + concept alignment (no explicit citation recorded)
Multilingual semantic similarity
cosine similarity (method detail)0.768

Computed with intfloat/multilingual-e5-small multilingual embeddings. Display score is a calibrated mapping of the raw cross-lingual cosine (0.768); higher means closer meaning. Reflects semantic similarity, not proof of causation.

Could also be…show
  • •Parallel domestic policy development is possible.
  • •Industry or market pressure may have driven similar language.
  • •A common external shock (e.g., financial crisis, pandemic) could explain parallel adoption.

Timeline of the echo

22 year lag
  1. Global

    2002

    WCO (World Customs Organization)

    wcoomd.org

  2. then Korea
  3. Korea

    2024

    관세법

    law.go.kr

From date field: 2002 WCO Data Model v1 → 2005 UNI-PASS 100% 전자통관 → 2024 Data Model v4 · 2002–2024

Interrogate the Evidence

Answers are rendered directly from this record’s own curated fields — nothing is generated.

Bprobable echo · 85%

  • SemanticStrong semantic alignment
  • TemporalGlobal precedent precedes Korea
  • LinkageOfficial Korean agency source + concept alignment (no explicit citation recorded)

Matched concepts: harmonized data set for customs ↔ 세관 데이터 요소 조화 (UNI-PASS); Single Window concept ↔ 단일 창구 (Single Window); cross-border data exchange standard ↔ 국경간 데이터 교환 표준; electronic data interchange (EDI) ↔ 전자문서교환 (EDI)

Cross-lingual similarity 24/100 (multilingual e5 embedding) — a computed signal, not proof.

Similarity type: WCO Data Model → Korea Single Window (UNI-PASS) | harmonized data set for customs → 세관 데이터 요소 조화 (UNI-PASS)

Matched Concepts

4 pairs
harmonized data set for customs
↓
세관 데이터 요소 조화 (UNI-PASS)
Single Window concept
↓
단일 창구 (Single Window)
cross-border data exchange standard
↓
국경간 데이터 교환 표준
electronic data interchange (EDI)
↓
전자문서교환 (EDI)

Agenda Arc

Curated

Global purpose, Korean purpose, and precursor stages. Reasoning echo is discourse observation — not proof of coordination.

Global purpose

Standardise customs data exchange under the WCO Data Model so UNI-PASS remains a full electronic single window.

Korean purpose

대한민국 관세청은 WCO Data Model v3에 기반한 전자통관시스템 UNI-PASS를 운영하며, 2005년 세계 최초로 100% 전자통관을 실현했다. UNI-PASS는 수출입·물류·세관신고를 단일 창구(Single Window)로 통합 처리하며, WCO Data Model의 데이터 요소를 채택하여 40여 개국에 수출되었다.

관세법 — 대한민국 관세청은 WCO Data Model v3에 기반한 전자통관시스템 UNI-PASS를 운영하며, 2005년 세계 최초로 100% 전자통관을 실현했다. UNI-PASS는 수출입·물류·세관신고를 단일 창구(Single Window)로 통합 처리하며, WCO Data Model의 데이터 요소를 채택하여 40여 개국에 수출되었다.

Reasoning echo

Observed framing link: WCO Data Model → Korea Single Window (UNI-PASS) | harmonized data set for customs → 세관 데이터 요소 조화 (UNI-PASS). Not a claim of coordination.

Started where

WCO Data Model v1 (2002) → v4 (2024)

Started how

WCO Data Model v1 2002 → UNI-PASS 100% e-clearance 2005 → Data Model v4 2024.

  1. Soft lawGlobal2002–2024WCO
    WCO Data Model

    International customs data standard (v1 through v4).

    Primary source
  2. CapabilityKorea2005–KCS
    Korea UNI-PASS single window

    Full electronic customs clearance system.

    Primary source
Original (Global)

The WCO Data Model provides a universal language for cross-border③ data exchange, harmonizing data requirements for customs and other regulatory agencies.

Echo (Korea)

대한민국 관세청은 WCO Data Model v3에 기반한 전자통관시스템 UNI-PASS①를 운영하며, 2005년 세계 최초로 100% 전자통관을 실현했다.

Echo Strength

sourceVerified
hasKoreanSource
hasGlobalSource
hasDate
keywordDiversity
agendaTags

Influence Mechanism

policy learning
Origin
WCO (World Customs Organization)
Timeline

2002–2024

WCO Data Model → Korea Single Window (UNI-PASS) | harmonized data set for customs → 세관 데이터 요소 조화 (UNI-PASS)

Sources

🌍Global source
🇰🇷관세법

Related Patterns

WCO SAFE Framework & AEO → Korea Authorized Economic Operator Program

WCO
P(B|A) = 79%temporal
47%

WCO Revised Kyoto Convention → Korea Customs Modernization

WCO
P(B|A) = 73%temporal
45%

WCO E-Commerce Framework → Korea Customs e-Commerce Clearance System

WCO
P(B|A) = 62%category
44%

WCO IPR Border Enforcement → Korea Customs IPR Protection

WCO
P(B|A) = 71%category
42%

WCO SAFE Framework → Korea AEO Program

WCO
P(B|A) = 71%temporal
42%

WCO Harmonized System Convention → Korea Tariff Classification

WCO
P(B|A) = 61%category
42%

WCO Harmonized System (HS) → 관세법 HS 품목분류체계

WCO
P(B|A) = 60%category
40%

Semantically Related

Closest patterns by multilingual embedding (e5) — conceptual similarity beyond shared keywords. A computed signal, not a sourced claim.

WCO E-Commerce Framework → Korea Customs e-Commerce Clearance System

Trade & Supply Chain

cos 0.93

WCO SAFE Framework & AEO → Korea Authorized Economic Operator Program

Trade & Supply Chain

cos 0.92

WCO Revised Kyoto Convention → Korea Customs Modernization

Trade & Supply Chain

cos 0.90

WCO Harmonized System (HS) → 관세법 HS 품목분류체계

Trade & Supply Chain

cos 0.89

WCO Harmonized System Convention → Korea Tariff Classification

Trade & Supply Chain

cos 0.88

WCO IPR Border Enforcement → Korea Customs IPR Protection

Trade & Supply Chain

cos 0.88
Keywords
WCO Data ModelSingle WindowUNI-PASSelectronic customsUN/CEFACT전자통관단일창구관세청데이터모델통관자동화수출입신고
Score Guide
Confidence — Editorial A–D tier from semantic, temporal, and linkage evidence.
Echo Strength — Metadata completeness score. Rewards verified sources, paired links, explicit dates, keyword diversity, and origin tags.
Vocabulary Overlap — Heuristic score measuring shared tokens between global and Korean texts. Reflects loanwords and repeated terms, not meaning across languages.
PATTERN #wco-data-model-2