UK - South East Asia Trade Digitalisation Pilots Commercial Initiative

Be Part of the Future of Digital Trade

The UK Government, with the British Chamber of Commerce Singapore and LogChain, is facilitating a series of pilot programmes that champion the adoption of electronic transferable records between the UK, Singapore and Thailand.

The UK – Southeast Asia Trade Digitalisation Pilots Commercial Initiative aims to deliver new digitalised supply chain routes between the UK, Singapore and Thailand between October 2023 and May 2024.

The Pilots Initiative builds on the success of the first ever fully digitalised goods shipment which landed in Singapore from the UK in September 2023 following the UK’s ratification of the Electronic Trade Documents Act.

The Fort Vale Shipment

Formed by a global consortium of companies including Fort Vale, the British Chamber of Commerce Singapore, LogChain, Singapore Airlines, BT, Woodland Group, NG and EES, the shipment achieved a milestone in global trade by initiating the first fully digital cross-border goods movement.

Orchestrated by the British Chamber of Commerce in Singapore and harnessing the LogChain platform, the shipment, reinforced by the UK – Singapore Digital Economy Agreement, significantly reduced paperwork and logistics time, and improved the efficiency and sustainability of trade. The shipment resulted in:

100% reduction of paper
89% reduction of process time