Automated Border Control Market - Forecast(2024 - 2030)

Automated Border Control Market Overview

The global Automated Border Control Market size is forecast to reach USD 4.5 billion by 2027, growing at a CAGR of 14% from 2022 to 2027. Automated border control is a system which authenticates the identity of the passenger with the help of an electronic machine readable travel document (e-MRTD) using document authentication system, querying border control records and automatically determining eligibility for border crossing according to pre-defined rules and which is composed of a self service kiosks and an e-gate. They mainly uses biometric verification system with face recognition, fingerprint recognition and iris recognition system. Automated border control systems eliminated the time consuming procedures of filling out a paper Customs declaration form and manual verification. Passengers need to scan their passport, take a photograph using the kiosk, and answer inspection related questions verifying biographic and flight information which takes a few minutes to process saving a lot of time and ease out the management at airports. Factors such as increased traffic at airports, increased risk of illegal activities across borders and need for time saving security procedures contribute in driving the growth of this market. The rise in demand of contactless automation technology due to COVID-19 pandemic has also contributed in this market growth. The key challenges for the growth market include high installation costs and lack of standardization in facial recognition imaging system.

Automated Border Control Market Report Coverage

The report: “Automated Border Control Industry Outlook – Forecast (2022-2027)”, by IndustryARC covers an in-depth analysis of the following segments of the Automated Border Control industry.

Key Takeaways

• The airport segment held the largest share in the automated border control market segmented by application, in 2021.This is owing to increased traffic of passengers, illegal activities via air travel and increasing demand for ease of travel procedure and checking.
• The biometrics segment held the largest share in automated border control marketby application, in 2021. This is attributed toaccurate, time efficient method of verification and validation of all the individuals and items.
• North America market held the largest market share of 32%, in 2021. This is due to stringent security laws by the United States government and rise in illegal migration and imports across the borders of various countries.
• The growth of contactless automation technology due to COVID-19 pandemic, need for precision security check and rise in research of biometrics, RFID and other technologiesare the contributing factors in the growth of automated border control market.

The automated border control market by system has been segmented intoautomated border control e-gates, automated border control kiosk.Theautomated border control e-gatessegmentheld the largest share of 55%, in 2021. This is owing to the large crowd handing capacity of the system with time-efficient and secured method. These E-gates are compact, flexible and easy to deploy and hence adopted on a large scale.The components of the e-gate consist of an electronic passport reader, biometric readers, an automated door and visual display device instructions, which guide the passenger through the border control. These E-gate systems also comply with the government regulations as required 2020, Vision-Box announced the installation of six Automated Border Control (ABC) eGates for travellers enrolled in the NEXUS Program at Winnipeg International Airport. The ABC eGates will facilitate and speed up the border clearance of arriving NEXUS enrolled passengers from all international locations using safe and secure automated biometric facial matching. The GT-11 eGates offer a smaller footprint than the previous NEXUS kiosks offering a seamless travel journey. Thus, the growing use of modified E-gates systems to make cross-border travels safe and easy is boosting the growth of automated border control market.

Automated Border Control MarketSegment Analysis- By Technology

The automated border control market by technology has been segmented into radio frequency identification (RFID), biometrics, QR codes, motion sensors, drones, surveillance cameras, radar systems,and others. The biometrics segment held the largest share of 45% in 2021. This is due to increasing use of multimodal biometric systems which comprises of face recognition, fingerprints and iris scanning in a single combined system. This system uses the unique human identification parameters and verifies them precisely and stores in the database of the system. This biometrics system is used with E-passports and scanning systems to verify the data. . In January 2022,according to the Department of Home Affairs (of South Africa, a new biometric-based digital identity system dubbed NIS is under developmentand will help in enhancing access to a variety of services for citizens and other foreign nations. The new digital ID system will enable digital processes for verifying documents, the use of modified screening procedures at e-gates at high volume land points of entry and a single platform for the adjudication of permits and visas. Hence, the growing innovations in biometric system and easy access to the information of passenger through E-passports and National cards led to the increasing use of biometrics for automated border control which helps in driving the market as well.

Automated Border Control Market Segment Analysis- By Geography

The automated border control market by geography is segmented into North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific (APAC), South America, and the rest of the world (RoW). North America held the largest automated border control market share with 32% of total market size. Automated border control market growth is attributed to the contributing factors such as rise in stringent laws for cross border travelling increase in illegal travelling and other activities, and increase in traffic at airports. The COVID-19 pandemic has further accelerated the demand of contactless verification procedures at airports, which led to the adoption of automated border control systems. In Feb 2022, the U. S. Customs and Border Protection agency (C.B.P.) announced the use of a new identification system for international travellers in the form of biometric facial recognition. This technology has been brought into force to catch the imposters and prevent any illegal activities. Thus, such a use of advanced biometrics is ensuring safety as well as saving time for the passengers travelling in United States and other North American countries

Automated Border Control Market Drivers

The growing illegal activities across the country borders are leading to the growing adoption of automated border control technologies which act as a driver for this market.

Automated border control systems are adopted over conventional manual verification mainly at airports, and also at seaport and land borders on a large scale. This is due to the precision and ease of verification process which prevents operation of illegal migration and other activities. In the countries like United States, United Kingdom and other developed nations, there is a significant illegal migration at airports and seaports. In 2019, as per a report by United Nations, out of all illegal immigrants in the United States, an estimated 25-40% entered the country on a legal visa at airports and then overstayed, and the remainder entered the country illegally. Of the latter group, 97% entered the United States secretly through that country's land border with Mexico; coastal apprehensions also compriseup to 1% of the total illegal migrants. The recent Russia-Ukraine war conditions have increased the risk of such activities to surge and with the rush of passengers in neighbouring countries. It becomes essential to have automated border control to ensure safety and efficient management at borders and airports or seaports. In October 2021, U.S. government announced the creation of an intelligence “cell” that will use automated border control like electronic surveillance, including biometrics, to prevent migrants from leaving Central America for the United States. Thus, growing adoption of these technologies is boosting the growth of automated border control market.

The increasing innovations and research in biometrics and other automation technologies is driving the growth of automated border control market.

Various technologies such as biometrics, RFID, QR code are majorly used for verification and processing of data at airports, seaports and land borders. Biometrics uses facial recognition, fingerprints, iris scanning and verification. There are many innovations and research especially in the biometrics to compete in the automated border control market. This is also owing to growing record of biometric data integrated with E-passports or national cards to verify the data with existing database of citizens across different countries. This biometrics system also reduces the wait time for passengers at airport and seaports. In April 2022, Under its federal authority, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) already uses biometric technology to confirm the identity of passengers leaving the country at more than two dozen U.S. airports, includingSeattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA). It uses facial recognition technology to speed up the entrance procedures. In January 2022, India announced to issue E-passports embedded with chips containing the holder's biometric data in compliance with the standards of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). Thus, growing efforts to switch to biometric compatible technologies by the governments of various countries is acting as the driver for automated border control market.

Automated Border Control Market Challenges

The lack of standardization and security of biometrics scan creates challenges in cross border verification which restrains the growth of the automated border control market.

The automated border control is dominated with the use of biometrics technological devices. However, there are a few drawbacks such lack of standardization in facial recognition and risk of security of biometric data. Automated border control (ABC) systems have been installed for the security of border crossing points. However, the biometric technology need to become more accurate and adopted with multiple facial recognition algorithms. This lack of standardization led to research in generate several face databases, which provide as many variations as possible in their images in different lightings, poses, expressions, etc., so that system performance and efficiency analyses can cover situations involving different environmental conditions. Some rare genetic conditions such as Adermatoglyphia, or loss of fingerprints is a challenging situation for such biometric scrutiny systems in automated border control security procedure. The security concerns such as risk of getting unknowingly tracked, identity theft and financial frauds by using biometric data from automated border control systems also hamper the growth of this market In Nov 2021, a bill by Portugal government, explicitly authorized the heads of law enforcement agencies and public security services to apply for the installation of video surveillance systems with biometric capabilities. But an independent national data protection commission, the Comissão Nacional de Proteção de Dados, condemned the draft on the ground of violating the principle of proportionality and human rights. As facial recognition software could be used for illegal tracking individuals and lacked the necessary operation transparency. Thus, many such risky concerns acts as inhibiting factors for the automated border control.

Automated Border Control Market Landscape

Product launches, acquisitions, and R&D activities are key strategies adopted by players in the automated border control industry. The automated border control top 10 companies include:

1.  Accenture PLC 
2. Indra Sistemas S.A. 
3. Vision-Box 
4. Secunet Security Networks 
5. Cross Match Technologies
6. NEC Corporation
7. Gemalto N.V.
8. Atos SE
9. SITA
10. Fransisco Partners

Recent Developments:

• In April 2022, IDEMIA, company assisting border management systems, announced installation of new generation e-gates of the Foreigners and Borders Service (SEF), at Portugal’s Lisbon Airport. The new system ensures faster and more effective border control on arrivals from the international borders. Thus, this will help in boosting the automated border control market with the investments by government and help the service provider company gain a significant market in the country.
• In November 2021, The Danish National Police, Rigspolitiet, announced awarding IDEMIA with a ten-year contract plan to develop and maintain a new border management system for the external Schengen borders of Denmark due to the annual increase in visitors and the changing of the EU regulations. Thus, this regulation compliant automated border control system shall help the company to expand the business in other European countries
• In October 2021, Bulgarian Ministry of Interior announced awarding a major contract to equip Bulgaria’s aviation hubs with EES-compliant border control solutions following a tender by the in 2020 to SSARM is one of the leading IT systems integrator in Bulgaria. European Member States and their border control partners are adapting to new EES regulations, and countries still implementing biometrics and other new technologies. This contract shall help the company to expand its services further in the automated border control market.
• In December 2020, Riga’s Airport Starts Implementing New Automated Border Control Gates for Travellers. In order to become a Northern European air traffic hub, fast and convenient border crossing is of high significance for Riga Airport. Thus, such installations will help to gain significant European market share and obtain more future contracts.

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