Key Extracts
The Trade Facilitation Committee provides a forum for WTO Members to consult and share experiences related to the operation and implementation of the TFA.
Here you can find all the experience-sharing presentations made by different delegations in all TF Committee sessions together with the key extracts from all thematic discussions.
Implementation experience
Overall approaches and practical aspects regarding the implementaiton of the Trade Facilitation Agreement.
Afghanistan
20 October 2020 - 22 October 2020
Status and challenges of Trade Facilitation Agreement Implementation in Afghanistan
Paraguay
20 October 2020 - 22 October 2020
Ventanilla única del exportador - medidas en época de pandemia
United States of America, Brazil, Colombia, Japan
20 October 2020 - 22 October 2020
Eswatini, Kingdom of
20 October 2020 - 22 October 2020
Trade Facilitation Programme and Trade Facilitation Information Portal (ETIP)
Morocco
11 February 2020
Implementation of the TFA through a public-private partnership (Mr. B AIT ADDI & Mr. T. MAAOUNI)
United States of America
11 February 2020
G/TFA/W/19 - Communication from the United States - Sharing of experiences
Brazil
15 October 2019 - 16 October 2019
TFA implementation in Brazil through Public-Private Partnership (Ms. Glenda Bezerra Lustosa)
Rwanda UNCTAD
15 October 2019 - 16 October 2019
Lao People's Democratic Republic
15 October 2019 - 16 October 2019
Jamaica
15 October 2019 - 16 October 2019
CARICOM's implementation experience (Jamaica on behalf of CARICOM)
Zambia
15 October 2019 - 16 October 2019
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
15 October 2019 - 16 October 2019
Presentation by Saint Vincent and the Grenadines on Trade Facilitation (Ms. Shernelle Dick-Brazel)
North Macedonia
2 May 2018 - 3 May 2018
Trade Facilitation Agreement Implementation – Some Practical Aspects
Capacity Building support
Ongoing technical assistance programmes and overall approach to capacity building support.
Jamaica
15 October 2019 - 16 October 2019
CARICOM's implementation experience (Jamaica on behalf of CARICOM)
Lao People's Democratic Republic
15 October 2019 - 16 October 2019
Zambia
15 October 2019 - 16 October 2019
Spain
15 October 2019 - 16 October 2019
Technical assistance from Spain in the framework of the WCO MERCATOR Programme
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
15 October 2019 - 16 October 2019
Presentation by Saint Vincent and the Grenadines on Trade Facilitation (Ms. Shernelle Dick-Brazel)
European Union
2 May 2018 - 3 May 2018
El Salvador
2 May 2018 - 3 May 2018
United States of America, Viet Nam
2 May 2018 - 3 May 2018
United States of America
2 May 2018 - 3 May 2018
United States of America
2 May 2018 - 3 May 2018
United States Department of Agriculture Trade Facilitation Agreement Related Technical Assistance
United States of America
2 May 2018 - 3 May 2018
1.1 - Publication
United States of America, Brazil, Colombia, Japan
20 October 2020 - 22 October 2020
3 - Advance rulings
This measure regulates the means by which a trader can obtain reliable "binding" information about the tariff classification, origin, or other customs treatment of goods before he or she imports them.
United States of America
9 October 2018 - 11 October 2018
Speaking points - The role of advance rulings and administrative procedures in TFA implementation
G/TFA/W/7 - The role of advance rulings and administrative procedures in TFA implementation
7.7 - Authorized operators
This measure regulates the special or preferential customs treatment provided to reliable traders.
Uruguay
25 June 2019
Guatemala
9 October 2018 - 11 October 2018
Hong Kong, China
9 October 2018 - 11 October 2018
Zambia
9 October 2018 - 11 October 2018
Authorised Economic Operators (AEO) - Customs Accredited Client Programme
23.2 - National Committee on Trade Facilitation
This Article requires
WTO Members to establish a National Committee on
Trade Facilitation to facilitate the domestic coordination
and implementation of the TFA measures.
India
11 February 2020
National Committee on Trade Facilitation - India’s Experience (Mr. Anurag Sehgal)
Chile, Ecuador, Costa Rica, Mexico, Paraguay, Uruguay
11 February 2020
El Salvador
15 October 2019 - 16 October 2019
Advances in Trade Facilitation - H.E. Ms. Maria Luisa Hayem Breve (in Spanish)
Montenegro
15 October 2019 - 16 October 2019
National Trade Facilitation Committee - Montenegro (Ms. Snezana Vujanovic)
Norway
15 October 2019 - 16 October 2019
The National Trade Facilitation Committee of Norway (Mr. Helge LIndrup)
Paraguay
15 October 2019 - 16 October 2019
National Committee on Trade Facilitation in Paraguay (Ms. Kuni C. Hashimoto Amarilla)
Pakistan
12 February 2019 - 13 February 2019
Dominican Republic
9 October 2018 - 11 October 2018
United States of America
2 May 2018 - 3 May 2018
G/TFA/W/5 - Structure and Role of the US National Trade Facilitation Committee
1.4 - Notification
This measure relates to the publication of information for government officials and traders.
2.1 - Comments and information before entry into force
This mesure regualtes the process through which national trade legislation is made. Traders and other parties must be given an opportunity to comment on trade-related proposals, customs laws and administrative regulations.
European Union
7.6 - Average release times
10.4 - Single window
This measure regulates traders's submission of documents/data required by customs and other border agencies to import, export and transit of goods shipments through a "single window" or "one-time submission".
United States of America, Brazil, Colombia, Japan
20 October 2020 - 22 October 2020
Brazil
15 October 2019 - 16 October 2019
TFA implementation in Brazil through Public-Private Partnership (Ms. Glenda Bezerra Lustosa)
Chinese Taipei
15 October 2019 - 16 October 2019
Rwanda UNCTAD
15 October 2019 - 16 October 2019
Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of
9 October 2018 - 11 October 2018
10.9 - Temporary admission of goods and inward and outward processing
European Union
12 February 2019 - 13 February 2019
11 - Transit
This measure regulates international transit procesures and the promotion of agreements and coordination on transit matters at a regional and bilateral level.
Afghanistan
20 October 2020 - 22 October 2020
Status and challenges of Trade Facilitation Agreement Implementation in Afghanistan
Paraguay
20 October 2020 - 22 October 2020
Ventanilla única del exportador - medidas en época de pandemia
Switzerland
9 October 2018 - 11 October 2018
Implementation of National and International transit procedures
European Union
2 May 2018 - 3 May 2018
COVID-19
Experience-sharing on measures adopted in response to the COVID-19 situation.
Afghanistan
20 October 2020 - 22 October 2020
Status and challenges of Trade Facilitation Agreement Implementation in Afghanistan
Paraguay
20 October 2020 - 22 October 2020
Ventanilla única del exportador - medidas en época de pandemia
United States of America, Brazil, Colombia, Japan
20 October 2020 - 22 October 2020
European Union
20 October 2020 - 22 October 2020
Paper-based proofs of Preferential Origin under Covid-19 crisis
Dominican Republic
20 October 2020 - 22 October 2020
Medidas temporales adoptadas por la República Dominicana en respuesta al COVID-19
ITC (International Trade Centre)
30 September 2020
WCO (World Customs Organization)
30 September 2020
WCO - What Customs can do to mitigate the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic
Global Alliance for Trade Facilitation
30 September 2020