Partner Organization Projects

The project aims to contribute to Sri Lanka’s inclusive trade-led growth and regional integration
through increased trade competitiveness of Sri Lankan SMEs in regional/SAARC
and EU markets. The trade facilitation component of the project contributes strive to enhance efficiency of SMEs to comply with cross-border procedures, and is focused on four key activities: 1) strenghtening the NTFC as a platform to facilitate SMEs involvement and TFA implementation; 2) organizing public-private dialogues to complement the Single Window Blueprint; 3) embedding additional tools and functionalities to the Trade Facilitation Portal; 4) improving SMEs' capacity to comply with export management requirements.

This is an intensive professional programme for the secretariats and members of national trade facilitation committees (NTFCs). The main objective is to help them implement, in a coordinated manner, trade facilitation reforms, including the provisions of the Agreement on Trade Facilitation of the WTO.  

We provide 4 to 5 flexible modules which last 3 to 5 days each, according to country-specific needs.

Start up module: Establishing an NTFC;
Module 1: Understanding International Standards and Recommendations;
Module 2: Measuring and implementing trade facilitation;
Module 3: Strengthening an NTFC and establishing a trade facilitation roadmap; and
Module 4: Training of trainers.

This is an intensive professional programme for the secretariats and members of national trade facilitation committees (NTFCs). The main objective is to help them implement, in a coordinated manner, trade facilitation reforms, including the provisions of the Agreement on Trade Facilitation of the WTO.  

We provide 4 to 5 flexible modules which last 3 to 5 days each, according to country-specific needs.

Start up module: Establishing an NTFC;
Module 1: Understanding International Standards and Recommendations;
Module 2: Measuring and implementing trade facilitation;
Module 3: Strengthening an NTFC and establishing a trade facilitation roadmap; and
Module 4: Training of trainers.

The aim was to inform and raise awareness of members of the National Council for Trade Facilitation about the HMRC/WCO/UNCTAD project; identify specific technical assistance and capacity building needs of core customs departments; provide an introduction to international best practices, standards, tools and instruments related to transit and temporary importation; develop and adopt a work plan for supporting implementation of measures included in the TFA within the Ethiopian Revenues and CUstoms Authority (ERCA), based on WCO's Mercator Programme; and ensure coordination of development pratners.

This is an intensive professional programme for the secretariats and members of national trade facilitation committees (NTFCs). The main objective is to help them implement, in a coordinated manner, trade facilitation reforms, including the provisions of the Agreement on Trade Facilitation of the WTO.  

We provide 4 to 5 flexible modules which last 3 to 5 days each, according to country-specific needs.

Start up module: Establishing an NTFC;
Module 1: Understanding International Standards and Recommendations;
Module 2: Measuring and implementing trade facilitation;
Module 3: Strengthening an NTFC and establishing a trade facilitation roadmap; and
Module 4: Training of trainers.

This is an intensive professional programme for the secretariats and members of national trade facilitation committees (NTFCs). The main objective is to help them implement, in a coordinated manner, trade facilitation reforms, including the provisions of the Agreement on Trade Facilitation of the WTO.  

We provide 4 to 5 flexible modules which last 3 to 5 days each, according to country-specific needs.

Start up module: Establishing an NTFC;
Module 1: Understanding International Standards and Recommendations;
Module 2: Measuring and implementing trade facilitation;
Module 3: Strengthening an NTFC and establishing a trade facilitation roadmap; and
Module 4: Training of trainers.

This is an intensive professional programme for the secretariats and members of national trade facilitation committees (NTFCs). The main objective is to help them implement, in a coordinated manner, trade facilitation reforms, including the provisions of the Agreement on Trade Facilitation of the WTO.  

We provide 4 to 5 flexible modules which last 3 to 5 days each, according to country-specific needs.

Start up module: Establishing an NTFC;
Module 1: Understanding International Standards and Recommendations;
Module 2: Measuring and implementing trade facilitation;
Module 3: Strengthening an NTFC and establishing a trade facilitation roadmap; and
Module 4: Training of trainers.

This is an intensive professional programme for the secretariats and members of national trade facilitation committees (NTFCs). The main objective is to help them implement, in a coordinated manner, trade facilitation reforms, including the provisions of the Agreement on Trade Facilitation of the WTO.  

We provide 4 to 5 flexible modules which last 3 to 5 days each, according to country-specific needs.

Start up module: Establishing an NTFC;
Module 1: Understanding International Standards and Recommendations;
Module 2: Measuring and implementing trade facilitation;
Module 3: Strengthening an NTFC and establishing a trade facilitation roadmap; and
Module 4: Training of trainers.

This is an intensive support to secretariats and members of national trade facilitation committees (NTFCs). The main objective is to help them implement, in a coordinated manner, trade facilitation reforms, including the provisions of the Agreement on Trade Facilitation of

This is an intensive support to secretariats and members of national trade facilitation committees (NTFCs). The main objective is to help them implement, in a coordinated manner, trade facilitation reforms, including the provisions of the Agreement on Trade Facilitation of

In order to establish a baseline for assessing Sierra Leone’s readiness to implement the TFA, a familiarization workshop was delivered in November 2015 by videoconference with 20 participants, including parliamentarians and members of the National Committee on Trade Facilitation (NCTF) with the support of UNCTAD. The objective of the e-Workshop was to present parliamentarians and key officials the content of the WTO TFA and explain the ratification, categorization and notification processes. UNCTAD also presented the joint HMRC-WCO-UNCTAD programme as a vehicle to deliver a comprehensive capacity building programme in support of the effective implementation of the TFA. This workshop was followed by an initial situational assessment of Sierra Leone’s readiness to implement the measures of the TFA, taking into account legal, regulatory, procedural and service delivery perspectives.

This is an intensive professional programme for the secretariats and members of national trade facilitation committees (NTFCs). The main objective is to help them implement, in a coordinated manner, trade facilitation reforms, including the provisions of the Agreement on Trade Facilitation of the WTO.  

We provide 4 to 5 flexible modules which last 3 to 5 days each, according to country-specific needs.

Start up module: Establishing an NTFC;
Module 1: Understanding International Standards and Recommendations;
Module 2: Measuring and implementing trade facilitation;
Module 3: Strengthening an NTFC and establishing a trade facilitation roadmap; and
Module 4: Training of trainers.

This is an intensive professional programme for the secretariats and members of national trade facilitation committees (NTFCs). The main objective is to help them implement, in a coordinated manner, trade facilitation reforms, including the provisions of the Agreement on Trade Facilitation of the WTO.  

We provide 4 to 5 flexible modules which last 3 to 5 days each, according to country-specific needs.

Start up module: Establishing an NTFC;
Module 1: Understanding International Standards and Recommendations;
Module 2: Measuring and implementing trade facilitation;
Module 3: Strengthening an NTFC and establishing a trade facilitation roadmap; and
Module 4: Training of trainers.

This is an intensive professional programme for the secretariats and members of national trade facilitation committees (NTFCs). The main objective is to help them implement, in a coordinated manner, trade facilitation reforms, including the provisions of the Agreement on Trade Facilitation of the WTO.  

We provide 4 to 5 flexible modules which last 3 to 5 days each, according to country-specific needs.

Start up module: Establishing an NTFC;
Module 1: Understanding International Standards and Recommendations;
Module 2: Measuring and implementing trade facilitation;
Module 3: Strengthening an NTFC and establishing a trade facilitation roadmap; and
Module 4: Training of trainers.

This is an intensive professional programme for the secretariats and members of national trade facilitation committees (NTFCs). The main objective is to help them implement, in a coordinated manner, trade facilitation reforms, including the provisions of the Agreement on Trade Facilitation of the WTO.  

We provide 4 to 5 flexible modules which last 3 to 5 days each, according to country-specific needs.

Start up module: Establishing an NTFC;
Module 1: Understanding International Standards and Recommendations;
Module 2: Measuring and implementing trade facilitation;
Module 3: Strengthening an NTFC and establishing a trade facilitation roadmap; and
Module 4: Training of trainers.

Training on the WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement

This is an intensive professional programme for the secretariats and members of national trade facilitation committees (NTFCs). The main objective is to help them implement, in a coordinated manner, trade facilitation reforms, including the provisions of the Agreement on Trade Facilitation of the WTO.  

We provide 4 to 5 flexible modules which last 3 to 5 days each, according to country-specific needs.

Start up module: Establishing an NTFC;
Module 1: Understanding International Standards and Recommendations;
Module 2: Measuring and implementing trade facilitation;
Module 3: Strengthening an NTFC and establishing a trade facilitation roadmap; and
Module 4: Training of trainers.

This is an intensive professional programme for the secretariats and members of national trade facilitation committees (NTFCs). The main objective is to help them implement, in a coordinated manner, trade facilitation reforms, including the provisions of the Agreement on Trade Facilitation of the WTO.  

We provide 4 to 5 flexible modules which last 3 to 5 days each, according to country-specific needs.

Start up module: Establishing an NTFC;
Module 1: Understanding International Standards and Recommendations;
Module 2: Measuring and implementing trade facilitation;
Module 3: Strengthening an NTFC and establishing a trade facilitation roadmap; and
Module 4: Training of trainers.

This is an intensive professional programme for the secretariats and members of national trade facilitation committees (NTFCs). The main objective is to help them implement, in a coordinated manner, trade facilitation reforms, including the provisions of the Agreement on Trade Facilitation of the WTO.  

We provide 4 to 5 flexible modules which last 3 to 5 days each, according to country-specific needs.

Start up module: Establishing an NTFC;
Module 1: Understanding International Standards and Recommendations;
Module 2: Measuring and implementing trade facilitation;
Module 3: Strengthening an NTFC and establishing a trade facilitation roadmap; and
Module 4: Training of trainers.

This is an intensive professional programme for the secretariats and members of national trade facilitation committees (NTFCs). The main objective is to help them implement, in a coordinated manner, trade facilitation reforms, including the provisions of the Agreement on Trade Facilitation of the WTO.  

We provide 4 to 5 flexible modules which last 3 to 5 days each, according to country-specific needs.

Start up module: Establishing an NTFC;
Module 1: Understanding International Standards and Recommendations;
Module 2: Measuring and implementing trade facilitation;
Module 3: Strengthening an NTFC and establishing a trade facilitation roadmap; and
Module 4: Training of trainers.

This is an intensive professional programme for the secretariats and members of national trade facilitation committees (NTFCs). The main objective is to help them implement, in a coordinated manner, trade facilitation reforms, including the provisions of the Agreement on Trade Facilitation of the WTO.  

We provide 4 to 5 flexible modules which last 3 to 5 days each, according to country-specific needs.

Start up module: Establishing an NTFC;
Module 1: Understanding International Standards and Recommendations;
Module 2: Measuring and implementing trade facilitation;
Module 3: Strengthening an NTFC and establishing a trade facilitation roadmap; and
Module 4: Training of trainers.

This is an intensive professional programme for the secretariats and members of national trade facilitation committees (NTFCs). The main objective is to help them implement, in a coordinated manner, trade facilitation reforms, including the provisions of the Agreement on Trade Facilitation of the WTO.  

We provide 4 to 5 flexible modules which last 3 to 5 days each, according to country-specific needs.

Start up module: Establishing an NTFC;
Module 1: Understanding International Standards and Recommendations;
Module 2: Measuring and implementing trade facilitation;
Module 3: Strengthening an NTFC and establishing a trade facilitation roadmap; and
Module 4: Training of trainers.

This is an intensive professional programme for the secretariats and members of national trade facilitation committees (NTFCs). The main objective is to help them implement, in a coordinated manner, trade facilitation reforms, including the provisions of the Agreement on Trade Facilitation of the WTO.  

We provide 4 to 5 flexible modules which last 3 to 5 days each, according to country-specific needs.

Start up module: Establishing an NTFC;
Module 1: Understanding International Standards and Recommendations;
Module 2: Measuring and implementing trade facilitation;
Module 3: Strengthening an NTFC and establishing a trade facilitation roadmap; and
Module 4: Training of trainers.

This is an intensive professional programme for the secretariats and members of national trade facilitation committees (NTFCs). The main objective is to help them implement, in a coordinated manner, trade facilitation reforms, including the provisions of the Agreement on Trade Facilitation of the WTO.  

We provide 4 to 5 flexible modules which last 3 to 5 days each, according to country-specific needs.

Start up module: Establishing an NTFC;
Module 1: Understanding International Standards and Recommendations;
Module 2: Measuring and implementing trade facilitation;
Module 3: Strengthening an NTFC and establishing a trade facilitation roadmap; and
Module 4: Training of trainers.

This is an intensive professional programme for the secretariats and members of national trade facilitation committees (NTFCs). The main objective is to help them implement, in a coordinated manner, trade facilitation reforms, including the provisions of the Agreement on Trade Facilitation of the WTO.  

We provide 4 to 5 flexible modules which last 3 to 5 days each, according to country-specific needs.

Start up module: Establishing an NTFC;
Module 1: Understanding International Standards and Recommendations;
Module 2: Measuring and implementing trade facilitation;
Module 3: Strengthening an NTFC and establishing a trade facilitation roadmap; and
Module 4: Training of trainers.

This is an intensive professional programme for the secretariats and members of national trade facilitation committees (NTFCs). The main objective is to help them implement, in a coordinated manner, trade facilitation reforms, including the provisions of the Agreement on Trade Facilitation of the WTO.  

We provide 4 to 5 flexible modules which last 3 to 5 days each, according to country-specific needs.

Start up module: Establishing an NTFC;
Module 1: Understanding International Standards and Recommendations;
Module 2: Measuring and implementing trade facilitation;
Module 3: Strengthening an NTFC and establishing a trade facilitation roadmap; and
Module 4: Training of trainers.

• To support national capacity in order for Bangladesh to better conduct the Time Release Study.
• To provide training to Customs and other trade stakeholders in Bangladesh for WCO TRS tool in order to allow Customs and other border agencies to improve compliance and at the same time improve facilitation for imports-exports.

To look at SAFE Framework AEO implementation and needs of MRA

To support the Customs administration of Samoa in their efforts to implement CBM in accordance with WCO Instruments and Tools such as the RKC and CBM Compendium.
To enable participants to gain full understanding of the benefits to the government, border agencies and the private sector that can be derived from proper implementation of CBM.
To identify challenges and areas of cooperation between agencies as well as the private sector.

To build national capacity in order for the country to conduct a Time Release Study (TRS).

To look at SAFE Framework AEO implementation and needs of MRA

To look at SAFE Framework AEO implementation and needs of MRA

Support in the RKC accession process of Vanuatu (Gap analysis and assessment of compliance with the RKC Standards and Transitional Standards)

To enhance understanding on the all three Pillars of the SAFE Framework of Standards (SAFE FoS) and carry out diagnostics of compliance with its respective Standards with a view to assist Fiji Customs and partner government agencies to fully implement the Standards of the SAFE Framework of Standards as well as AEO programme, particularly in view of the implementation of related measures of the WTO Agreement on Trade Facilitation (TFA)

To assist the Customs Administration in strengthening the existing Risk Management practices by focusing on cargo selectivity, intelligence support and compliance management.

To support the Customs administration of Malaysia in their efforts to implement CBM in accordance with WCO Instruments and Tools such as the RKC and CBM Compendium.
To enable participants to gain full understanding of the benefits to the government, border agencies and the private sector that can be derived from proper implementation of CBM.
To identify challenges and areas of cooperation between agencies as well as the private sector.

Assessment of the compliance of national legislation and procedures against international standards relating to Customs fees and charges (TFA, RKC, EU) and supporting the introduction of any required changes.

To train Tajikistan Customs officer on the General Annex of the RKC

To assist the Customs Administration in strengthening the existing Risk Management practices by focusing on cargo and passenger selectivity including postal/express consignments, intelligence support and compliance management.

Efficient transit regimes in Central Asia, including transit guarantees, risks management, exchange of information, electronic seals, cooperation between private sector and customs, as well as existing best practices of efficient transit regimes

• To develop understanding on Coordinated Border Management;
• To provide knowledge on, and how to build a Single Window environment;
• To develop understanding on the WCO Data Model concepts
• To develop the capability to undertake data harmonization to support single window development;

Support on RKC situation and gap analysis of Kyrgyzstan Republic (harmonization of legislation).

Perform comprehensive review of RM policy, strategy and infrastructure including implementation.
Conduct gap analysis by considering international good practices.
Identify recommendations for RM reform and modernization.
To assist the Customs Administration to draft the risk management framework/plan including a risk register in order for the Customs Administration to manage organizational and operational risks in a holistically approach.

To discuss possible contents of new WCO Transit Guidelines

To assist the Customs Administration in strengthening the existing Risk Management practices by focusing on cargo selectivity, intelligence support and compliance management.

o To introduce Bosnia and Herzegovina to WCO TRS tool in order to allow Customs and other border agencies to improve compliance and at the same time improve facilitation for imports-exports.
o To assist Bosnia and Herzegovina Indirect Taxation Authority in designing their Time Release Study and to list the processing activities to be examined
o To build national capacity of Bosnia and Herzegovina Customs in order for the country to conduct a Time Release Study (TRS).

Tailor-made support to Bosnia & Herzegovina for implementation of the WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement (awareness-raising, identifying key priorities for implementation, NCTF support)

The objective of this Workshop was to assist Belarus Customs with implementing PCA more effectively and in accordance with the WCO PCA Guidelines, including the audit cycle and case studies and exercises to enhance participants’ technical knowledge in this respect.