
How To Prepare Trade Facilitation Agreement Notifications
Here you will find information that will help you prepare the notifications required by the Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA) that must be submitted to the WTO Trade Facilitation Committee (the Committee).
Under each type of notification, as listed below, you will find links to notification templates and guidance on how to prepare them. You will also find extracts from Members' notifications, that have been selected randomly, to give you an idea of how some Members have provided the necessary information.
You will notice some variations in Members' notifications. Except for Article 22.1 the TFA does not set out requirements on how to notify the information.
The WTO Secretariat has created templates based on Member submissions in order to provide guidance and consistency. You can adapt them to fit your needs.
In case you want more examples, under each type of notification you will find a link that leads to a list of Members that have already notified. You can then find each Member's notification on TFAdatabase.org/WTO Members.
Please feel free to submit a draft of your notification or contact the WTO Secretariat for guidance. See references and contact points in the box below.
Submit notifications, drafts, or queries to the WTO Secretariat at: wtotradefacilitation@gmail.com
Queries for the WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement Facility can be sent here: TFAF@WTO.org
General information on the notification requirements can be found here.
A notifications dashboard to explore all notification data can be found here.
To see your country's current notification status, or see how other Members have notified you can find all notifications here.
Statistics on notifications can be found here.
A list of TF Enquiry Points can be found here.
A WTO brochure outlining the transparency notifications and deadlines can be found here: [download brochure]
A brochure outlining the ABC notifications and deadlines can be found here: [download brochure]
ABC Notification Template with TACB Examples for Each Provision: [download document]
Examples of Technical Assistance and Capacity Building Needs from Member Notifications: [download document]
The TFA Notification Requirements
Articles 1.4, 10.4, 10.6, and 12
Introduction
Article 1.4 (a) Publication
Article 1.4 (b) - Internet Publication
Article 1.4 (c) - Enquiry Points
Article 10.4 - Single Window
Article 10.6 - Use of Customs Brokers
Article 12 - Customs Cooperation
Articles 14-16 - ABC Related Notifications
How to notify
Deadlines for Developing Members
Deadlines for Least Developed Members
List of Members that have already provided ABC-related notifications:
Extracts
Article 16 - Implementation Support Arrangements and Progress Reports
Implementation Support Arrangements
Progress Reports
How to notify
Extracts
Article 17 - Extension of Category B and C Implementation Dates
Introduction
How to notify
Members that have notified
Extracts
Article 19 - Shifting Between Categories B and C
Introduction
How to Notify
Extracts
Article 22