COVID-19 Trade Facilitation Repository
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This COVID 19 Trade Facilitation Repository aims to facilitate access to initiatives, guidelines, case studies, and other information that was developed by various partner organizations and associations to help maintain the flow of safe cross border trade during the COVID 19 pandemic.
*Disclaimer: The tool is for purely informative purposes and does not intend to be comprehensive and the organizations participating in the initiative do not purport to advocate or promote any particular course of action, nor shall they be held responsible for any loss or damage caused by errors, omissions, misprints or misinterpretation of the contents hereof.
| Organization | Description | Area of work | Focal Point | View |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Trade Organization | This document provides updates on the TFA implementation support activities that are being carried out by the TFAF and our partner organizations during this pandemic. |
Report | tfaf@wto.org | View |
| International Plant Protection Convention | This website describes how the IPPC Community can exchange phytosanitary certificates electronically. Although not specifically related to COVID-19 there have been a number of examples of how the increased use of IPPC ePhyto Solution has facilitated trade during the COVID-19 situation. For example, electronic exchange reduces the need to have human interactions, thus reducing the risk of transmission of the virus by decreasing the number of times documents need to change hands. |
Instruments and tools | ippc@fao.org | View |
| International Plant Protection Convention | This webpage provides some key messages and guidance to the IPPC Community for Mitigating Impacts of COVID-19. Messages from the IPPC Secretariat as well as a few messages from some NPPOs are also posted here. |
Website | ippc@fao.org | View |
| United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs | This page provides information on Importation and Customs clearance procedures for countries affected by the COVID-19 pandemic as well as useful resources from the IMPACCT WG partners such as the World Health Organization (WHO) and the World Customs Organization (WCO), among others. Regions: Africa, America, Asia, Europe, MENA, Oceania |
Website | bohl@un.org | View |
| Global Alliance for Trade Facilitation | Article/Press Release | marusa.godina@iccwbo.org | View | |
| International Chamber of Commerce | Report | staysave@iccwbo.org | View | |
| International Road Transport Union | To support the implementation of such measures, IRU has issued guidelines on deconfinement and social distancing for collective passenger transport. |
Report | Information@iru.org | View |
| International Road Transport Union | The International Labour Organisation (ILO)’s sectoral brief published this week supports IRU’s COVID-19 recovery recommendations, and acknowledges the road transport sector as a key driver of global economic recovery. |
Report | Information@iru.org | View |
| International Road Transport Union | While the pandemic has shed light on the indispensable nature of commercial road transport operators, it has also brought into sharper focus some of the industry’s key trade facilitation tools and their contribution to global economic recovery. |
Report | Information@iru.org | View |
| International Road Transport Union | Report | Information@iru.org | View |