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.