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In order to get a better overall picture of how trade facilitation implementation assistance is being delivered globally by international organizations, this page allows you to search by specific country, implementing organization, project type and more. This information is also available by recipient country on the Contact Points page.

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ANNEX D+ TFA IMPLEMENTATION SUPPORT DURING COVID-19

Country Exact Date (with end date) Title Type Implementing Orgs View
  • Austria
  • Belgium
  • Czech Republic
 November 2017
Regional Transit Workshop for the East and Southern Africa Region
November 2017
 Longer-term grant/loan support, infrastructure, etc.)
  • Sweden Short-term Fund 2017/WCO The World Bank SSATP provided funding for the participants from the ESA Members. /Customs

Regional Transit Workshop for the East and Southern Africa Region

  • Sweden Short-term Fund 2017/WCO The World Bank SSATP provided funding for the participants from the ESA Members. /Customs

Partners:
Project type
Longer-term grant/loan support, infrastructure, etc.)
Exact Date (with end date)
November 2017
Description
Provide practical support to WCO Members in implementing efficient and effective transit regimes on their territories through promoting the implementation of the WCO Transit Guidelines
Collecting and disseminating best practices in the area of transit
Counterpart:
• 1 Representative from a National Trucking Association per country; • 1 Representative from a National Clearing and Forwarding Association per country; • Representatives of Regional Economic Communities (RECs) – COMESA, EAC, SACU, SADC; • Representatives of Corridor Management Institutions; • Representatives of development partners (AfDB, NEPAD, USAID).
Country
Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom
  • Austria
  • Belgium
  • Czech Republic
 September 2017
To progress the trade facilitation (TF) agenda, within the framework of the WCO Mercator Programme in the East and Southern Africa Region 2016-2019
September 2017
 Short-term training activity or other event
  • CCF Finland/Customs

To progress the trade facilitation (TF) agenda, within the framework of the WCO Mercator Programme in the East and Southern Africa Region 2016-2019

  • CCF Finland/Customs

Partners:
Project type
Short-term training activity or other event
Exact Date (with end date)
September 2017
Description
To attend meetings and participate in the discussions on matters pertaining to the implementation and use of the nCEN application.
The aim of the workshop is to present the latest nCEN developments conducted on the basis of initial feedback collected during the nCEN training sessions in the region, to discuss matters related to nCEN usage and prepare a list of additional improvements which have been identified by each administration that should be incorporated into the software to improve efficiency.
Country
Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom
  • Austria
  • Belgium
  • Czech Republic
 February 2017
“WCO-ESA Project phase II – Component 5”
February 2017
 Middle-term project
  • CCF Finland/Customs

“WCO-ESA Project phase II – Component 5”

  • CCF Finland/Customs

Partners:
Project type
Middle-term project
Exact Date (with end date)
February 2017
Description
To progress the trade facilitation (TF) agenda, within the framework of the WCO Mercator Programme in the East and Southern Africa Region 2016-2019
Country
Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom
  • Belgium
 April 2016
Accreditation Workshop on Time Release Study
April 2016
 Short-term training activity or other event
  • World Customs Organization (WCO)
  • Japan

Accreditation Workshop on Time Release Study

  • World Customs Organization (WCO)
  • Japan

Partners:
Project type
Short-term training activity or other event
Exact Date (with end date)
April 2016
Country
Belgium
  • Belgium
 March 2016
Workshop on the Accreditation of WCO Technical and Operational Advisors on Transit
March 2016
 Short-term training activity or other event
  • World Customs Organization (WCO)
  • Japan

Workshop on the Accreditation of WCO Technical and Operational Advisors on Transit

  • World Customs Organization (WCO)
  • Japan

Partners:
Project type
Short-term training activity or other event
Exact Date (with end date)
March 2016
Country
Belgium
  • Belgium
 September 2016
Accreditation Workshop on Revised Kyoto Convention
September 2016
 Short-term training activity or other event
  • World Customs Organization (WCO)
  • Japan

Accreditation Workshop on Revised Kyoto Convention

  • World Customs Organization (WCO)
  • Japan

Partners:
Project type
Short-term training activity or other event
Exact Date (with end date)
September 2016
Country
Belgium
  • Belize
 November 2017
National Committee on Trade Facilitation (NCTF) for the implementation of the TFA.
November 2017
 Short-term training activity or other event
  • Sweden/Customs

National Committee on Trade Facilitation (NCTF) for the implementation of the TFA.

  • Sweden/Customs

Partners:
Project type
Short-term training activity or other event
Exact Date (with end date)
November 2017
Description
Belize NCTF Members, Customs Officials, Officials from other government agencies and the private sector have increased their knowledge and abilities to manage engagement with external stakeholders and to support the maintenance of the National Committees on Trade Facilitation (NCTFs).
Country
Belize
  • Belize
 November 2016 to December 2016
Advanced Course for Chairs of National TF Committees (English)
November 2016 to December 2016
 Short-term training activity or other event
  • World Trade Organization
  • World Customs Organization (WCO)
  • World Bank Group (WBG)
  • Enhanced Integrated Framework (EIF)
  • International Air Transport Association (IATA)
  • International Trade Centre (ITC)
  • Standards and Trade Development Facility (STDF)
  • United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE)
  • United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
  • WEF

Advanced Course for Chairs of National TF Committees (English)

  • World Trade Organization

Partners:
  • World Customs Organization (WCO)
  • World Bank Group (WBG)
  • Enhanced Integrated Framework (EIF)
  • International Air Transport Association (IATA)
  • International Trade Centre (ITC)
  • Standards and Trade Development Facility (STDF)
  • United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE)
  • United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
  • WEF
Project type
Short-term training activity or other event
Exact Date (with end date)
November 2016 to December 2016
Description
This course aimed to build the capacity of committee chairs, help develop a network of contacts among chairs of national trade facilitation committees of different Members and a good working relationship with the organizations that will provide technical assistance to support their respective national committees.
Country
Belize
  • Belize
 January 2015
A Strategy and Plan to guide regional implementation of the TFA for 18 Category C measures.
January 2015
 Longer-term grant/loan support, infrastructure, etc.)
  • World Bank Group (WBG)

A Strategy and Plan to guide regional implementation of the TFA for 18 Category C measures.

  • World Bank Group (WBG)

Partners:
Project type
Longer-term grant/loan support, infrastructure, etc.)
Exact Date (with end date)
January 2015
Counterpart:
Customs Department and Directorate General for Foreign Trade
Country
Belize
  • Belize
Trade Facilitation Project
 Longer-term grant/loan support, infrastructure, etc.)
  • International Development Bank

Trade Facilitation Project

  • International Development Bank

Partners:
Project type
Longer-term grant/loan support, infrastructure, etc.)
Description
Belize responded to the IDB questionnaire on October 4th 2016 and in 2018 significant progress must be showed at the VIII Summit of the Americas. (2 years)
Counterpart:
Customs Department and Directorate General for Foreign Trade
Country
Belize
  • Belize
 September 2015
Notification of category A commitments under the Agreement on Trade Facilitation
September 2015
 Short-term training activity or other event
  • World Trade Organization
  • United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)

Notification of category A commitments under the Agreement on Trade Facilitation

  • World Trade Organization
  • United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)

Partners:
Project type
Short-term training activity or other event
Exact Date (with end date)
September 2015
Country
Belize
  • Belize
 June 2009
Needs Assessment
June 2009
 Other
  • World Trade Organization
  • Sweden
  • Switzerland
  • OECS

Needs Assessment

  • World Trade Organization

Partners:
  • Sweden
  • Switzerland
  • OECS
Project type
Other
Exact Date (with end date)
June 2009
Description
WTO National Trade Facilitation Self-Assessment of Needs and Priorities
Country
Belize
  • Belize
 October 2014
Needs Assessment
October 2014
 Other
  • World Trade Organization
  • Finland
  • Norway

Needs Assessment

  • World Trade Organization

Partners:
  • Finland
  • Norway
Project type
Other
Exact Date (with end date)
October 2014
Description
WTO National Trade Facilitation Self-Assessment of Needs and Priorities
Country
Belize
  • Algeria
  • Angola
  • Benin
 September 2017
3rd African Union Customs Experts Forum on Trade Facilitation in Africa.
September 2017
 Short-term training activity or other event
  • GIZ WCO/Customs

3rd African Union Customs Experts Forum on Trade Facilitation in Africa.

  • GIZ WCO/Customs

Partners:
Project type
Short-term training activity or other event
Exact Date (with end date)
September 2017
Description
To represent the WCO at the 3rd African Union Customs Experts Forum on Trade Facilitation in Africa.
Country
Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cabo Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Republic of, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Eswatini, Kingdom of, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe
  • Benin
 April 2017 to October 2017
UNCTAD Empowerment Programme for National Trade Facilitation Committees (NTFC)
April 2017 to October 2017
 Longer-term grant/loan support, infrastructure, etc.)
  • German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ)
  • represented by Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zumammenarbeit (GIZ)
  • UNited Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)

UNCTAD Empowerment Programme for National Trade Facilitation Committees (NTFC)

  • German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ)
  • represented by Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zumammenarbeit (GIZ)
  • UNited Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)

Partners:
Project type
Longer-term grant/loan support, infrastructure, etc.)
Exact Date (with end date)
April 2017 to October 2017
Description
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.
Counterpart:
Direction de la Promotion du Commerce Extérieur and representatives of Benin’s National Trade Facilitation Committee.
Country
Benin
Contacts
Country:
Afghanistan
Title: EU Trade-Related Assistance - Advancing Afghan Trade (Phase II)
Type:
Multi-year technical assistance project
Date:
January 2021 to December 2024
Contacts:
Implementing Orgs:
  • EU/ITC
Country:
Afghanistan
Title: EU Trade-Related Assistance - Advancing Afghan Trade
Type:
Multi-year technical assistance project
Date:
August 2016 to March 2020
Contacts:
Implementing Orgs:
  • EU/ITC
Country:
Afghanistan
Title: EU Trade-Related Assistance - Advancing Afghan Trade (Phase II)
Type:
Multi-year technical assistance project
Date:
April 2020 to March 2024
Contacts:
Implementing Orgs:
  • EU/ITC
Country:
Armenia, Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Belarus, China, Georgia, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Mongolia, Russian Federation, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan
Title: WCO Regional Workshop on the Development of Transit Guidelines
Type:
Short-term training activity or other event
Date:
April 2017
Implementing Orgs:
  • Japan-CCF/Customs
Country:
Afghanistan
Title: EU Trade-Related Assistance - Advancing Afghan Trade
Type:
Multi-year technical assistance project
Date:
January 2016 to January 2019
Contacts:
Implementing Orgs:
  • European Union/International Trade Centre
Country:
Afghanistan
Title: Implementing Trade Facilitation and the Sustainable Development Goals in Central Asia
Type:
Short-term training activity or other event
Date:
July 2017
Implementing Orgs:
  • United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE)
    • World Trade Organization
    • United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP)
  • World Trade Organization
  • United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP)
Country:
Afghanistan
Title: HMRC-WCO-UNCTAD TFA Capacity Building Programme
Type:
Multi-year technical assistance project
Date:
January 2015 to January 2018
Implementing Orgs:
  • DFID/ITC
    • World Customs Organization (WCO)
    • United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
  • World Customs Organization (WCO)
  • United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
Country:
Afghanistan
Title: HMRC-WCO-UNCTAD TFA Capacity Building Programme
Type:
Multi-year technical assistance project
Date:
January 2015 to January 2018
Implementing Orgs:
  • DFID/ITC
    • World Customs Organization (WCO)
    • United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
  • World Customs Organization (WCO)
  • United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
Country:
Afghanistan
Title: HMRC-WCO-UNCTAD TFA Capacity Building Programme
Type:
Multi-year technical assistance project
Date:
January 2015 to January 2018
Implementing Orgs:
  • DFID/ITC
    • World Customs Organization (WCO)
    • United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
  • World Customs Organization (WCO)
  • United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
Country:
Afghanistan
Title: HMRC-WCO-UNCTAD TFA Capacity Building Programme
Type:
Multi-year technical assistance project
Date:
January 2015 to January 2018
Implementing Orgs:
  • DFID/ITC
    • World Customs Organization (WCO)
    • United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
  • World Customs Organization (WCO)
  • United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
Country:
Afghanistan
Title: HMRC-WCO-UNCTAD TFA Capacity Building Programme
Type:
Multi-year technical assistance project
Date:
January 2015 to January 2018
Implementing Orgs:
  • DFID/ITC
    • World Customs Organization (WCO)
    • United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
  • World Customs Organization (WCO)
  • United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
Country:
Afghanistan
Title: HMRC-WCO-UNCTAD TFA Capacity Building Programme
Type:
Multi-year technical assistance project
Date:
January 2015 to January 2018
Implementing Orgs:
  • DFID/ITC
    • World Customs Organization (WCO)
    • United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
  • World Customs Organization (WCO)
  • United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
Country:
Afghanistan
Title: HMRC-WCO-UNCTAD TFA Capacity Building Programme
Type:
Multi-year technical assistance project
Date:
January 2015 to January 2018
Implementing Orgs:
  • DFID/ITC
    • World Customs Organization (WCO)
    • United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
  • World Customs Organization (WCO)
  • United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
Country:
Afghanistan
Title: HMRC-WCO-UNCTAD TFA Capacity Building Programme
Type:
Multi-year technical assistance project
Date:
January 2015 to January 2018
Implementing Orgs:
  • DFID/ITC
    • World Customs Organization (WCO)
    • United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
  • World Customs Organization (WCO)
  • United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
Country:
Afghanistan
Title: HMRC-WCO-UNCTAD TFA Capacity Building Programme
Type:
Multi-year technical assistance project
Date:
January 2015 to January 2018
Implementing Orgs:
  • DFID/ITC
    • World Customs Organization (WCO)
    • United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
  • World Customs Organization (WCO)
  • United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)

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