Fiji
| Articles |
10.1.1 (a), (b), (c), (d)
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| Indicative date of implementation | 31 December 2019 |
| Definitive date of implementation | 31 December 2019 |
| Assistance required for implementation |
Assistance Required: • Legal/Policy - technical assistance to review relevant laws in order to streamline import and export permits and other necessary requirements. Assistance is needed to develop a government-wide strategy to replace all documentation with electronic processing especially in other border related agencies. • Procedures – Assistance needed to streamline procedures across border agencies to avoid duplication of both procedures and documentation in order to facilitate trade. • Institutions – technical assistance needed to promote border coordination as well as assist other agencies to transition to electronic documents. • Human Resources/Training – capacity building for relevant border agency Officials to ensure enhanced border coordination. • ICT – Assistance needed to capacitate other agencies with ICT tools and enablers in order to meet international standards for computerised system as well as expedite clearance. |
| Donor / Agency |
World Bank, Global Alliance for Trade Facilitation |
| Progress reported |
27 June 2025
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G/TFA/N/FJI/3
Fiji has undertaken some initial projects through the NTFC working groups to reduce the duplication of paper and electronic reporting requirements. This has included the removal of the requirement for Shipping companies to provide paper manifests to the Ministry of Health (MOH) and the Biosecurity Agency Fiji (BAF). This cooperative approach was further demonstrated during the initial stages of the COVID-19 response when border agencies worked with industry to reduce physical contact processes by changing procedures enabling the acceptance of electronic documents for permits, joint inspections where practicable, and the abolition of the previous requirement for BAF clients to produce paper copies of all clearance documents at the port office prior to cargo clearance. BAF is still using a dual paper and electronic clearance process for imported goods at Suva Port.Global Alliance assisted BAF and their clients to create Phytosanitary certificates on the GeNS, and in 2023, this was further enhanced to include industry and online access for certificate creation and a BAF approval process for export goods. World Bank Group, in partnership with UNCTAD, is developing connectivity between the BAF GeNS and ASYCUDA World to enhance timely clearance and verification of SADs for goods subject to phytosanitary requirements. Areas of assistance required: Fiji requires assistance to: • Review relevant laws of other border agencies (Ministry of Health, Department of Fisheries, and Ministry of Environment) to enable streamlining, simplifying, and reducing, as needed, all trade-related formalities and documentation requirements. • Development of a government-wide strategy to replace all trade-related formalities and documentation requirements with electronic processing, especially in other border-related agencies. • Finalize BAFs transition to paperless cargo clearance processes. |