Experience-sharing and thematic discussions in the WTO Trade Facilitation Committee
The Trade Facilitation Committee provides a forum for WTO Members to consult and share experiences related to the operation and implementation of the TFA. In this page, you will find all the presentations made by different delegations in all TF Committee sessions.
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United States
9 October 2018 - 11 October 2018
Speaking points - The role of advance rulings and administrative procedures in TFA implementation
G/TFA/W/7 - The role of advance rulings and administrative procedures in TFA implementation
North Macedonia
2 May 2018 - 3 May 2018
Trade Facilitation Agreement Implementation – Some Practical Aspects
OECD - Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development
26 June 2018
Summary of Events on Trade Facilitation and Future Trade Cooperation
European Union
2 May 2018 - 3 May 2018
El Salvador
2 May 2018 - 3 May 2018
United States
2 May 2018 - 3 May 2018
Trade Facilitation Agreement Notifications as Tools for Demand Driven Assistance Conversations
United States
2 May 2018 - 3 May 2018
United States Department of Agriculture Trade Facilitation Agreement Related Technical Assistance
Guatemala
9 October 2018 - 11 October 2018
Hong Kong, China
9 October 2018 - 11 October 2018
Zambia
9 October 2018 - 11 October 2018
Authorised Economic Operators (AEO) - Customs Accredited Client Programme
Switzerland
9 October 2018 - 11 October 2018
Implementation of National and International transit procedures
Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of
9 October 2018 - 11 October 2018
Dominican Republic
9 October 2018 - 11 October 2018
WTO - World Trade Organization
12 February 2019 - 13 February 2019
Nora Neufeld - Status of ratification and notification process
United States
2 May 2018 - 3 May 2018
G/TFA/W/5 - Structure and Role of the US National Trade Facilitation Committee
European Union
12 February 2019 - 13 February 2019
Pakistan
12 February 2019 - 13 February 2019
Canada
12 February 2019 - 13 February 2019
Update on activities of the Global Alliance for Trade Facilitation
TFAF - Trade Facilitation Agreement Facility
12 February 2019 - 13 February 2019
Update on the on activities of the Trade Facilitation Agreement Facility (TFAF)
GATF - Global Alliance for Trade Facilitation
25 June 2019
TFAF - Trade Facilitation Agreement Facility
25 June 2019
Trade Facilitation Agreement Facility (TFAF) update (Sheri Rosenow)
STDF - Standards and Trade Development Facility
25 June 2019
Driving safe trade solutions worldwide: STDF’s role (Marlynne Hopper)
WTO - World Trade Organization
25 June 2019
Status of ratification and notification process (Nora Neufeld)
El Salvador
15 October 2019 - 16 October 2019
Advances in Trade Facilitation - H.E. Ms. Maria Luisa Hayem Breve (in Spanish)
Montenegro
15 October 2019 - 16 October 2019
National Trade Facilitation Committee - Montenegro (Ms. Snezana Vujanovic)
Norway
15 October 2019 - 16 October 2019
The National Trade Facilitation Committee of Norway (Mr. Helge LIndrup)
Paraguay
15 October 2019 - 16 October 2019
National Committee on Trade Facilitation in Paraguay (Ms. Kuni C. Hashimoto Amarilla)
Brazil
15 October 2019 - 16 October 2019
TFA implementation in Brazil through Public-Private Partnership (Ms. Glenda Bezerra Lustosa)
WTO - World Trade Organization
15 October 2019 - 16 October 2019
Chinese Taipei
15 October 2019 - 16 October 2019
TFAF - Trade Facilitation Agreement Facility
15 October 2019 - 16 October 2019
Trade Facilitation Agreement Facility (TFAF) update (Ms. Sheri Rosenow)
Rwanda
UNCTAD - United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
15 October 2019 - 16 October 2019
GATF - Global Alliance for Trade Facilitation
15 October 2019 - 16 October 2019
Jamaica
15 October 2019 - 16 October 2019
CARICOM's implementation experience (Jamaica on behalf of CARICOM)
Lao People's Democratic Republic
15 October 2019 - 16 October 2019
Zambia
15 October 2019 - 16 October 2019
Spain
15 October 2019 - 16 October 2019
Technical assistance from Spain in the framework of the WCO MERCATOR Programme
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
15 October 2019 - 16 October 2019
Presentation by Saint Vincent and the Grenadines on Trade Facilitation (Ms. Shernelle Dick-Brazel)
United States
15 October 2019 - 16 October 2019
Assessing benefits of the TFA for Agricultural trade - Report from the United States
Assessing benefits of the TFA for Agricultural trade - USAID Publication
WTO - World Trade Organization
11 February 2020
Status of ratification and notification (Ms. Dolores Halloran)
Morocco
11 February 2020
Implementation of the TFA through a public-private partnership (Mr. B AIT ADDI & Mr. T. MAAOUNI)
TFAF - Trade Facilitation Agreement Facility
11 February 2020
The Trade Facilitation Agreement Facility update (Sheri Rosenow)
GATF - Global Alliance for Trade Facilitation
11 February 2020
United States
11 February 2020
G/TFA/W/19 - Communication from the United States - Sharing of experiences
Chile
Ecuador
Costa Rica
Mexico
Paraguay
Uruguay
11 February 2020
ITC - International Trade Centre
30 September 2020
WCO - World Customs Organization
30 September 2020
WCO - What Customs can do to mitigate the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic
GATF - Global Alliance for Trade Facilitation
30 September 2020
UNCTAD - United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
30 September 2020
WTO - World Trade Organization
20 October 2020 - 22 October 2020
Afghanistan
20 October 2020 - 22 October 2020
Status and challenges of Trade Facilitation Agreement Implementation in Afghanistan
Paraguay
20 October 2020 - 22 October 2020
Ventanilla única del exportador - medidas en época de pandemia
United States
Brazil
Colombia
Japan
20 October 2020 - 22 October 2020
European Union
20 October 2020 - 22 October 2020
Paper-based proofs of Preferential Origin under Covid-19 crisis
Dominican Republic
20 October 2020 - 22 October 2020
Medidas temporales adoptadas por la República Dominicana en respuesta al COVID-19
Eswatini
20 October 2020 - 22 October 2020
Trade Facilitation Programme and Trade Facilitation Information Portal (ETIP)
GATF - Global Alliance for Trade Facilitation
20 October 2020 - 22 October 2020
26 January 2021 - 27 January 2021
GATF - Global Alliance for Trade Facilitation
26 January 2021 - 27 January 2021
WTO - World Trade Organization
26 January 2021 - 27 January 2021
WCO - World Customs Organization
26 January 2021 - 27 January 2021
WTO - World Trade Organization
22 April 2021 - 23 April 2021
Türkiye
22 April 2021 - 23 April 2021
United States
22 April 2021 - 23 April 2021
The Trade Facilitation Agreement: a world of opportunities for MSMEs - Statement by the US
USAID - The Trade Facilitation Agreement: a world of opportunities for MSMEs
GATF - Global Alliance for Trade Facilitation
22 April 2021 - 23 April 2021
Building trust through public-private partnerships for trade facilitation
TFAF - Trade Facilitation Agreement Facility
22 April 2021 - 23 April 2021
Report by the WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement Facility (TFAF)
22 April 2021 - 23 April 2021
Report by the ITC and the Annex D partner organizations to the Trade Facilitation Committee
WTO - World Trade Organization
22 June 2021 - 23 June 2021
WTO - World Trade Organization
22 June 2021 - 23 June 2021
China
22 June 2021 - 23 June 2021
Nepal
22 June 2021 - 23 June 2021
Implementing the WTO TFA: shifting 11 provisions from Category C to category B
Vanuatu
UNCTAD - United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
22 June 2021 - 23 June 2021
Vanuatu's experience with implementation of customs automation and single window
ITC - International Trade Centre
22 June 2021 - 23 June 2021
From Bali to borders: ITC support to WTO Members for implementing the TFA
WTO - World Trade Organization
19 July 2021 - 20 July 2021
Status of ratification and notification process (Dolores Halloran)
United States
19 July 2021 - 20 July 2021
The role of the second test procedures in trade facilitation (G/TFA/W/48)
Madagascar
19 July 2021 - 20 July 2021
WCO - World Customs Organization
19 July 2021 - 20 July 2021
Tracking progress on implementation of WCO’s standards, instruments and trade facilitation measures
WTO - World Trade Organization
19 October 2021 - 21 October 2021
Status of ratification and notification process (Dolores Halloran)
Kazakhstan
19 October 2021 - 21 October 2021
Implementation of the TFA using the example of single window for import and export operations
WCO - World Customs Organization
19 October 2021 - 21 October 2021
Ecuador
19 October 2021 - 21 October 2021
Paraguay
19 October 2021 - 21 October 2021
Implementation of Article 2 of the TFA and update of progress on TFA implementation
Honduras
UNCTAD - United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
19 October 2021 - 21 October 2021
The Trade Facilitation Reform Tracker - Presentation by Honduras
TFAF - Trade Facilitation Agreement Facility
19 October 2021 - 21 October 2021
Report by the Trade Facilitation Agreement Facility (Sheri Rosenow)
Tonga
19 October 2021 - 21 October 2021
Implementation of TFA Article 7.8 expedited shipments for the importation of Covid-19 vaccine
Cambodia
19 October 2021 - 21 October 2021
Implementation of category C provisions and the technical assistance and financial assistance needed
Netherlands
ITC - International Trade Centre
19 October 2021 - 21 October 2021
Trade Facilitation, Digitalization and The Netherlands Trust Fund
GATF - Global Alliance for Trade Facilitation
19 October 2021 - 21 October 2021
WB - World Bank
19 October 2021 - 21 October 2021
OECD - Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development
19 October 2021 - 21 October 2021
4 April 2022 - 5 April 2022
Status of ratification and notification process (Dolores Halloran)
UNCTAD - United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
4 April 2022 - 5 April 2022
ASYCUDA solutions for transit - Transit coordination according to Article 11.16 and 11.17 of the TFA
WTO - World Trade Organization
30 June 2022
Status of ratification and notification process (Dolores Halloran)
WTO - World Trade Organization
28 November 2022 - 29 November 2022
Status of ratifications and notifications (Dolores Halloran)
Senegal
28 November 2022 - 29 November 2022
Digitalize import processes for agriculture products (ePhyto solution)
Cote d'Ivoire
28 November 2022 - 29 November 2022
Présentation sur le portail web d'information commerciale (PWIC) - Cote d'Ivoire
Film institutionnel sur le Portail Web d’Information Commerciale
Guatemala
28 November 2022 - 29 November 2022
Advancements in Trade Facilitation by the Central American region
China
28 November 2022 - 29 November 2022
ITC - International Trade Centre
1 December 2022
ITC's ground support on implementation of top five Category C measures
Ecuador
1 December 2022
Ecuador presentation on the organization of a donors round table in capital (In Spanish)
Netherlands
1 December 2022
Market Intellingence - Centre for the Promotion of Imports from Developing Countries (CBI)
USAID - United States Agency for International Development
1 December 2022
USAID - United States Agency for International Development
1 December 2022
Strengthening the Authorized Economic Operator (AEO) in El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras
United Kingdom
1 December 2022
Accelerate Trade Facilitation - Considerations for Sustainable Trade Facilitation Reform
SIECA - Secretariat for Central American Economic Integration
1 December 2022
UNCTAD - United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
1 December 2022
European Union
1 December 2022
EU statements (Czech Republic, Finland, Lithuania, The Netherlands, Sweden)
WTO - World Trade Organization
21 March 2023 - 22 March 2023
USAID - United States Agency for International Development
21 March 2023 - 22 March 2023
Support to the National Service of Agrifood Health and Service (SENASA) of Honduras
Madagascar
21 March 2023 - 22 March 2023
The implementation of Advance Ruling Mechanism in Madagascar
China
21 March 2023 - 22 March 2023
Promoting implementation of the TFA through digital revolution and intelligent technologies
Peru
21 March 2023 - 22 March 2023
Improving procedures for authorization of exports and imports of processed food
United Kingdom
21 March 2023 - 22 March 2023
Trade Facilitation during a crisis: lessons learnt from Covid-19
OECD - Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development
21 March 2023 - 22 March 2023
The evolving contribution of trade facilitation policies to enhancing trade (Sylvia Sorescu)
United States
21 March 2023 - 22 March 2023
Proposal on the six principles of shared practice of successful NTFCs (G/TFA/W/91)
India
21 March 2023 - 22 March 2023
Trade Facilitation reforms beyond the WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement
WTO - World Trade Organization
21 March 2023 - 22 March 2023
WTO - World Trade Organization
21 March 2023 - 22 March 2023
WTO - World Trade Organization
15 June 2023 - 16 June 2023
El Salvador
USAID - United States Agency for International Development
15 June 2023 - 16 June 2023
Trade Facilitation improvements under the NTFC in El Salvador (in Spanish)
IMC - International Medical Corps
15 June 2023 - 16 June 2023
China
15 June 2023 - 16 June 2023
COMESA - Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa
15 June 2023 - 16 June 2023
UNCTAD - United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
15 June 2023 - 16 June 2023
UN-OHRLLS - United Nations Office of the High Representative for the LDCs, LLDCs and Small Island Developing States
15 June 2023 - 16 June 2023
Vienna Programmeof Action for Landlocked Developing Countries for the Decade 2014-2024
WTO - World Trade Organization
3 October 2023 - 5 October 2023
Jordan
3 October 2023 - 5 October 2023
Trade facilitatin in Jordan - increasing transparency and predictability for the private sector
Peru
3 October 2023 - 5 October 2023
Progress made by Peru's National Trade Facilitation Committee (In Spanish)
Paraguay
3 October 2023 - 5 October 2023
Trade facilitating agricultural systems and technology T FAST (in Spanish)
Brazil
3 October 2023 - 5 October 2023
Report on the 3rd meeting of NTFCs from Latin America (in Spanish)
WTO - World Trade Organization
3 October 2023 - 5 October 2023
Review on support for the implementation of Cat. C provisions (Dolores Halloran)
Cambodia
3 October 2023 - 5 October 2023
Cambodia's implementation of Cat. C technical and financial assistance needed
UNCTAD - United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
3 October 2023 - 5 October 2023
WCO - World Customs Organization
3 October 2023 - 5 October 2023
Bottom 5 measures with lowest implementation rate & how the WCO can support their implementation
Kyrgyz Republic
3 October 2023 - 5 October 2023
Level up TFA implementation through regional collaboration - experience of Central Asia
TMA - TradeMark Africa
3 October 2023 - 5 October 2023
Responding to the TFA - reducing the cost and time of trading across borders
GATF - Global Alliance for Trade Facilitation
3 October 2023 - 5 October 2023
Leveraging the private sector to deliver quantifiable impact
ITC - International Trade Centre
3 October 2023 - 5 October 2023
Viet Nam
USAID - United States Agency for International Development
3 October 2023 - 5 October 2023
Vietnam's Success in Implementing the Trade Facilitation Agreement
China
3 October 2023 - 5 October 2023
Promoting the Customs Modernization through the implementation of “Smart Customs
ADB - Asian Development Bank
6 October 2023
Support on Facilitating Trade in Vaccines and Essential Medical Supplies during Pandemic
IDB - Inter-American Development Bank
6 October 2023
UNCTAD - United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
6 October 2023
Japan
16 April 2024 - 17 April 2024
Experiences on Accumulation and Utilization of Data in Japan Customs
Guatemala
16 April 2024 - 17 April 2024
Digitalizing Port Processes in Guatemala (ENG)
Digitalizacion de los procesos portuarios en Guatemala (ESP)
Costa Rica
16 April 2024 - 17 April 2024
Dominican Republic
16 April 2024 - 17 April 2024
The Dominican Republic's experience of the use of digitalization to facilitate trade
WTO - World Trade Organization
16 April 2024 - 17 April 2024
Togo
16 April 2024 - 17 April 2024
China
16 April 2024 - 17 April 2024
Building Smart Customs to Advance Higher Level Security and Facilitation of International Trade
Pakistan
16 April 2024 - 17 April 2024
TFAF - Trade Facilitation Agreement Facility
16 April 2024 - 17 April 2024
WTO - World Trade Organization
10 July 2024 - 11 July 2024
China
10 July 2024 - 11 July 2024
Utilizing Digitalization to Promote the Cross-border Trade Facilitation
Lao People's Democratic Republic
10 July 2024 - 11 July 2024
ASEAN Customs Transit System (ACTS) - Implementation by Lao Customs
Ecuador
10 July 2024 - 11 July 2024
Modernización de la Plataforma TI de procedimientos sanitarios en el Ecuador
Colombia
10 July 2024 - 11 July 2024
Driving digitalization through public-private collaboration - The Colombian experience
WTO - World Trade Organization
22 October 2024 - 24 October 2024
China
22 October 2024 - 24 October 2024
China's Single Window Innovation Driven by Digitalization and New Technologies
El Salvador
22 October 2024 - 24 October 2024
El Salvador's Digitalization Progress in Implementing the Single Window
Georgia
22 October 2024 - 24 October 2024
Implementation of National Maritime Single Window of Georgia – Roadshow to Digitalization
Jamaica
UNCTAD - United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
22 October 2024 - 24 October 2024
Fiji
GATF - Global Alliance for Trade Facilitation
22 October 2024 - 24 October 2024
Digitalizing Trade Controls for Improved Waste Management and Recycling
Kyrgyz Republic
22 October 2024 - 24 October 2024
Activities Carried out to Digitize Processes at the Border in Order to Simplify Trade Procedures
Nicaragua
SIECA - Secretariat for Central American Economic Integration
22 October 2024 - 24 October 2024
Central American Strategy for Trade Facilitation and Competitiveness
TFAF - Trade Facilitation Agreement Facility
22 October 2024 - 24 October 2024
WTO - World Trade Organization
22 October 2024 - 24 October 2024
Outlook for top 5 category C commitments 2025-2026 (Jesse Nicol)
ITC - International Trade Centre
22 October 2024 - 24 October 2024
UNCTAD - United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
22 October 2024 - 24 October 2024
TFAF - Trade Facilitation Agreement Facility
22 October 2024 - 24 October 2024
TFA related assistance and capacity building TFAF report 2024
Lao People's Democratic Republic
22 October 2024 - 24 October 2024
WTO - World Trade Organization
12 March 2025 - 13 March 2025
China
12 March 2025 - 13 March 2025
China’s Practice of Enhancing Customs Clearance Efficiency by Digital Technology
Korea, Republic of
12 March 2025 - 13 March 2025
United States
12 March 2025 - 13 March 2025
Overview of the US Consumer Product Safety Commission eFiling Program
Colombia
12 March 2025 - 13 March 2025
OEA Colombia - Estrategias para Fortalecer la Cooperación con otros Organismos
Guatemala
12 March 2025 - 13 March 2025
La ruta de 11 países de América Latina hacia el reconocimiento mutuo de los OEA
Nigeria
12 March 2025 - 13 March 2025
NCS AEO program - Partnering with businesses to build a secure and enabling trade environment
Tunisia
12 March 2025 - 13 March 2025
Implementation of an Advanced Rulings Mechanism for Tariff Classification and Origin
Eswatini
China
4 June 2025 - 5 June 2025
Digital Innovation in Customs Formalities to Facilitate Cross-Border E Commerce
United States
OECD - Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development
4 June 2025 - 5 June 2025
Mongolia
4 June 2025 - 5 June 2025
Paraguay
4 June 2025 - 5 June 2025
The AEO Country in Paraguay: Synergy Between Customs Security and Trade Facilitation
Bangladesh
4 June 2025 - 5 June 2025
Sharing Bangladesh Experiences to Conduct TRS: Addressing the Effectiveness and Bottlenecks
United Kingdom
UNCTAD - United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
4 June 2025 - 5 June 2025
WTO - World Trade Organization
4 June 2025 - 5 June 2025
Update from WTO Secretariat regarding Ongoing Work on Follow-Up Study on Transit Corridors
European Union
4 June 2025 - 5 June 2025
UNCTAD - United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
4 June 2025 - 5 June 2025
TFAF - Trade Facilitation Agreement Facility
4 June 2025 - 5 June 2025
WTO - World Trade Organization
1 December 2025 - 3 December 2025
WTO - World Trade Organization
1 December 2025 - 3 December 2025
Secretariat outreach work on transparency notifications and broken links
UNCTAD - United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
1 December 2025 - 3 December 2025
United States
1 December 2025 - 3 December 2025
Sequencing Implementation Towards Achieving a Single-Window System
United Kingdom
UNCTAD - United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
1 December 2025 - 3 December 2025
China
1 December 2025 - 3 December 2025
Digital Empowerment: New Practices of Smart Customs in Promoting Trade Facilitation
Indonesia
1 December 2025 - 3 December 2025
Indonesia National Trade Facilitation Committee and Indonesia National Single Window
Hong Kong, China
1 December 2025 - 3 December 2025
Mongolia
WTO - World Trade Organization
1 December 2025 - 3 December 2025
WTO - World Trade Organization
1 December 2025 - 3 December 2025
TFAF - Trade Facilitation Agreement Facility
1 December 2025 - 3 December 2025
ITC - International Trade Centre
1 December 2025 - 3 December 2025
OECD - Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development
1 December 2025 - 3 December 2025
GATF - Global Alliance for Trade Facilitation
1 December 2025 - 3 December 2025
UNCTAD - United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
1 December 2025 - 3 December 2025
United Kingdom
1 December 2025 - 3 December 2025
WTO - World Trade Organization
28 January 2026
2026 Review of the TFA - Information session (English)
UNCTAD - United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
28 January 2026
OECD - Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development
28 January 2026
Trade facilitation work in the context of the implementation and impacts of the WTO TFA
United States
GATF - Global Alliance for Trade Facilitation
1 December 2025 - 3 December 2025
WTO - World Trade Organization
25 February 2026 - 26 February 2026
Moldova, Republic of
25 February 2026 - 26 February 2026
United Kingdom
UNCTAD - United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
10 June 2026 - 11 June 2026
10 June 2026 - 11 June 2026