Trade Facilitation

Examining the trade effect of certain customs and administrative procedures

30-Jan-2007

OECD Trade Policy Working Paper No. 42.  Recent research at OECD provides new evidence that customs and administrative procedures have substantial effects on trade flows.

OECD Regional Forum on Trade Facilitation, 27-28 September 2006, Yaoundé (Cameroon)

19-Jan-2007

The OECD Development Co-operation and Trade Directorates, in collaboration with the Government of Cameroon, organised a Regional Forum on "Maximising the Developmental Benefits of Trade Facilitation". The Forum took place in Yaoundé, Cameroon, on 27-28 September 2006.

OECD Regional Forum - Maximising the Developmental Benefits of Trade Facilitation, Yaoundé, Cameroon, 27-28 September 2006

07-Aug-2006

The OECD Development Co-operation and Trade Directorates, in collaboration with the Government of Cameroon, organised a Regional Forum in Yaoundé, Cameroon, on 27-28 September 2006. The Forum discussed how to identify countries' trade facilitation needs and priorities and the cost implications of possible measures and to ensure that technical assistance and capacity building for trade facilitation is effective, operational and coherent.

Logistics and time as a trade barrier

23-Jun-2006

OECD Trade Policy Working Paper No. 35.  This paper analyses the relation between time for exports and imports, logistics services and international trade.

Special and differential treatment in the area of trade facilitation

24-May-2006

OECD Trade Policy Working Paper No. 32.  The objective of this study is to offer reflections on how special and differential treatment for trade facilitation may be shaped by the cost implications of measures included in the future agreement.

The Role of automation in trade facilitation

27-Mar-2006

OECD Trade Policy Working Paper No. 22.  This paper analyses customs automation which is one of the most powerful tools to increase customs efficiency. It focuses in particular on the benefits and implementation costs of automation.

OECD Global Forum on Trade - Negotiating on Trade Facilitation: Implications for Developing Countries, Colombo, Sri Lanka, 18-19 October 2005

21-Jul-2005

A conference on trade facilitation will be held on 18-19 October 2005 in Colombo, Sri Lanka.  The conference, open to all WTO member economies, will discuss the implications of ongoing negotiations on trade facilitation for developing countries.

2008 OECD Regional Forum on Trade Facilitation

Cape Town, South Africa, 11-12 June 2008