| ACDD | ASEAN Customs Declaration Document |
| ADB | Asian Development Bank |
| AO | Authorised Operators |
| APEC | Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation |
| ASEAN | Association of Southeast Asian Nations |
| ASTANA-1 | Automated System of Customs and Tax Authorities |
| ASW | ASEAN Single Window |
| ASWSC | ASEAN Single Window Steering Committee |
| ASYCUDA | Automated System for Customs Data |
| BSEC | Organisation of the Black Sea Economic Co-operation |
| CCI | Chamber of Commerce and Industry |
| Central Asia Gateway | Info Trade Central Asia Gateway |
| CO | Certificate of Origin |
| CRMS2 | Customs Risk Management Systems |
| DUT | Document Unique de Transport (Single Transport Document) |
| EAEU | Eurasian Economic Union |
| e-AH | Animal Health certificate |
| EBRD | European Bank for Reconstruction and Development |
| e-CMR | Convention relative au contrat de transport international de Marchandises par Route (Electronic Convention for the carriage of goods ) |
| EEAS | European External Action Service |
| eGov | Electronic Government |
| e-Permit | Electronic Permit |
| e-Phyto | Electronic Phytosanitary certificate |
| e-TIR | TIR procedure, implemented by means of electronic exchange of data |
| EU | European Union |
| FTA | Free Trade Agreement |
| GCR | Global Competitiveness Report |
| GDP | Gross Domestic Product |
| ICC | International Chamber of Commerce |
| IMO | International Maritime Organisation |
| IMPW | Inter-Ministerial Professional Work |
| IT | Information Technology |
| ITC | International Trade Center |
| ITF | International Transport Forum |
| IWG | Inter-departmental Working Group |
| KPIs | Key Performance Indicators |
| LWG | Legal Working Group |
| MoU | Memorandum of Understanding |
| MTI | Ministry of Trade and Integration of Kazakhstan |
| NACCS | Nippon Automated Cargo Clearance System |
| NSWs | National Single Windows |
| NTFCs | National Trade Facilitation Committees |
| OEC | Observatory of Economic Complexity |
| OECD | Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development |
| OSS | One-stop-shop |
| QazTrade | QazTrade Center for Trade Policy Development |
| R4TCA | Ready4Trade Central Asia project |
| SMEs | Small and medium-sized enterprises |
| SPS | Sanitary and Phytosanitary certificate |
| SWIS | Single Window Information System |
| SWTS | Single Window Trade System |
| TFA | Trade Facilitation Agreement |
| TFIs | Trade Facilitation Indicators |
| TIM | Central American International Transit of Goods |
| TIR | Transports Internationaux Routiers (International Road Transport) |
| TITR | Trans-Caspian International Transport Route (also known as the Middle Corridor) |
| TWG | Technical Working Group |
| UK | United Kingdom |
| UN RECs | United Nations Regional Economic Commissions |
| UNCTAD | United Nations Conference on Trade and Development |
| UNDP | United Nations Development Programme |
| UNECE | United Nations Economic Convention for Europe |
| UNESCAP | United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific |
| USAID | United States Agency for International Development |
| WCO | World Customs Organisation |
| WEF | World Economic Forum |
| WTO | World Trade Organisation |
Trade Facilitation in Central Asia
