Trade and Investment Division
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP)


 

Designing and Implementing
Trade Facilitation
in Asia and the Pacific


Contents
  Page
Preface iii
Abbreviations xiii
Part I An Overview of Trade Facilitation 1
Chapter 1: Conceptualization of Trade Facilitation 2
Chapter 2: Trade Facilitation in Asia and the Pacific: The State of Play 13
Part II Economics and Practices of Trade Facilitation 27
Chapter 1: Publication and Administration of Trade Regulations 28
Chapter 2: Trade Procedures and Documents 40
Chapter 3: Product Standards and Conformance 59
Chapter 4: Trade-Related Infrastructure and Services 77
Chapter 5: Transit Trade 100
Part III Guide to Implementation — Moving Forward 121
Chapter 1: Implementation Principles and Framework for Action 122
Chapter 2: Assessing Trade Facilitation Needs and Priorities 134
Chapter 3: Establishing the Trade Facilitation Institutional Structure 142
Chapter 4: Implementing Prioritized Trade Facilitation Measures 150
Chapter 5: Trade Facilitation Beyond the Border 166
Chapter 6: International Assistance for Trade Facilitation 174
Chapter 7: Assessing Progress and Results 188



Last updated: 14 December 2009