In focus: The Asia-Pacific Trade Facilitation Forum brings together 300 experts and practitioners to further trade facilitation efforts in the region. The 7th Annual Asia-Pacific Trade Facilitation Forum (APTFF) took place in Wuhan, China on the 20-21 October 2015 and called for countries in the region to increase efforts to simplify and automate trade procedures and move towards paperless trade. The forum was accompanied by a weeklong series of side events dedicated to making it easier and cheaper for all to trade across borders.