Course Description

By signing the WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement, countries have committed themselves to expedite the movement, release and clearance of goods, including goods in transit. The long term goal of the programme is to strengthen developing countries´ capacity to participate in regional and international trade by enhancing the participants´ managerial and technical skills in the field of trade facilitation, focusing on trade facilitation in the Eastern and Southern region of Africa.

Course Objectives

The objectives of the course are to:

1. Enhance the understanding for trade facilitation on an international, regional and national level, as well as raise awareness of the relation between trade facilitation measures and development.
2. Increase participants’ understanding on trade facilitation indicators as well as the implication of trade facilitation for global supply chain management;
3. Improve participants’ knowledge on trade facilitation international standards and legal framework, including UN/CEFACT Recommendations and other UNECE tools, WCO Revised Kyoto Convention, and World Trade Organization (WTO) Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA).