Since countries have continued to liberalize trade both unilaterally and as part of the implementation of preferential trade agreements during the past decade, import tariff costs now often account for a very small share of the overall trade costs faced by traders in Asia and the Pacific –...

this chapter provides a comparative analysis of the broader trade facilitation needs of Fiji and a selection of Asian developing countries.

this chapter focuses on customs valuation in India.

this chapter examines the linkages between trade facilitation and trade logistics services liberalization.

this chapter provides an analysis of regional trade facilitation initiatives.

The publication aims to assist countries in addressing the non-physical barriers in international trade and transport in a sustainable way through establishing or strengthening of national facilitation mechanisms. It lays down broad principles, salient aspects and main requirements for national...

This book explores the need for and cost of selected trade facilitation measures in Asia and the Pacific

The growth of agricultural trade has direct implications for the Asia-Pacific region. Agricultural supply chains employ millions of people and there is a growing need for food commodities and high-value food products. The Asia-Pacific region is both a major consumer and producer of agricultural...

This book is a synthesis of the results and implications from a series of product-specific import and export process analyses conducted in selected Asian countries. It provides a unique set of micro-level information on the nature, as well as the time and cost, of trade procedures involved in...