An Exploration of the Need for and Cost of Selected Trade Facilitation Measures in Asia and the Pacific in the Context of the WTO Negotiations

This publication explores selected trade facilitation measures in the context of WTO negotiations, drawing on country studies of Bangladesh, China, India, Indonesia and Nepal, and the results of private sector surveys on the trade facilitation needs and priorities in each of these countries.

It also covers the implementation costs and sequencing of twelve trade facilitation measures under consideration by the WTO Negotiating Group on Trade Facilitation, on the basis of findings from a survey of international experts on trade facilitation implementation in developing countries.