Policymakers
View ResourceInformal Working Group on MSMEs – Consolidation of recommendations submitted by business associations
This publication features a consolidated set of recommendations from business associations submitted to the Informal Working Group on MSMEs.
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Compendium of Authorized Economic Operator Programmes
This publication features a compendium, updated for 2020, of authorized economic operator programs around the world. It includes programs under operation as well as those under development.
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The Authorized Economic Operator Program: Firm Steps toward Exporting to More and More Markets
This blog looks at the experience of Mexico in relation to the authorized economic operator (AEO) program. It considers the history, lessons to date, and considerations for the future.
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Authorized Economic Operator Programs in the Islamic Countries – Enhancing Customs-Traders Partnership
This report provides an overview of authorized economic operator programs in several Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) member states, looking at the history, global trends and lessons, and national-level implementation to date.
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Ready to Launch: How the export strategy can supercharge small business (FSB)
This study from the United Kingdom's National Federation of Self Employed & Small Businesses provides survey figures and policymaker recommendations for ways to support MSMEs as they engage in international trade.
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AEO Implementation and Validation Guidance 2021
This comprehensive guidance document explains the implementation and validation of the authorized economic operator (AEO) programme. It provides templates, questionnaires, country-level best practices, and summaries of lessons learned to date.
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WCO SAFE Package
This site summarizes the World Customs Organization's SAFE Framework of Standards to Secure and Facilitate Global Trade and authorized economic operator program, while including related resources.
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Integrating SMEs in Authorized Economic Operator Certification: Improving SME Participation in APEC Secure Trade
This report focuses on Authorized Economic Operator (AEO) Certification and Mutual Recognition Agreements in APEC economies, looking at what SMEs must undertake to obtain AEO certifications or benefit from such MRAs, along with how to make existing systems easier to navigate and implement.
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Authorized Economic Operator
This training course is designed for MSMEs in Latin America and the Caribbean, explaining what it means to be an Authorized Economic Operator, how the certification process works, and other related aspects. Course completion includes a certificate of participation, contingent on the final score.
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ICC Policy Statement on the Misuse of Customs Valuation Databases
This policy statement examines the use of customs valuation databases for import declarations, flagging the problems that may arise from this practice, including for SMEs and others engaged in trade.
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Trade Facilitation Implementation Guide
This publication by UNECE is designed as a guide for SMEs as they navigate existing trade facilitation measures, providing them advice on what steps small businesses can take to adapt their internal and external processes.
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Making the WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement Work for SMEs
This publication by UNESCAP examines the WTO's Trade Facilitation Agreement to show which provisions are the most relevant for SMEs looking to trade, along with indicating what policy interventions and programs exist for putting these provisions into practice effectively.
