Border Procedures & Trade Facilitation

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    Guide to the TRIPS Agreement

    This publication provides an overview of the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS Agreement) and links to several related publications, covering issues ranging from industrial designs and intellectual property rights enforcement to TRIPS and public health.

    Source: World Trade Organization (WTO)

    Policymakers: Services, Border Procedures & Trade Facilitation,
    This publication provides an overview of the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS Agreement) and links to several related publications, covering issues ranging from industrial designs and intellectual property rights enforcement to TRIPS and public health.
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    World Integrated Trade Solution

    This database includes information on tariffs, non-tariff measures, country GDP, and more. Information is searchable by product groups and export partners. There are also blogs, related links, simulation tools, and other related resources.

    Source: World Bank

    Policymakers: Goods, Border Procedures & Trade Facilitation, Tariffs & Taxes, Trade Remedies,
    This database includes information on tariffs, non-tariff measures, country GDP, and more. Information is searchable by product groups and export partners. There are also blogs, related links, simulation tools, and other related resources.
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    Trade Facilitation Agreement Database

    This online database is designed for traders and policymakers looking for information on customs and border procedures, transit, import, export, and other details. There is a dedicated section for traders, as well as several related resources involving the World Trade Organization's (WTO) Trade Facilitation Agreement. These include notifications to the WTO on implementation, ratification status for the agreement, and more.

    Source: The World Trade Organization

    Policymakers: Goods, Services, Border Procedures & Trade Facilitation,
    This online database is designed for traders and policymakers looking for information on customs and border procedures, transit, import, export, and other details. There is a dedicated section for traders, as well as several related resources involving the World Trade Organization's (WTO) Trade Facilitation Agreement. These include notifications to the WTO on implementation, ratification status for the agreement, and more.
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    Trade Map

    This online portal provides data for a host of export- and import-related indicators, searchable by service, product, country, and region. Data can also be viewed over time and by company.

    Source: International Trade Centre (ITC)

    Businesses: Policymakers: Goods, Services, Border Procedures & Trade Facilitation, Contractual Disputes,
    This online portal provides data for a host of export- and import-related indicators, searchable by service, product, country, and region. Data can also be viewed over time and by company.
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    Canadian Trade Commissioner Service: Step-by-Step Guide to Exporting

    This resource provides a detailed guide to exporting for MSMEs based in Canada, as well as those based in other countries. It covers topics such as assessing export potential, connecting to global value chains, developing export plans and marketing plans, delivering products, and more.

    Source: The Canadian Trade Commissioner Service (Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada)

    Businesses: Goods, Border Procedures & Trade Facilitation, Export Potential, North America,
    This resource provides a detailed guide to exporting for MSMEs based in Canada, as well as those based in other countries. It covers topics such as assessing export potential, connecting to global value chains, developing export plans and marketing plans, delivering products, and more.
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    Informal 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.

    Source: World Trade Organization, 2019

    Policymakers: Goods, Services, Border Procedures & Trade Facilitation,
    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.

    Source: World Customs Organization, 2020

    Policymakers: Goods, Border Procedures & Trade Facilitation,
    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.

    Source: Inter-American Development Bank, 2017

    Policymakers: Goods, Border Procedures & Trade Facilitation,
    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.

    Source: Standing Committee for Economic and Commercial Operation of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (COMCEC), 2018

    Policymakers: Border Procedures & Trade Facilitation, Asia & Middle East,
    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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    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.

    Source: World Customs Organization, 2021

    Policymakers: Goods, Services, Border Procedures & Trade Facilitation,
    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.

    Source: World Customs Organization

    Policymakers: Goods, Border Procedures & Trade Facilitation,
    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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    Google Primer – lessons for business owners

    This catalogue from Google offers fast and easy jargon-free lessons for business owners and people looking to achieve their work and career goals. Learn practical skills from industry experts on topics like business and operations, brand and identity, and marketing and measurement.

    Source: Google

    Businesses: Border Procedures & Trade Facilitation, Capacity Building,
    This catalogue from Google offers fast and easy jargon-free lessons for business owners and people looking to achieve their work and career goals. Learn practical skills from industry experts on topics like business and operations, brand and identity, and marketing and measurement.