WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/C/W/380
30 May 2002
(02-2992)
Council for Trade in Goods Original:  English
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE - TRADE FACILITATION
Communication from New Zealand
The following communication, dated 28 May 2002, has been received from the Permanent
Mission of New Zealand.
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1. New Zealand seeks to directly assist developing countries to enhance their trade systems and
practices, as well as promote the conditions necessary for developing countries to be able to benefit
for trade liberalisation. Accordingly New Zealand ha s been actively involved in providing technical
assistance relating to trade facilitation. The New Z ealand Customs Service (NZCS) aims to share its
own experiences in customs modernisation and re form with other countries to help promote
simplification, efficiency and transparency of customs procedures world-wide.  Such activities
provide the opportunity to assist countries that are seeking to refine their administration practices so
goods move across borders as efficiently as possible without jeopardising border security.
2 The NZCS continues to provide assistance to developing countries – primarily throughout the
Asia/Pacific region but also as far afield as Central Africa.  This is done both through hosting
Customs officials in New Zealand and conducting mi ssions overseas.  The table below lists technical
assistance missions conducted or participated in overseas since July 1997. The missions listed below
generally arise from activities coordinated and funded via New Zealand Official Development
Assistance (NZODA) or APEC.  Most of these missions dealt with commercial trade issues (i.e. –
trade facilitation), either directly or in areas of risk management and compliance (intelligence, fraud,
etc.)  The list includes attendance at APEC or WCO seminars/workshops as a “technical assistance
mission”  NZ Customs attends these seminars, quite  often as an expert or consultant, to share
experiences and assist in implementation issues.
3 We hope that this list will help give Members a sense of the sorts of activities currently being
undertaken in the this area and help promote a discussion on improving and building upon currenttechnical assistance approaches on trade facilitation.G/C/W/380
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YEAR COUNTRIES
1997/1998 1Indonesia
Korea
Korea North
Malaysia
MongoliaJapan
Papua NG
Philippines
Singapore
Solomon Is
Sri Lanka
Viet Nam– ASEAN (Valuation Workshop)
–
– UNIDO (General Cu stoms Training)
–
–– APEC (TRIPs Seminar)
– APEC (Tariff Rulings)
–
–
–
– WCO (Customs Reform Modernisation - 2)
– WCO Seminar (Valuation)
1998/1999 Brunei
ChileChinese
Taipei
Cook Is
Fiji
Laos
Malaysia
Marshall Is
Myanmar
NiuePapua NG
Peru
Philippines
Tonga
Samoa
Thailand
Viet Nam– APEC (Valuation)
– APEC (TRIPs)– APEC (Valuation)
– APEC (Tariff Rulings)
– ForSec (Risk Management)
– ForSec (Intelligence)
– ForSec (Valuation)– NZODA (Valuation)
– APEC (Valuation)
–
– NZODA (Valuation)
–– APEC (TRIPs)
– APEC (Valuation - 2)
– APEC (TRIPs)
– APEC (HS Tariff Workshop incl. 5 ASEANs)
– APEC (Valuation)– ForSec (Risk Management)
– ForSec (Intelligence)
– ForSec (Fraud)
–
– NZODA (Valuation)
1999/2000 Australia
Brunei
Cambodia
Chinese
Taipei
Iran
Laos
Malaysia
Myanmar
Papua NG– APEC (Risk Management - Seminar)
– APEC (Tariff Rulings)
– APEC (Valuation)
– NZODA (Valuation)– APEC (Valuation)
– APEC (Tariff Rulings)
– WCO (Valuation)
– NZODA (Valuation)
– APEC (Kyoto Workshop)– ASEAN (Tariff Rulings)
– APEC (Valuation)
– NZODA (Valuation)
– APEC (Risk Management)
                                                     
1 Please note some data is unavailable for 1997/1998G/C/W/380
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Philippines
Tonga
Samoa
Viet Nam– APEC (HS Tariff)
– APEC (Tariff Rulings)
– ForSec (Risk Management)
– ForSec (Intelligence)
– ForSec (Fraud)– APEC (HS Tariff)
– NZODA (Valuation)
– APEC (TRIPs)
– APEC (Valuation)
2000/2001 Australia
Cambodia
Iran
Malaysia
MaldivesMexico
Peru
Singapore
Thailand
Tuvalu
USA
Viet Nam– WCO/APEC (Integrity Seminar)
– NZODA (Valuation)
– WCO (HS Workshop)
– APEC (Risk Mngt.)
– WCO (Kyoto Workshop)– APEC (Risk Management)
– APEC (Tariff Rulings)
– APEC (Risk Management)
– APEC (Risk Management)
– APEC (Kyoto Workshop)– APEC (HS Tariff)
– ForSec (Intelligence/Risk Management)
– APEC (Risk Management - Seminar)
– APEC (Tariff Rulings)
2001/20022East TimorCambodia
Chinese
Taipei
Cook IsIndonesia
KiribatiMarshall Is
Myanmar
Samoa
Tuvalu
Viet Nam– UNDP/NZODA (Capacity Building)
– NZODA (Valuation)
– APEC (Integrity)
– APEC (Express Consignments)
– ForSec (Fraud)– Australia Govt. (Integrity Workshop)
– APEC (Express Consignments)
– ForSec (Intelligence/Risk Management)
– ForSec (Information Exchange)
– ForSec (Intelligence/Risk Management)– NZODA (Valuation)
– AusAid (Valuation)
– ForSec (Fraud)
– ForSec Information Exchange)
– APEC (Express Consignments)
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2 Includes actual and planned missions to 30 June 2002 .