G/TFA/N/USA/4  
 
8 October 2020  
(20-6899) Page: 1/7 
Committee on Trade Facilitation  Original: English  
 
 
NOTIFICATION BASED ON ARTICLE 22 .1 AND 22.2 
OF THE TRADE FACILITATION AGREEMENT  
COMMUNICATION FROM THE UNITED STATES  
The following communication, dated 1 October  2020, is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of the United States  for Members' information.  
 
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The United States  hereby makes the following notifications in accordance with Article  22.1 and 22.2  
of the Trade Facilitation Agreement (WT/L/931).  
1  NOTIFIED UNDER ARTICLE 22.1:  
1.1.  Annex I contains the information required pursuant to Article 22.1. It covers calendar year 
2018, which is the latest year for which full information is available. With respect to Article 22.1(c), 
relevant informati on is contained in USAID's Program Cycle, a framework which links the 
fundamental components of the Agency's programming, including: Country/Regional Strategic 
Planning; Project Design and Implementation; Activity Design and Implementation; Monitoring and 
Evaluation; and Collaborating, Learning and Adapting. The Program Cycle is codified in the 
Automated Directive Systems (ADS) 201 chapter which is USAID's operational model for planning, 
delivering, assessing and adapting development programming in a given region or country. 
Additional details can be found on USAID's website under Strategy and Planning at: 
https://www.usaid.gov/results -and-data/planning . The ADS 201 can be found at: 
https://www.usaid.gov/ads/policy/200/201 . 
1.2.  Specific information regarding Millennium Challenge Corporation agreements can be found 
under specif ic country links here: https://mcc.gov/where -we-work. 
2  NOTIFIED UNDER ARTICLE 22.2:  
2.1.  Information on the process and mechanisms for requesting assistance and support for capacity 
building is as follows: The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is the lead 
agency for the United States in providing capacity assistance an d technical assistance. USAID 
maintains a comprehensive and informative website about their ongoing work, types of assistance 
available, mission statements, and contact information. Information about current programs and 
missions, accessing such programs a nd missions, and mission directory with contact points, and can 
be accessed at this webpage: https://www.usaid.gov/where -we-work. 
2.2.  The national contact point for the United States is:  
Mr. Paul Fekete  
United States Agency for International Development  
Office of Trade and Regulatory Reform, Bureau of Economic Growth, Education and 
Environment  
E-Mail: ptf@usaid.gov  G/TFA/N/USA/4  
 
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  ANNEX I  
Description of 
the technical and 
financial 
assistance and 
capacity building 
resources  Status and 
amount 
committed/  
Disbursed  
(USD)  Beneficiary 
country/Region 
(where  necessary)  The 
implementing 
agency in the 
Member 
providing 
assistance  Procedures for 
disbursement 
of the 
assistance  
Border and related 
agencies capacity 
building  660,480  Afghanistan  AID ADS 201  
Border and related 
agencies capacity 
building  35,000  Algeria  DOE ADS 201  
Border and related 
agencies capacity 
building  105,000  America, regional  DOE ADS 201  
Border and related 
agencies capacity 
building  120,000  Argentina  DOE ADS 201  
Border and related 
agencies capacity 
building  100,000  Armenia  DOE ADS 201  
Publication and 
trade promotion  16,720  Asia, regional  AID ADS 201  
NCTF and private 
sector engagement 
and capacity 
building  200,000  Azerbaijan  AID ADS 201  
Border and related 
agencies capacity 
building  60,570  Azerbaijan  AID ADS 201  
Border and related 
agencies capacity 
building  95,000  Azerbaijan  DOE ADS 201  
Administrative 
Procedures  370 Bosnia and Herzegovina  AID ADS 201  
NCTF and private 
sector engagement 
and capacity 
building  390,790  Bosnia and Herzegovina  AID ADS 201  
NCTF and private 
sector engagement 
and capacity 
building  1,047,050  Bosnia and Herzegovina  AID ADS 201  
Publication and 
trade promotion  1,375,810  Bosnia and Herzegovina  AID ADS 201  
Border and related 
agencies capacity 
building  120,000  Brazil  DOE ADS 201  
Publication and 
trade 
promotion/border 
measures  2,428,710  Central Asia, regional  AID ADS 201  
Border and related 
agencies capacity 
building  582,000  China (People's Republic of)  DOE ADS 201  
Publication and 
trade promotion  1,330,000  Developing countries, 
unspecified  AID ADS 201  
Publication and 
trade promotion  670,660  Developing countries, 
unspecified  AID ADS 201  
NCTF and private 
sector engagement 
and capacity 
building  316,220  Developing countries, 
unspecified  AID ADS 201  G/TFA/N/USA/4  
 
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  Description of 
the technical and 
financial 
assistance and 
capacity building 
resources  Status and 
amount 
committed/  
Disbursed  
(USD)  Beneficiary 
country/Region 
(where  necessary)  The 
implementing 
agency in the 
Member 
providing 
assistance  Procedures for 
disbursement 
of the 
assistance  
NCTF and private 
sector engagement 
and capacity 
building  1,753,490  Developing countries, 
unspecified  AID ADS 201  
Border measures  25,610  Developing countries, 
unspecified  AID ADS 201  
NCTF and private 
sector engagement 
and capacity 
building  168,390  Developing countries, 
unspecified  AID ADS 201  
Publication and 
trade promotion  12,040  Developing countries, 
unspecified  AID ADS 201  
Border and related 
agencies capacity 
building  194,730  Developing countries, 
unspecified  AID ADS 201  
Administrative 
Procedures  402,990  Developing countries, 
unspecified  AID ADS 201  
Border and related 
agencies capacity 
building  372,860  Developing countries, 
unspecified  DOE ADS 201  
Border and related 
agencies capacity 
building  100,080  Developing countries, 
unspecified  STATE  ADS 201  
Border and related 
agencies capacity 
building  36,000  Egypt  DOE ADS 201  
Border and related 
agencies capacity 
building  863,430  El Salvador  AID ADS 201  
NCTF and private 
sector engagement 
and capacity 
building  5,578,530  El Salvador  AID ADS 201  
Border and related 
agencies capacity 
building  310,850  El Salvador  AID ADS 201  
Border and related 
agencies capacity 
building  67,030  El Salvador  MCC ADS 201  
Border and related 
agencies capacity 
building  USD 331,500  Europe, regional  DOE ADS 201  
NCTF and private 
sector engagement 
and capacity 
building  751,960  Far East Asia, regional  AID ADS 201  
Border and related 
agencies capacity 
building  95,000  Georgia  DOE ADS 201  
NCTF and private 
sector engagement 
and capacity 
building  10,420  Ghana  AID ADS 201  
NCTF and private 
sector engagement 
and capacity 
building  55,790  Ghana  AID ADS 201  
Border and related 
agencies capacity 
building  284,000  India DOE ADS 201  
Publication and 
trade promotion  69,570  Indonesia  AID ADS 201  G/TFA/N/USA/4  
 
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  Description of 
the technical and 
financial 
assistance and 
capacity building 
resources  Status and 
amount 
committed/  
Disbursed  
(USD)  Beneficiary 
country/Region 
(where  necessary)  The 
implementing 
agency in the 
Member 
providing 
assistance  Procedures for 
disbursement 
of the 
assistance  
NCTF and private 
sector engagement 
and capacity 
building  1,729,080  Indonesia  AID ADS 201  
Border and related 
agencies capacity 
building  170,000  Indonesia  DOE ADS 201  
NCTF and private 
sector engagement 
and capacity 
building  186,450  Jordan  AID ADS 201  
Border and related 
agencies capacity 
building  169,610  Jordan  DOE ADS 201  
Border and related 
agencies capacity 
building  221,500  Kazakhstan  DOE ADS 201  
NCTF and private 
sector engagement 
and capacity 
building  49,390  Lao People's Democratic 
Republic  AID ADS 201  
Border and related 
agencies capacity 
building  1,639,280  Lao People's Democratic 
Republic  AID ADS 201  
Border and related 
agencies capacity 
building  65,500  Madagascar  AID ADS 201  
Administrative 
Procedures  286,580  Madagascar  AID ADS 201  
Border and related 
agencies capacity 
building  39,500  Madagascar  AID ADS 201  
Publication and 
trade promotion  35,990  Malawi  ADF ADS 201  
Border and related 
agencies capacity 
building  220,000  Malaysia  DOE ADS 201  
Border and related 
agencies capacity 
building  1,980  Malaysia  STATE  ADS 201  
Border and related 
agencies capacity 
building  5,440  Malaysia  STATE  ADS 201  
Border and related 
agencies capacity 
building  130,000  Mexico  DOE ADS 201  
Border and related 
agencies capacity 
building  35,000  Moldova  DOE ADS 201  
Border and related 
agencies capacity 
building  USD 9,880  Montenegro  STATE  ADS 201  
Border and related 
agencies capacity 
building  5,440  Morocco  AID ADS 201  
Border and related 
agencies capacity 
building  46,000  Morocco  DOE ADS 201  
Publication and 
trade promotion  2,615,600  Mozambique  AID ADS 201  G/TFA/N/USA/4  
 
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  Description of 
the technical and 
financial 
assistance and 
capacity building 
resources  Status and 
amount 
committed/  
Disbursed  
(USD)  Beneficiary 
country/Region 
(where  necessary)  The 
implementing 
agency in the 
Member 
providing 
assistance  Procedures for 
disbursement 
of the 
assistance  
NCTF and private 
sector engagement 
and capacity 
building  78,480  Mozambique  AID ADS 201  
Border and related 
agencies capacity 
building  94,000  Myanmar  DOE ADS 201  
NCTF and private 
sector engagement 
and capacity 
building  447,620  North & Central America, 
regional  AID ADS 201  
Border and related 
agencies capacity 
building  128,870  North & Central America, 
regional  AID ADS 201  
Border and related 
agencies capacity 
building  118,860  North & Central America, 
regional  AID ADS 201  
Administrative 
Procedures  855,090  North & Central America, 
regional  AID ADS 201  
Border and related 
agencies capacity 
building  86,660  North & Central America, 
regional  STATE  ADS 201  
Border and related 
agencies capacity 
building  112,810  North & Central America, 
regional  STATE  ADS 201  
Border and related 
agencies capacity 
building  500,000  North & Central America, 
regional  STATE  ADS 201  
NCTF and private 
sector engagement 
and capacity 
building  83,390  Pakistan  AID ADS 201  
Border and related 
agencies capacity 
building  2,699,180  Pakistan  AID ADS 201  
Publication and 
trade promotion  848,610  Pakistan  AID ADS 201  
Border and related 
agencies capacity 
building  210,000  Pakistan  DOE ADS 201  
Border and related 
agencies capacity 
building  84,000  Panama  DOE ADS 201  
Border and related 
agencies capacity 
building  22,530  Philippines  AID ADS 201  
Border and related 
agencies capacity 
building  19,120  Philippines  AID ADS 201  
Border and related 
agencies capacity 
building  53,630  Philippines  DOE ADS 201  
Publication and 
trade promotion  662,910  Senegal  AID ADS 201  
Administrative 
Procedures  1,273,390  Senegal  AID ADS 201  
Publication and 
trade promotion  533,890  South Africa  AID ADS 201  
Border and related 
agencies capacity 
building  200,000  South Africa  AID ADS 201  G/TFA/N/USA/4  
 
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  Description of 
the technical and 
financial 
assistance and 
capacity building 
resources  Status and 
amount 
committed/  
Disbursed  
(USD)  Beneficiary 
country/Region 
(where  necessary)  The 
implementing 
agency in the 
Member 
providing 
assistance  Procedures for 
disbursement 
of the 
assistance  
NCTF and private 
sector engagement 
and capacity 
building  9,109,840  South Africa  AID ADS 201  
Border and related 
agencies capacity 
building  45,000  South Africa  DOE ADS 201  
NCTF and private 
sector engagement 
and capacity 
building  629,000  South of Sahara, regional  AID ADS 201  
Border and related 
agencies capacity 
building  4,724,090  South of Sahara, regional  AID ADS 201  
NCTF and private 
sector engagement 
and capacity 
building  3,355,040  South of Sahara, regional  AID ADS 201  
NCTF and private 
sector engagement 
and capacity 
building  340,150  South of Sahara, regional  AID ADS 201  
NCTF and private 
sector engagement 
and capacity 
building  1,002,270  South of Sahara, regional  AID ADS 201  
NCTF and private 
sector engagement 
and capacity 
building  15,970  South of Sahara, regional  AID ADS 201 
NCTF and private 
sector engagement 
and capacity 
building  43,220  South of Sahara, regional  AID ADS 201  
NCTF and private 
sector engagement 
and capacity 
building  26,540  South of Sahara, regional  AID ADS 201  
Publication and 
trade promotion  1,180,040  South of Sahara, regional  AID ADS 201  
NCTF and private 
sector engagement 
and capacity 
building  53,320  South of Sahara, regional  AID ADS 201  
Administrative 
Procedures  1,406,550  South of Sahara, regional  AID ADS 201  
Border and related 
agencies capacity 
building  71,000  Sri Lanka  DOE ADS 201  
Publication and 
trade promotion  16,580  Tanzania  AID ADS 201  
Border and related 
agencies capacity 
building  69,950  Thailand  DOE ADS 201  
Publication and 
trade promotion  25,080  Tunisia  AID ADS 201  
Border and related 
agencies capacity 
building  175,000  Turkey  DOE ADS 201  
Publication and 
trade 
promotion/border 
measures  99,460  Turkmenistan  AID ADS 201  G/TFA/N/USA/4  
 
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  Description of 
the technical and 
financial 
assistance and 
capacity building 
resources  Status and 
amount 
committed/  
Disbursed  
(USD)  Beneficiary 
country/Region 
(where  necessary)  The 
implementing 
agency in the 
Member 
providing 
assistance  Procedures for 
disbursement 
of the 
assistance  
Border and related 
agencies capacity 
building  15,000  Turkmenistan  DOE ADS 201  
Publication and 
trade promotion  48,660  Ukraine  AID ADS 201  
Border and related 
agencies capacity 
building  549,710  Ukraine  AID ADS 201  
Border and related 
agencies capacity 
building  240,000  Ukraine  DOE ADS 201  
Publication and 
trade 
promotion/border 
measures  6,080  Uzbekistan  AID ADS 201  
Border and related 
agencies capacity 
building  48,000  Uzbekistan  DOE ADS 201  
Border and related 
agencies capacity 
building  1,460  Uzbekistan  STATE  ADS 201  
Publication and 
trade promotion  35,370  Viet Nam  AID ADS 201  
Border measures  7,600  Viet Nam  AID ADS 201  
Publication and 
trade promotion  673,120  Zambia  AID ADS 201  
NCTF and private 
sector engagement 
and capacity 
building  83,590  Zambia  AID ADS 201  
 
Note:  Calendar year 201 8 OECD reported information; and  Agencies listed: Department of Energy (DOE); 
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) (includes Customs and  Border Protection); Department of State 
(State);  US Agency for International Development (AID); Millennium Challenge Co rporation (MCC); 
Department of Commerce (DOC); US  African Development Foundation (ADF).  
 
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