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Committee on Trade Facilitation    
 
 
DRAFT 
 
ANNUAL REPORT (201 8) OF THE COMMITTEE O N TRADE FACILITATION  
TO THE COUNCIL FOR T RADE IN GOODS  
Revision  
1. The Com mittee on Trade Facilitation (TFC) met several times in different formats. R egular 
Committee meetings were complemented by a dedicated session on assistance and support for 
capacity building . In addition, Membe rs engaged in consultations led by the TFC Chair.   
2. On 5 March 2018, Members took part in open-ended consultation s on next steps for 
Committee work on Trade Facilitation.  
3. The meeting was followed by a  regular Committee session on 2 May 2018. It had two main 
agenda items:  
i. Matters relating to the implementation and administration of the Trade Facilitation 
Agreement  (TFA). Work under this item focused on notifications by Members, starting 
with notifications under articles 15 and 16 of the TFA, followed by notifications under 
articles 1:4, 10:4:3, 10:6:2 and 12:2:2 of the TFA. Members also looked at the status 
of the rat ification process and were updated on the latest developments in that area 
by the WTO Secretariat.  
ii. Experience sharing/thematic d iscussions. Under this item, Members shared their 
experiences on items such as (i) National Trade Faci litation Committees, (ii)  transit , 
and (iii) implementation experiences.  
4. On 3 May 2018, the Committee held a dedicated session on assistance and capacity building 
in line with article 21:4 of the TFA. Discussion topics included:  
i. Exchanges on any implementation problems;  
ii. A review of progress in the provision of assistance and support for capacity building to 
support the implementation of the Trad e Facilitation Agreement;  
iii. The sharing of experiences and information on ongoing assistance and support for 
capacity building and implementat ion programs, including challenges and successes ; 
iv. The review of donor notifications as set forth in article 22 of the TFA ; and 
v. The review of the operation of article 21:2 (assistance and support for LDCs) . 
5. Immediately after that session, the Committee chairmanship was handed over from 
ambassador Daniel Blockert of Sweden to ambassador Dalia Kadišiene  of Lithuania, who was e lected 
by acclamation on 3 May.  
6. The next meeting of the TFC took place on 26 June 2018 . It had three main agenda items:  
i. Matters  relating to the implementation and administration of the Trade Facilitation 
Agreement . Under this item, the Committee addressed a series of matters relating to G/TFA/W/10/Rev.1  
 
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  notifications by Members. Following a discussion of a proposal on the organization of 
the agenda, the Committee turned to notifications under (i) Articles 15 and 16 of the 
TFA, (ii) A rticles 1:4, 10:4:3, 10:6:2 a nd 12:2:2 of the TFA and (iii) A rticle 22 of 
the TFA. The Committee was then updated on the status  of the ratification and the 
notification processes.  
ii. Experience sharing/thematic discussions . Under this item, Members shared their 
experiences on issues such as (i) regional approaches to trade facilitation and (ii) 
Article 2 of the TFA (opportunity to co mment, information before entry into force, and 
consultations). They also discussed approaches to the planning of future experience 
sharing among M embers.  
iii. Reports on r ecent and upcoming activities.  
7. The TFC met again from 9 to 11 October.  The agenda of the meeting included the following 
items:  
i. Matters  relating to the implementation and administration of the Trade Facilitation  
Agreement. Under this item, the Committee addressed a series of matters relating to 
notifications by Members. Following a discussion o f the organization of the agenda, the 
Committee turned to notifications under (i) Articles 15 and 16 of the TFA, (ii ) Articles 
1:4, 10:4:3, 10:6:2 and 12:2:2 of the TFA and (iii ) Article 22 of the TFA. The 
Committee was then updated on the status of the ra tification and the notification 
processes.  
ii. Administrative Separation Between t he Trade F acilita tion Agreement Facility and 
the Committee o n Trade Facilitation - Request by t he United States  
iii. Experience  sharing/thematic discussions . Under this item, Members shared their 
experiences on issues such as (i) authorized economic operators, (ii) transit, (iii) single 
window and (iv) advance rulings.  
iv. Recent and upcoming activities  
v. Draft Annual Report of the TFC to the Council for Trade in G oods (G/TFA/W /10/Rev.1 ) G/TFA/W/10/Rev.1  
 
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  ANNEX I : NOTIFICATIONS FROM  MEMBERS SINCE THE  LAST ANNUAL REPORT UNTIL  
[8 OCTOBER ] 2018 
1. Notifications under Articles 15 and 16 of the Trade Facilitation Agreement  
MEMBER  DOCUMENT NUMBER  AREAS COVERED  DATE OF 
ISSUANCE  
Costa Rica  G/TFA/N/CRI/1  Category C  07/11/17  
Macao, China  G/TFA/N/MAC/1  Categories A & B  20/11/2017  
China  G/TFA/N/CHN/1/Add.1  Categories A & B  24/11/2017  
Malaysia  G/TFA/N/MYS/1  Category B  27/11/2017  
Trinidad and Tobago  G/TFA/N/TTO/1  Categories B & C  27/11/2017  
South Africa  G/TFA/N/ZAF/1  Categories A & B  01/12/2017  
Guatemala  G/TFA/N/GTM/1  Categories A, B & 
C 04/12/2017  
Togo G/TFA/N/TGO/1  Categories A, B & 
C 13/12/2017  
Ukraine  G/TFA/N/UKR/1  Categories B & C  04/01/2018  
Vanuatu  G/TFA/N/VUT/1  Categories A, B & 
C 10/01/2018  
Bolivia, Plurinational 
State of  G/TFA/N/BOL/1  Categories A, B & 
C 17/01/2018  
Niger  G/TFA/N/NER/1  Category A  17/01/2018  
Gambia, The  G/TFA/N/GMB/1  Categories A, B & 
C 25/01/2018  
Paraguay  G/TFA/N/PRY/1  Categories B & C  25/01/2018  
The former Yugoslav 
Republic of 
Macedonia  G/TFA/N/MKD/2  Categories A & B  30/01/2018  
Philippines  G/TFA/N/PHL/1  Categories A, B & 
C 31/01/2018  
Sierra Leone  G/TFA/N/SLE/1  Categories A, B & 
C 06/02/2018  
Sri Lanka  G/TFA/N/LKA/1  Categories A, B & 
C 08/02/2018  
China  G/TFA/N/CHN/1/Add.2  Category B  14/02/2018  
Chile G/TFA/N/CHL/1  Category A  15/02/2018  
Dominican Republic  G/TFA/N/DOM/1  Categories A, B & 
C 16/02/2018  
Nepal  G/TFA/N/NPL/1  Categories B & C  16/02/2018  
Belize  G/TFA/N/BLZ/1  Categories B & C  20/02/2018  
Georgia  G/TFA/N/GEO/1  Categories A & C  20/02/2018  
Madagascar  G/TFA/N/MDG/1  Categories B & C  21/02/2018  
Thailand  G/TFA/N/THA/1/Add.1  Category B  22/02/2018  
Seychelles  G/TFA/N/SYC/1/Add.1  Category B  23/02/2018  
Eswatini  G/TFA/N/SWZ/1/Add.1  Category B  23/02/2018  
Mongolia  G/TFA/N/MNG/1  Categories B & C  26/02/2018  
Bangladesh  G/TFA/N/BGD/1  Categories A, B & 
C 27/02/2018  
Myanmar  G/TFA/N/MMR/1  Categories A, B & 
C 27/02/2018  
South Africa  G/TFA/N/ZAF/1/Add.1  Categories A & B  28/02/2018  
Afghanistan  G/TFA/N/AFG/1  Categories A, B & 
C 02/03/2018  
Bahrain, Kingdom of  G/TFA/N/BHR/1  Categories A, B & 
C 02/03/2018  
Lao People's 
Democratic Republic  G/TFA/N/LAO/1  Categories A, B & 
C 02/03/2018  
Colombia  G/TFA/N/COL/1  Categories A & B  05/03/2018  
Niger  G/TFA/N/NER/2  Categories A, B & 
C 05/03/2018  
Peru G/TFA/N/PER/1  Categories A, B & 
C 05/03/2018  G/TFA/W/10/Rev.1  
 
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  MEMBER  DOCUMENT NUMBER  AREAS COVERED  DATE OF 
ISSUANCE  
Honduras  G/TFA/N/HND/1  Categories B & C  06/03/2018  
Guatemala  G/TFA/N/GTM/1/Add.1  Categories B & C  07/03/2018  
Argentina  G/TFA/N/ARG/1/Add.1  Category B  12/03/2018  
Botswana  G/TFA/N/BWA/1/Add.1  Categories B & C  12/03/2018  
Pakistan  G/TFA/N/PAK/1/Add.1  Category B  12/03/2018  
Eswatini  G/TFA/N/SWZ/1/Add.1/Rev.1  Category B  12/03/2018  
Cuba G/TFA/N/CUB/1  Categories A, B & 
C 13/03/2018  
Moldova, Republic of  G/TFA/N/MDA/1  Categories B & C  13/03/2018  
Brazil  G/TFA/N/BRA/1/Add.1  Category B  14/03/2018  
India G/TFA/N/IND/1  Category B  14/03/2018  
Turkey  G/TFA/N/TUR/1  Category A  15/03/2018  
Angola  G/TFA/N/AGO/1  Categories A, B & 
C 21/03/2018  
Guyana  G/TFA/N/GUY/1/Add.1  Categories A, B & 
C 03/04/2018  
Morocco  G/TFA/N/MAR/1  Categories B & C  19/04/2018  
Albania  G/TFA/N/ALB/1  Categories B & C  23/04/2018  
Ukraine  G/TFA/N/UKR/1/Add.1  Category B  22/05/2018  
Mauritius  G/TFA/N/MUS/1  Categories A & B  25/05/2018  
Indonesia  G/TFA/N/IDN/1  Categories A & B  01/06/2018  
Lesotho  G/TFA/N/LSO/1  Categories A, B & 
C 04/06/2018  
Macao, China  G/TFA/N/MAC/1/Add.1  Category B  04/06/2018  
Rwanda  G/TFA/N/RWA/1  Categories B & C  04/06/2018  
Saint Vincent and the 
Grenadines  G/TFA/N/VCT/1  Categories A, B & 
C 04/06/2018  
Fiji G/TFA/N/FJI/1  Category B  07/06/2018  
Jordan  G/TFA/N/JOR/1  Categories B & C  07/06/2018  
Indonesia  G/TFA/N/IDN/1/Corr.1  Categories A & B  05/07/2018  
Rwanda  G/TFA/N/RWA/1/Corr.1  Categories B & C  05/07/2018  
Kazakhstan  G/TFA/N/KAZ/2  Categories A, B & 
C 17/07/2018  
Central African 
Republic  G/TFA/N/CAF/1  Category A  26/07/2018  
Nicaragua  G/TFA/N/NIC/1/Add.1  Categories A, B & 
C 30/07/2018  
Jamaica  G/TFA/N/JAM/1/Add.1  Categories A, B & 
C 16/08/2018  
Samoa  G/TFA/N/WSM/1  Categories B & C  28/08/2018  
Saint Lucia  G/TFA/N/LCA/1  Categories B & C  04/09/2018  
Kyrgyz Republic  G/TFA/N/KGZ/2  Categories A, B & 
C 14/09/2018  
Trinidad and Tobago  G/TFA/N/TTO/2  Categories B & C  28/09/2018  
 
2. Notifications under Articles 1:4, 10:4:3, 10:6:2 and 12:2:2 of the Trade Facilitation 
Agreement  
MEMBER  DOCUMENT NUMBER  AREAS COVERED  DATE OF 
ISSUANCE  
Singapore  G/TFA/N/SGP/1  Articles 1.4, 
10.4.3, 10.6.2 & 
12.2.2  14/11/2017  
Australia  G/TFA/N/AUS/1  Articles 1.4, 
10.4.3, 10.6.2 & 
12.2.2  08/01/2018  
The former Yugoslav 
Republic of 
Macedonia  G/TFA/N/MKD/1/Rev.1  Article 1.4  16/01/2018  
Guyana  G/TFA/N/GUY/2  Articles 1.4, 10.6.2 
& 12.2.2  24/01/2018  G/TFA/W/10/Rev.1  
 
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  MEMBER  DOCUMENT NUMBER  AREAS COVERED  DATE OF 
ISSUANCE  
Iceland  G/TFA/N/ISL/1  Articles 1.4, 
10.4.3, 10.6.2 & 
12.2.2  15/02/2018  
Belize  G/TFA/N/BLZ/2  Articles 1.4, 10.6.2 
& 12.2.2  20/02/2018  
Argentina  G/TFA/N/ARG/2  Articles 1.4, 
10.4.3, 10.6.2 & 
12.2.2  28/02/2018  
European Union  G/TFA/N/EU/1/Add.1  Articles 1.4, 
10.4.3, 10.6.2 & 
12.2.2  05/03/2018  
Liechtenstein  G/TFA/N/LIE/1  Articles 1.4, 
10.4.3, 10.6.2 & 
12.2.2  14/03/2018  
China  G/TFA/N/CHN/2/Rev.1  Articles 1.4 & 
10.6.2  19/03/2018  
Kazakhstan  G/TFA/N/KAZ/1  Articles 1.4, 10.4.3 
& 10.6.2  19/03/2018  
European Union  G/TFA/N/EU/1/Rev.1  Articles 1.4, 
10.4.3, 10.6.2 & 
12.2.2  21/03/2018  
Costa Rica G/TFA/N/CRI/2  Articles 1.4, 
10.4.3, 10.6.2 & 
12.2.2  23/03/2018  
Kyrgyz Republic  G/TFA/N/KGZ/1  Articles 1.4, 
10.4.3, 10.6.2 & 
12.2.2  04/04/2018  
Macao, China  G/TFA/N/MAC/2  Articles 1.4, 
10.4.3, 10.6.2 & 
12.2.2  04/06/2018  
Norway  G/TFA/N/NOR/2  Articles 1.4, 
10.4.3, 10.6.2 & 
12.2.2  18/06/2018  
Moldova, Republic of  G/TFA/N/MDA/2  Articles 1.4, 10.6.2 
& 12.2.2  29/06/2018  
Georgia  G/TFA/N/GEO/2  Articles 1.4, 
10.4.3, 10.6.2 & 
12.2.2  31/07/2018  
Chinese Taipei  G/TFA/N/TPKM/1  Articles 1.4, 
10.4.3, 10.6.2 & 
12.2.2  01/08/2018  
Saint Lucia  G/TFA/N/LCA/2  Articles 1.4 & 
10.6.2  04/09/2018  
Brazil  G/TFA/N/BRA/2/Add.1  Articles 1.4, 
10.4.3, 10.6.2 & 
12.2.2  12/09/2018  
Mexico  G/TFA/N/MEX/1  Articles 1.4, 
10.4.3, 10.6.2 & 
12.2.2  28/09/2018  
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  3. Notifications under Article 22 of the Trade Facilitation Agreement by Donor 
Members  
MEMBER  DOCUMENT NUMBER  AREAS COVERED  DATE OF 
ISSUANCE  
FROM DONOR MEMBERS  
Australia  G/TFA/N/AUS/2  Article 22.1 & 22.2  19/04/2018  
United States of 
America  G/TFA/N/USA/2/Add.1  Article 22.1 & 22.2  14/06/2018  
Canada  G/TFA/N/CAN/3  Article 22.1 & 22.2  15/08/2018  
Japan  G/TFA/N/JPN/3  Article 22.1 & 22.2  10/09/2018  
Norway  G/TFA/N/NOR/1/Add.1  Article 22.1 & 22.2  21/09/2018  
European Union  G/TFA/N/EU/2/Add.1  Article 22.1 & 22.2  28/09/2018  
FROM DEVELOPING AND LDC MEMBERS SEEKING TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR 
CAPACITY BUILDING  
Moldova, Republic of  G/TFA/N/MDA/3  Article 22.3  24/08/2018  
 
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