G/TFA/N/GBR/1  
 
5 January 2021  
(21-0093) Page: 1/3 
Committee on Trade Facilitation  Original: English  
 
 
NOTIFICATION BASED ON ARTICLE 22 .1 AND 22.2  
OF THE TRADE FACILITATION AGREEMENT  
COMMUNICATION FROM THE UNITED KINGDOM  
The following communication, dated 1 January 2021, is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of the United Kingdom . 
 
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The United Kingdom hereby makes the following notifications in response to  Article 22.1 and 22.2 
of the Trade Facilitation Agreement (WT/L/931).  
 
Period covered by the notification: Projects operational in 2020  
 
1. Notifi cation under Article 22.1  
 
Table 1: Regional assistance  
 
Description of the 
technical and 
financial assistance 
and capacity 
building resources  Status and 
amount 
committed/  
Disbursed  
(GBP)  Beneficiary 
country/Region 
(where  necessary)  The 
implementing 
agency in the 
Member 
providing 
assistance  Procedures for 
disbursement 
of the 
assistance  
Revenue, Mobilisation, 
Investment and Trade 
(ReMIT) programme  109,000  Pakistan  Foreign, 
Commonwealth 
and Development 
Office (FCDO)  FCDO  
Asia Regional Trade 
and Connectivity 
Programme  5,700,000  Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, 
Bangladesh , Bhutan , 
Cambodia, China , Georgia,  
India,  Indonesia , 
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz 
Republic, Lao People 's 
Democratic Republic, 
Maldives, Mongolia, 
Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, 
Sri Lanka, Tajikistan, 
Thailand, Turkmenistan, 
Uzbekistan  and Vietnam  FCDO  FCDO  
UK Trade Partnerships 
Programme  3,610,000  Countries with Economic 
Partnership Agreements 
with the UK, Cameroon , 
Comoros, Côte d’Ivoire, 
Fiji, Ghana, Madagascar, 
Zimbabwe, CARIFORUM 
(Dominican Republic, 
Jamaica and Saint Lucia)  FCDO  International 
Trade Centre  
https://www.int
racen.org/projec
ts/UKTP/  G/TFA/N/GBR/1  
 
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  Description of the 
technical and 
financial assistance 
and capacity 
building resources  Status and 
amount 
committed/  
Disbursed  
(GBP)  Beneficiary 
country/Region 
(where  necessary)  The 
implementing 
agency in the 
Member 
providing 
assistance  Procedures for 
disbursement 
of the 
assistance  
TradeMark East Africa1 29,675,900  Developing East Africa 
countries, including 
Democratic Republic of the 
Congo, Kenya, Malawi, 
Rwanda, Tanzania, 
Somaliland, South Sudan, 
and Uganda  FCDO  TradeMark East 
Africa  
https://www.tra
demarkea.com/  
 
Table 2: Multi -country assistance  
 
Description of 
the technical and 
financial 
assistance and 
capacity building 
resources  Status and 
amount 
committed/  
Disbursed  
(GBP)  Beneficiary 
country/Region 
(where  necessary)  The 
implementing 
agency in the 
Member 
providing 
assistance  Procedures for 
disbursement 
of the 
assistance  
Trade and 
Investment 
Advocacy Fund 
Phase 2 (TAF2)  3,276,410  Global  FCDO  FCDO  
http://taf2plus.c
om/ 
World Bank Trade 
Facilitation Support 
Programme (TFSP)  1,000,000  Global  FCDO  World Bank  
http://www.worl
dbank.org/en/pr
ograms/trade -
facilitation -
support -
program  
Enhanced 
Integrated 
Framework (EIF)  2,270,000  All LDCs  FCDO  United Nations 
Office for Project 
Services  (EIF 
Trust Fund 
Manager)  
Customs – Trade 
Facilitation 
Agreement  
Capacity Building 
Programme  595,000 Global  Her Majesty 's 
Revenue & 
Customs (HMRC)  United Nations 
Conference on 
Trade and 
Development 
(UNCTAD)  and 
World Customs 
Organization 
(WCO)  
https://unctad.o
rg/topic/transpo
rt-and-trade -
logistics/trade -
facilitation/natio
nal-trade -
facilitation -
bodies  
http://www.wco
omd.org/en/topi
cs/wco -
implementing -
the-wto-
atf/mercator -
programme.asp
x 
 
1 Funding for TradeMark East Africa may support capacity building in some areas other than trade 
facilitation.  G/TFA/N/GBR/1  
 
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  Description of 
the technical and 
financial 
assistance and 
capacity building 
resources  Status and 
amount 
committed/  
Disbursed  
(GBP)  Beneficiary 
country/Region 
(where  necessary)  The 
implementing 
agency in the 
Member 
providing 
assistance  Procedures for 
disbursement 
of the 
assistance  
Prosperity Fund 
Global Trade 
Programme Trade 
Facilitation in 
Middle Income 
Countries  2,500,000  Global  FCDO  World Bank 
Group and World 
Customs 
Organization  
World Bank 
Umbrella Fund  1,715,000  Global  FCDO  World Bank  
https://www.wo
rldbank.org/en/
programs/umbr
ella-facility -for-
trade 
 
2. Notification under Article 22. 2 
 
Developing countries seeking assistance should contact the relevant British embassy, high 
commission, or consulate. Contact information can be accessed through the following link:  
https://www.gov.uk/world/embassies  
 
General enquiries contact point:  
Ms. Liz Fajber  
Head, Trade for Development, UK Department for International Trade/Foreign, Commonwealth and 
Development Office  
3 Whitehall Place  
London  
SW1A 2AW  
United Kingdom  
Telephone: +44 207 023 1958  
E-Mail: liz.fajber1@fcdo.gov.uk  
 
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