Two workshops comprise the first phase. Workshop A has been completed in Sydney, Australia and Workshop B in Melbourne, Australia. Express Consignments - to implement WCO guidelines for customs clearance of express goods. Technical assistance has been conducted in Chinese Taipei, Philippines, Malaysia and Thailand. A regional seminar is currently planned for 2000.
All training is conducted in a partnership with the express industry.
The TDB was an initiative undertaken to enhance business transactions in the Asia Pacific region by improving access to tariff and trade-related data. The database was developed by Federal Express at the request of the Department of Commerce and is updated two times a year.