Potential exports and nontariff barriers to trade
Subtitle: Nepal national study
By: SASEC, ADB
Contributors: Asian Development Bank
Publisher: Asian Development Bank
Published: 2019
Place of publication: Mandaluyong City, Metro Manila, Philippines
Language: eng
Number of pages: 222
ISBN-13: 9789292616236
Copyright date: 2019
Subjects: Commerce; Export marketing; Non-tariff trade barriers; Commercial products; Modification for export; Export controls
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages [220]-222)
Table of contents: title: Chapter 1. Introduction; title: 1.1 Background and Context; title: 1.2. Purpose and Scope of the Study; title: 1.3. Methodology; title: Chapter 2. Pattern of trade with other SASEC Countries; title: 2.1. Nepal-SASEC Trade Pattern; title: 2.2. Nepal's Exports to SASEC Countries: Major Products and Composition; title: 2.3. Nepal's Important Trade Agreements with SASEC Partners; title: Chapter 3. Identification of Products with Export Potential from Nepal to Other SASEC Countries; title: 3.1. Potential Export Products from Nepal to Bangladesh; title: 3.2. Potential Export Products from Nepal to Bhutan; title: 3.3. Potential Export Products from Nepal to India; title: 3.4. Potential Export Products from Nepal to Maldives; title: 3.5. Potential Export Products from Nepal to Sri Lanka; title: Chapter 4. Overview of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures and Technical Barriers to Trade in Nepal; title: 4.1. The Sanitary and Phytosanitary Scenario; title: 4.2. The Technical Barriers to Trade Scenario; title: 4.3. Private Sector Capacity Constraints; title: 4.4. Summary of the Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures and Technical Barriers to Trade Scenario; title: Chapter 5. Standards, Regulations, and Procedural Obstacles that Impede Trade in SASEC Countries; title: 5.1. Impediments While Exporting to Bangladesh; title: 5.2. Impediments While Exporting to Bhutan; title: 5.3. Impediments While Exporting to India; title: 5.4. Impediments While Exporting to Maldives; title: 5.5. Impediments While Exporting to Sri Lanka; title: 5.6. Lack of Information about the Market: A Common Problem; title: Chapter 6. Prioritized Recommendations for Action; title: 6.1. Implement Key Institutional and Regulatory Reforms; title: 6.2. Accelerate Endorsement of New Legislation; title: 6.3. Harmonize Standards; title: 6.4. Establish a National Accreditation Body; title: 6.5. Develop a National Quality Policy to Address Coordination Failures; title: 6.6. Implement Targeted Human Resources Development; title: 6.7. Enhance Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures and Technical Barriers to Trade Diplomacy; title: 6.8. Reduce Procedural Obstacles: Development of Mutual Recognition Agreements; title: 6.9. Upgrade Testing and Calibration Laboratories; title: 6.10. Reduce the Information Gap; title: 6.11. Country-Specific Prioritized Recommendations; title: 6.12. Potential Sources of Assistance; title: Chapter 7. Conclusion; title: Appendixes: 1. Top 10 Export Products from Nepal to Other SASEC Countries in 2016 at the 6-digit HS Code Level; title: 2. Identification of Potential Export Items to Other SASEC Countries; title: 3.  Existing Gaps in Standards and Regulations and Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures and Technical Barriers to Trade between Nepal and Other SASEC Countries; title: 4. Key Questions for Survey of Exporters; title: 5. List of Firms and Commodity Associations Surveyed