World Trade Organization Trade Facilitation Agreement

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international trade agreement multilateral treaty

The World Trade Organization Trade Facilitation Agreement is a multilateral WTO accord that aims to streamline and modernize customs procedures, reduce trade costs, and expedite the movement, release, and clearance of goods across borders.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Agreement on Trade Facilitation	1

Statements (53)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	international trade agreement ⓘ multilateral treaty ⓘ
administeredBy	World Trade Organization NERFINISHED ⓘ
adoptedAt	WTO Ninth Ministerial Conference NERFINISHED ⓘ
adoptedBy	World Trade Organization Members ⓘ
annexTo	Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization NERFINISHED ⓘ
beneficiaries	developing countries ⓘ least-developed countries ⓘ
conditionForEntryIntoForce	ratification by two-thirds of WTO Members ⓘ
dateAdopted	2013-12-07 ⓘ
enteredIntoForceOn	2017-02-22 ⓘ
expectedImpact	improvement of customs efficiency ⓘ increase in global trade flows ⓘ reduction of global trade costs ⓘ
hasPart	Section I ⓘ Section II ⓘ Section III ⓘ
language	English ⓘ French ⓘ Spanish ⓘ
legalForm	protocol amending the Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization NERFINISHED ⓘ
objective	enhance transparency in trade procedures ⓘ expedite movement of goods across borders ⓘ expedite release and clearance of goods ⓘ improve cooperation between customs and other authorities ⓘ reduce trade costs ⓘ streamline customs procedures ⓘ support developing and least-developed countries in trade facilitation ⓘ
partOf	World Trade Organization legal framework ⓘ
placeAdopted	Bali, Indonesia NERFINISHED ⓘ
providesFor	special and differential treatment ⓘ technical assistance and capacity building ⓘ
scope	advance rulings ⓘ appeal and review procedures for customs decisions ⓘ authorized operator schemes ⓘ border agency cooperation ⓘ border agency cooperation with neighboring countries ⓘ border procedures for perishable goods ⓘ customs procedures ⓘ electronic payment of duties and taxes ⓘ fees and charges imposed on imports and exports ⓘ pre-arrival processing ⓘ publication and transparency of trade regulations ⓘ release and clearance of goods ⓘ risk management in customs control ⓘ single window systems ⓘ transit of goods ⓘ
sectionIFocus	substantive trade facilitation measures ⓘ
sectionIIFocus	special and differential treatment for developing and least-developed countries ⓘ
sectionIIIFocus	institutional arrangements and final provisions ⓘ
shortName	TFA NERFINISHED ⓘ Trade Facilitation Agreement NERFINISHED ⓘ WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement NERFINISHED ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

International Convention on the Simplification and Harmonization of Customs Procedures (Kyoto Convention) → relatedTo → World Trade Organization Trade Facilitation Agreement ⓘ

subject surface form: International Convention on the Simplification and Harmonization of Customs Procedures

RKC → relatedTo → World Trade Organization Trade Facilitation Agreement ⓘ

subject surface form: Revised Kyoto Convention

Standards to Secure and Facilitate Global Trade → relatedTo → World Trade Organization Trade Facilitation Agreement ⓘ

CVA → relatedTo → World Trade Organization Trade Facilitation Agreement ⓘ

this entity surface form: Agreement on Trade Facilitation