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Supporting the Implementation

of the

WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement

GIZ‘s Approach for Trade Facilitation

With a Focus on the

Role of the Private Sector

International Seminar on Trade

Facilitation in Northeast Asia

Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

16th of November

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GIZ – Partner Worldwide

• Provision of services worldwide in the field of international

cooperation for sustainable development

• Over 50 years of experience in a variety of areas

• 2016 business volume was around EUR 2.4 billion Euros.

• 18,260 staff in over 120 countries

• Main commissioning party: Federal Ministry for Economic

Cooperation and Development (BMZ)

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GIZ Support for Economic Cooperation in Sub-Regional

Initiatives in Asia (SCSI) Programme

Commissioned by

German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and

Development (BMZ)

Countries

PR China, Mongolia, Cambodia, Lao PDR, Viet Nam

Overall Term

2015 - 2019

GIZ Support for GTI

Since 2010 cooperation and support of GTI and GTI Secretariat

Further Information

www.connecting-asia.org

http://www.connecting-asia.org/



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Contents

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1. Context

• Germany and the WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement

• The Role of the Private Sector

2. Germany‘s Approach to Trade Facilitation

• Strategy and Portfolio

• Objectives

• Sustainability and Inclusiveness

3. GIZ Experience: The Alliance for Trade Facilitation

• A new Instrument for Trade Facilitation Reforms

• The Global Platform

• The German Platform

• A Project Example

4. TFA Implementation in Practice

• How are projects of the Alliance for TF developed?

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• The German Government supports the full implementation of the TFA in all

WTO Member States

• The German Development Cooperation assists partner countries in the

implementation of the Agreement‘s provisions

• The Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) has a

variety of instruments for trade facilitation at its disposal that are already

implemented in bilateral and regional projects and in a variety of countries.

• Germany considers the TFA an opportunity for new forms of cooperation –

involving all relevant stakeholders from public to private actors in the

implementation of Trade Facilitation reforms (as stipulated in TFA)

Context

Germany and the WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement

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TFA Art. 23:

Encourages a multi-

stakeholder approach

to the implementation

through national

committees on trade

facilitation.

Effective Trade

Facilitation Reforms:

must understand how

business models and

supply chains operate

in practice.

Business expertise:

identify challenges

and cost-effective

opportunities

Win-Win Situation: Trade for Development

The private sector’s objective to increase trade aligns with the

government’s objective to promote economic growth through trade

Context

The Role of the Private Sector

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Contents

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1. Context

• Germany and the TFA




• Objectives









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• Germany’s Aid-for-Trade (AfT) Strategy contributes towards achieving the Agenda

2030 for sustainable development

• Trade Facilitation is one of six strategic fields of action in the German Aid-for-Trade

Strategy

• Current Project Volume

> €40m for projects fully dedicated to Trade Facilitation

> €180m for trade projects partially covering Trade Facilitation (10-30%)

• Global Initiatives: Alliance for Trade Facilitation, Trade for Development Fund

• Regional and bilateral projects

Regional

economic

integration,

trade policy

Quality

infrastructure

Economic

infrastructure

Trade

Facilitation

Productive

capacity,

sustainable

value chains

Promotion of

investment

and

competition

Germany‘s Approach to Trade Facilitation

Strategy and Portfolio

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Overall: Resolve trade bottlenecks & promote trade for development

For customs

• Learn form global best practices

• Capacity development for customs officials and reform technical procedures

For local and international companies

• Reduced cost of trade and transport

• More transparency, predictability and planning security

• For SMEs: Ability to enter into global value chain

For the local economy / the partner country

• Incentives for FDI

• Increased business activities and competitiveness of local SMEs

• Motivation for companies in the informal sector to become active in the formal

economy


Objectives

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• Inclusive forms of cooperation: involvement of all relevant stakeholders

from public to private in the implementation of Trade Facilitation reforms

• High sense of ownership: empowering project partners and co-creating

solutions

• Sustained reforms: focus on capacity building and structural changes in

customs procedures


Sustainability and Inclusiveness

Working towards the implementation of the SDGs: Enabling SME

participation in global value chains, fostering the formal economy,

increasing transparency

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1. Context





• Objectives



• A new Instrument for Trade Facilitation Reform






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Private and public sector actors jointly implement projects to address

specific trade bottlenecks in developing and emerging economies.

For this purpose, the Alliance:

Builds an

understanding

of the benefits

of the TFA

among public

and private

partners

Partners with

local

governments,

administrative

authorities

and

businesses

Leverages

business

expertise,

leadership and

resources to

develop

effective

solutions

Provides

technical and

legal

assistance,

capacity

building and

training for

customs staff

Benchmarks

and evaluates

trade

facilitation

reforms by

established

business

metrics

GIZ Experience: Alliance for Trade Facilitation

A New Instrument for Trade Facilitation Reform

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The Global Platform:

Global Alliance for

Trade Facilitation

Launch of The Global Alliance for Trade Facilitation

in December 2015 at the WTO Ministerial in Nairobi


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Secretariat:

Supported by:

A growing number of multinational enterprises, including:

Global Alliance for Trade Facilitation

A Public-Private Cooperation for Trade-led Growth

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The German Platform:

Alliance for the

Implementation of

Trade Facilitation in

Developing Countries

Working Meeting of the Alliance in Leipzig hosted

by DHL Express in September 2017


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Governmental partners:

Sector Associations:

A growing number of German and international companies, including:

Participating institutions and companies at the Working meeting in September 2017

German Alliance for Trade Facilitation

Alliance for the Implementation of Trade Facilitation in

Developing Countries

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Pilot Project: Cooperation between Germany, DHL Express and

the Montenegrin Customs Authority

Objective: Expeditious release of express consignments through

electronic risk-based pre-arrival processing

65% of all express consignments are released within one

hour upon their arrival at the border

Approach:

1. establishing the legal and regulatory framework

2. optimizing procedures and develop technical capacities

3. training programs and study strips for customs officials

4. knowledge-transfer to the region and peer-to-peer exchange

Result: Pre-arrival processing has been implemented.

The number of express consignments released within one

hour upon their arrival at the border has increased from 25%

to currently 53% (Oct., 2017)


A Project Example – Pre-Arrival Processing in Montenegro

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Benefits from private sector involvement:

Co-creating a solution

• Requirements for effective solution

• Expert know-how

• Global best-practices and lessons learned from other

countries

Providing in-kind support

• Working meeting at the company’s operational site

• Study trip for customs officials to gain first-hand insights into

the company’s operational activities

Ensuring a long-term sustainable effect

• Trust building between customs officials and express

operators

• Data collection and monitoring


A Project Example – Pre-Arrival Processing in Montenegro

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1. Context





• Objectives









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• Open for all developing countries and emerging economies

• Demand-led approach in the selection of projects:

Companies bring up specific bottlenecks they face in a country

Governments and customs authorities may as well suggest reform

projects they wish to implement in collaboration with the private sector

• Project focus is on resolving specific issues reducing time and cost of trade

• In the selected country, a project working group is formed between the

customs authority, trade-related government agencies, local businesses and

the German public and private actors

• The project partners co-create a solution - they plan and implement all

activities together (~18 month implementation time)

• Project progress is reported back to working groups and meetings of the

Alliance for TF (Global and German networks)

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TFA Implementation in Practice

How are projects of the Alliance for TF developed?

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Mr. Mattia Wegmann

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale

Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH

Email: [email protected]

https://www.giz.de/en/worldwide/41569.html

Further information regarding GIZ support for the

Global Alliance for Trade Facilitation

mailto:[email protected]




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As a federally owned enterprise, GIZ supports the German Government

in achieving its objectives in the field of international cooperation for

sustainable development.

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Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH

Registered offices, Bonn and Eschborn, Germany

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Responsible

Magnus C. M. Brod

Author(s)

Mattia Wegman

Karl Bartels

Gina Ruegg

Florian Miß

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