Please contact Trade Facilitation Support Program (TFSP) at TFSP@worldbankgroup.org.

The visuals in this tool are based on findings from the gap assessments supported by WBG based on request for assistance by client countries. Data for the TFA tracking tool is derived by the WBG team through stakeholder interviews; first-hand observations in the field; and, a high-level review of regulations and legislation. Stakeholder interviews include key operational officials in customs, quarantine, health, bureau of standards, trade, and other relevant government agencies as well as the private sector.

In the Tracking Tool, the TFA provisions are divided into 37 technical measures. For each of these measures, the tool breaks down the elements needed in order for a country to be considered fully aligned. Performance on each measure is scored according to three equally weighted dimensions of (i) legal/policy, (ii) implementing procedures, and (iii) operational check in the determination of a country’s overall score. In assessing country alignment, the Tracking Tool takes a whole-of-government approach for the 37 technical measures of the TFA.

The main objective of the Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA) Country Tracking Tool is to examine alignment from both a legal perspective (de jure) and an implementation of policies to facilitate trade perspective (de facto). In the first instance, the tool is designed to help countries evaluate, benchmark, and report on their level of alignment with the WTO TFA.

The WTO TFA entered into force on February 22, 2017, and is designed to enhance the processes and procedures for cross-border trade through expediting the movement, release and clearance of goods, including goods in transit. For further details on the provisions of the agreement, visit: https://www.tfafacility.org/trade-facilitation-agreement-facility