AN EXPLORATION OF THE NEED FOR AND COST OF SELECTED TRADE FACILITATION MEASURES IN ASIA AND THE PACIFIC IN THE CONTEXT OF THE WTO NEGOTIATIONS

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overall implementation costs of specific measures will be affected by the current level of
infrastructure development in each country, which may need to be improved before
a particular TFM can be effectively implemented.

The OECD cost study did not readily attempt to compare costs of various measures
examined. However, risk assessment, audit-based controls, and special procedures for
authorized persons are identified as the most complex and costly measures, followed by
advance lodgment and processing of data. In contrast, advance rulings and security for
duties and taxes reportedly have minimal implementation costs. The study concludes that
the costs of even the most technically demanding measures were by no means large. It
also observed inter-linkages between various TFMs require the need for a coherent
implementation plan of the TFMs to be included in the negotiations.

The ARTNeT studies build on the existing literature, offering a more detailed picture
of the trade facilitation situation in selected Asian countries and, in particular, the needs
and priorities of the private sector in these countries. Further insights on the sequencing
and implementation costs of various TFMs are also provided, including on the political
costs of the measures.

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