... Trade Facilitation through Customs Procedures: Assessment of APEC’s Progress APEC Policy Support Unit October 2011 ... ...ia-Pacific Economic Cooperation APEC#211-SE-01.10 This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial- ShareAlike 3.... ...tive Commons Attribution-NonCommercial- ShareAlike 3.0 Singapore License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b... ...opy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/sg/. The authors would like to thank Tammy L. Hredzak, Carlos Kuri... ...er-known successes have been in trade facilitation. Providing assistance to developing economy members in this endeavour has been an important part... ...dures 2 Trade Facilitation through Customs Procedures 2 The CTI proposed that each economy should report on actions and measures it intends to ... ...trast to negligible or negative growth in others — for example, Canada, Mexico, and the United States. This means that substantial compositional cha... ... negligible or negative growth in others — for example, Canada, Mexico, and the United States. This means that substantial compositional changes cou... ...1 1 1 1 1 0 Export 1 1 1 1 1 0 Thailand Import 3 2 2 2 2 -33 Export 1 1 1 1 1 0 United States Import 1 1 1 1 1 0 Export 1 1 1 1 1 0 Viet...

...This report, the Actions and Measures on Customs Procedures were assessed from two distinctly different perspectives — the specific objective that was set for their sub-area of the Plan and their contribution to the overall goal for the P...

...1. Background To The Study -- 2. Assessing The Actions & Measures On Customs Procedures -- 3. Time Release Survey Of Goods -- 4. Apec Framework Based On Wco Safe Framework -- 5. Simplification & Harmonization Of Customs Procedures -- 6. Paper...

...-Pacific Economic Cooperation APEC#211-SE-01.09 This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial- ShareAlike 3.0 ... ...ve Commons Attribution-NonCommercial- ShareAlike 3.0 Singapore License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-... ...y of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/sg/. The views expressed in this paper are those of the authors and ... ...mons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/sg/. The views expressed in this paper are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent those of APEC ... ... List of Tables iii LIST OF TABLES Table 2.1: Value of merchandise trade, by APEC economy, 2006 to 2010, US dollars, 2011 prices .................. ....................... 6 Table 2.2: Shipping container movements at major ports by APEC economy, twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU), 2006 to 2010........ ...sit day for all merchandise trade, per cent .... 37 Table A.2: Implicit GDP Deflator, United States, 2006 to 2011 ...................................... ... for all merchandise trade, per cent .... 37 Table A.2: Implicit GDP Deflator, United States, 2006 to 2011 ............................................. ......................................................................... 67 Table C.21. United States: Transaction costs on merchandise trade, 2006-201...

...This report presents the estimates of trade transaction costs in APEC for each year from 2006 to 2010. The estimates are to form part of the Final Assessment of TFAP II and are to be based on the methodology and approach that was developed for th...

...1. Introduction -- 2. Economic Context For The Estimation Of Trade Transaction Costs -- 3. Estimates Of Trade Transaction Costs -- 4. Sensitivity Tests Of Critical Assumptions -- 5. Conclusions & Recommendations --...

... APEC’s Achievements in Trade Facilitation 2007-2010 Final Assessment of Second Trade Facilitation Action Plan (TFAP II) APEC Policy ... ...cific Economic Cooperation APEC#211-SE-01.08 This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial- ShareAlike 3.0 Sing... ...ommons Attribution-NonCommercial- ShareAlike 3.0 Singapore License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-s... ... this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/sg/. The APEC Policy Support Unit would like to express appreciation to ... ...rld trade had slowed due to weakening demand from developed economies, mainly the United States, but also Europe and Japan 1 . However, trade remain... ...de had slowed due to weakening demand from developed economies, mainly the United States, but also Europe and Japan 1 . However, trade remained stro... ...nary pressures around the world. The Global Financial Crisis affected the world economy in late 2008, leading to a decline in the availability of ... ...rade volumes had rebounded strongly following their collapse in 2009 as the world economy began to recover from a deep recession, returning to their... ...s (USD trillion) Chart 3. Imports of goods (USD trillion) Source: StatsAPEC (United Nations; Chinese Taipei Bureau of Foreign Trade). 3.7 1.2 ...

...This report presents the estimates of trade transaction costs in APEC for each year from 2006 to 2010. The estimates are to form part of the Final Assessment of TFAP II and are to be based on the methodology and approach that was developed for th...

...1. Introduction -- 2. Economic Context For The Estimation Of Trade Transaction Costs -- 3. Estimates Of Trade Transaction Costs -- 4. Sensitivity Tests Of Critical Assumptions -- 5. Conclusions & Recommendations --...