This project, a joint venture with the UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), focuses on aspects of applied research and capacity building related to trade facilitation, trade policy and rules of origin.
On trade facilitation, the project aims at delivering an integrated research and capacity building program on transit, transport and trade facilitation.
On rules of origin, the project aims at developing tools and research to understand the extent of differences in product-specific rules of origin across countries and trade agreements with a view to detecting possible convergence or divergence, enhancing transparency in monitoring the use of trade preferences and applying trade facilitation concepts to rules of origin certification procedures.
On trade policy, the project aims at delivering a focused and tailored advice based on research and capacity building to ASEAN LDC countries on market access and trade policy.
Activities include applied research, executive round tables as well as advocacy actions.
Rules of origin : firm perspectives, lessons learned, and ways forward, Stefano Inama
Using Utilization Rates to Identify Rules of Origin Reforms : the Case of EU Free Trade Area Agreements, Pramila Crivelli, Stefano Inama, Jonas Kasteng
The GSP preference utilization database provides information on the utilization of the GSP schemes as well as other preferences granted to developing countries and LDCs under GSP, DFQF arrangements and in limited occurrences to trade preferences under reciprocal FTAs.
The Global Ecnomics team of the Global Governance Programme and UNCTAD have been co-organising executive roundtables and trainings since 2015. The topics covered include market access, trade fascilitation, and Rules of Origin. Check out the list of past events.
Watch a short interview series with participants in the workshop titled 'Negotiating and drafting rules of origin for LDC WTO Group' which took place in May 2023. Find more videos part of the video series on ‘Rules of Origin’ and international trade.