Establishing India’s National Trade Facilitation Committee- A Proposal
Taneja, Nisha; Prakash, Shravani; Bimal, Samridhi | May 2016
Abstract
Trade and transport facilitation are vital for increasing countries’ international trade and it is important to ensure that the measures implemented to facilitate trade are effective. One of the crucial factors behind the successful implementation of trade and transport facilitation is ensuring effective co-ordination among the various government agencies as well as private players involved in trading goods. The disjointed activities of the large number of players involved in cross-border trade can be effectively coordinated at a centralized level by a national level trade facilitation body.
The current paper assesses various nuances of national trade facilitation bodies; with the aim of prescribing a way forward for establishing such a body in India. Guidelines for India’s NTFC have been drawn from recommended guidelines by UN agencies as well as by using lessons from case studies of existing NTFCs.
It is recommended that the body be a joint ‘Trade and Transport Facilitation Committee’. This committee could have both regulatory and advisory functions, and be empowered to implement facilitation measures. The chairmanship could be shared between the Ministry of Commerce and the customs department. The members should comprise representatives of all public and private sector organizations involved in trade and transport. Other factors shown to drive the success of NTFCs that should also be incorporated, include linking the committee’s work program to government and business priorities, creating an effective review mechanism, ensuring adequate funding, making the terms of reference flexible and giving the committee legal status.
Citation
Taneja, Nisha; Prakash, Shravani; Bimal, Samridhi. 2016. Establishing India’s National Trade Facilitation Committee- A Proposal. © Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations. http://hdl.handle.net/11540/9108.Keywords
Transport
Transportation
Trade
Trade Facilitation
Trade Potential
Trade Development
Trade Agreements
Regional Trade Integration
Regional Trade
Finance And Trade
Demand For Transport
Road & Highway Transport
Road Transportation Systems
Transport Infrastructure
Transport time
Economic integration
Energy
Import volume
Export volume
Access to markets
Economic agreements
Trade financing
Regional integration
Vehicle
Land transport
Transport economics
Railways
Infrastructure
Railroads
Roads
Trade routes
Markets
Economic goods
Economic conditions
New agricultural enterprises
Consumer goods
Road transportation
Trucking
Railroads
Roads
Trade routes
Trade flow
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