Potential Exports and Nontariff Barriers to Trade: Maldives National Study

Abstract

This publication explores how Maldives could boost its exports by addressing nontariff barriers to trade, focusing on sanitary and phytosanitary measures and technical barriers to trade. It examines trade patterns of Maldives within South Asia, particularly with Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, and Sri Lanka, and gaps in legal structures, institutional frameworks, and infrastructure. Trade-hindering non tariff measures that affect potential export products are identified and recommendations to address them are proposed.