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Regional Trade Facilitation and Customs Cooperation Program
Progress and Future Directions

This document highlights the progress of the Regional Trade Facilitation and Customs Cooperation Program (RTFCCP) since its launch in 2002, and suggests future directions for cooperation based on the experience and lessons learned. The RTFCCP has achieved visible progress and benefited greatly from cooperation with bilateral development agencies and multilateral institutions.

The RTFCCP is a three-pronged strategy for trade facilitation to help: modernize customs infrastructure - including customs legal and physical infrastructure develop customs supporting infrastructure by fostering private associations (such as brokers' associations) and their participation in trade facilitation, and support regional customs cooperation to address issues of common concern and complement country specific support

Regional customs cooperation has become a flagship program of the broad Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation Program sponsored by the ADB.

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Contents

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Introduction
Progress
Simplification and Harmonization of Customs Procedures
Development of Border Posts and Facilities
Development of Simplified Transit Systems
Data Sharing and ICT for Customs Operations
Development of Risk Management and Post-Entry Audit
Development of Regional Intelligence System
Capacity Building for Regional Customs Organizations
Lessons Learned and Future Directions
Appendix