1. 1 Results of WTO Trade Facilitation Self Assessment of Needs – Chinese Taipei – Results of WTO Trade Facilitation Self Assessment of Needs – Chinese Taipei – WTO/World Bank Workshop on Needs Assessments July 21, 2008

2. 2 Background Information Time: 31 March – 3 April, 2008 Time: 31 March – 3 April, 2008 Venue: Taipei Venue: Taipei Facilitators: 2 Facilitators: 2 Participants: 39 Participants: 39 Participating parties: 14 Participating parties: 14 Coordinating Agency: Bureau of Foreign Trade, MOEA Coordinating Agency: Bureau of Foreign Trade, MOEA Cost: USD9,100 (excl. airfares) Cost: USD9,100 (excl. airfares)

3. 3 Participating Parties – Public Sector Council for Economic Planning and Development Council for Economic Planning and Development Ministry of Transportation and Communications Ministry of Transportation and Communications Council for Agriculture (Quarantine ) Council for Agriculture (Quarantine ) Department of Health (Food Safety) Department of Health (Food Safety) Ministry of Finance (Customs, Treasury) Ministry of Finance (Customs, Treasury) Ministry of Economic Affairs (Trade, Standards, Negotiating Office) Ministry of Economic Affairs (Trade, Standards, Negotiating Office)

4. 4 Participating Parties – Private Sector Association of Importers & Exporters Association of Importers & Exporters Customs Brokers Association Customs Brokers Association Airfreight Forwarders Association Airfreight Forwarders Association Trade-Van Information Services Co. Trade-Van Information Services Co. International Cooperation and Development Fund International Cooperation and Development Fund

5. 5 Overview of Findings 44 proposed measures were considered (TN/TF/W143/Rev.1) Preparedness- Already Compliant with 22 (50%) Partially compliant with 15 (34.09%) Not compliant with 0 (0%) Not applicable with 7 (15.91%)

6. 6 Most Difficult Measures USE OF INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS: Lack of access to international standards Lack of access to international standards Not involved in the standard-setting process Not involved in the standard-setting process SINGLE WINDOW/ONE-TIME SUBMISSION: Difficult to integrate the existing three systems Difficult to integrate the existing three systems Difficult to harmonize data elements required by different agencies Difficult to harmonize data elements required by different agencies EXPEDITED SHIPMENTS: EXPEDITED SHIPMENTS: Lack of facilities for non-intrusive inspections Lack of facilities for non-intrusive inspections Doubts about fair competition between integrated express carriers and ordinary airlines Doubts about fair competition between integrated express carriers and ordinary airlines

7. 7 Other Trade Facilitative Measures Horizontal initiatives Centralized legislation database Centralized legislation database Single government Gazette Single government Gazette De minimus threshold for imports De minimus threshold for imports Relief of petty duties Relief of petty duties IT Applications: Container tracking system Container tracking system Transaction-status tracing system Transaction-status tracing system Web-based declaration & payment system Web-based declaration & payment system Mobile clearance and enforcement system Mobile clearance and enforcement system

8. 8 Make the Most of Our Taskforce Management and Operation Confirm coordinating agency and stakeholders Confirm coordinating agency and stakeholders Establish contact list with alternates Establish contact list with alternates Call on meetings regularly (three-tier system) Call on meetings regularly (three-tier system) Findings to be reviewed and updated Findings to be reviewed and updated Link between capital and Geneva Sharing meeting conclusions and suggestions Sharing meeting conclusions and suggestions Direct contacts or via a domestic single window Direct contacts or via a domestic single window Timely Q&A via email, phone meeting, etc. Timely Q&A via email, phone meeting, etc.

9. 9 Few Suggestions Identify measures needing Financial assistance Identify measures needing Financial assistance Compile statistics of non-(partial) compliant items Compile statistics of non-(partial) compliant items More experience sharing in addressing difficult measures More experience sharing in addressing difficult measures

10. 10 Thank you Arthur YANG arthur.yang@taiwanwto.ch