THE OECD TRADE FACILITATION INDICATORS (TFIs) Evdokia Moise, Trade Facilitation Implementation and Performance Monitoring Workshop, 22 October 2015, Wuhan, China
What are the TFIs? An evaluation tool to measure the impact of trade facilitation on trade flows and costs following the structure of the WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement A monitoring and benchmarking tool providing an overview of country performance, strengths, weaknesses and evolution a basis for prioritising trade facilitation reforms and targeting aid interventions a support for mobilising OECD technical Trade and Agriculture assistance by donors in a targeted way 2
How are the TFIs built? A regulatory database covering the full spectrum of border procedures contained in the TFA Compiled by the OECD with inputs from public sources, governments and the private sector and fact-checked by covered countries First edition in 2012 (133 countries), updated and expanded in 2015 to cover 163 countries across income levels, geographical regions and development stages Two interactive web-tools allow comparisons and policy simulations 3
Assessing Impact from TFA Implementation "Full" implementation "Limited" implementation % 18 17.4 16.5 16 14.6 13.7 14 12.6 12.8 12 10 8 6 4 2 0 Low income countries Lower-middle income countries Upper-middle income countries 4
Potential Trade Costs Reductions for the Top Four Sets of Measures Low-income countries Lower-middle income countries Upper-middle income countries 4.5% 4.0% 3.5% 3.0% 2.5% 2.0% 1.5% 1.0% 0.5% 0.0% 5
Monitoring country performance http://www.compareyourcountry.org/trade-facilitation 6
View your country s profile 7
Compare to worldwide best practice 8
Compare to your income group average and to other countries 9
Visualize country trends 10
Simulate policy changes http://oe.cd/tfi-sim 11
Strengths and weaknesses compared to a third country 12
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Policy changes for an improved performance 14
Upcoming : Single Window specific TFIs Five indicators, each composed of five to seven variables, measured on a 0-2 scale A. Institutional aspects and scope B. Data content and structure C. Legal framework D. Technological architecture E. Interoperability allowing to identify the SW areas exerting the strongest impact to visualize SW state of implementation around the world and to display progress of individual countries in specific SW areas 15
A. Institutional aspects and scope Involved public and private agencies and related requirements Volume of covered transactions Role of Customs Inclusion of mechanisms for paying duties and fees; for co-ordinating controls and inspections Interactivity SW funding provisions 16
B. Data content and structure Standardisation of data elements among participating agencies and against intl. harmonised standards Single data submission Dematerialisation of the border process Alignment with data requirements of entities outside the SW 17
C. Legal framework Constraints for data sharing and control delegation Electronic signatures Admissibility for evidence purposes Electronic archiving and audit trails Confidentiality and data protection Liabilities and dispute resolution 18
D. Technological architecture Secure identification and authentication Secure integration with outside systems User friendliness Existing IT capacity and potential for evolution Contingency mechanisms 19
E. Interoperability Interoperability with private service providers systems Procedures, formalities and data alignment with neighbouring and third countries Interoperability with partner countries domestic SWs (legal and technical) Sustainable funding of interconnected SWs Monitoring mechanisms 20
Indicators finalised through an extensive consultation process Inter-American Network of Single Windows and IADB World Bank UN/CEFACT ASEAN APEC 21
Thank you OECD Trade Facilitation Indicators http://oe.cd/tfi-tools Compare your country tool http://compareyourcountry.org/trade-facilitation Interactive Policy Simulator http://oe.cd/tfi-sim evdokia.moise@oecd.org silvia.sorescu@oecd.org 22