MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE COMMITTEE ON
TRADE FACILITATION
4-5 JUNE 2025
Chairperson:
Mr. Edem Kossi (Togo)
Contents
INTRODUCTION.. 2
1 MATTERS RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION
AND ADMINISTRATION OF THE TRADE FACILITATION AGREEMENT (TFA). 2
1.1
Notifications from Members. 2
1.1.1
Notifications under Article 16 of the Trade Facilitation Agreement 2
1.1.2
Notifications under Article 17 of the Trade Facilitation Agreement 4
1.1.3
Notifications under Article 19 of the Trade Facilitation Agreement 7
1.1.4
Notifications under Articles 1.4, 10.4.3, 10.6.2, and 12.2.2 of the Trade
Facilitation Agreement 7
1.1.5
Notifications under Article 22 of the Trade Facilitation Agreement 8
1.2
Status of Ratification and Notification Process. 9
1.2.1
Update by the WTO Secretariat 9
1.2.2
Updates by Members on Overdue Section I and Section II Notifications
(G/TFA/2, para. 9.3(ii)) 10
1.3
Status of Definitive Date Implementation (G/TFA/2, para. 9.2(vi)) 12
1.3.1 Review of the Effectiveness of G/TFA/INF/1 (G/TFA/2,
para. 9.2(iv)) 12
1.3.2
Voluntary Update by Members of the Status of their Definitive Date
Implementation (G/TFA/2, para. 9.2(vi)) 12
1.4 Notification Status of
Regular/Periodic and One-Time Only Notifications in the Goods Area (1995-2024)
(G/C/W/859) – Request by CTG Chair to Address in Subsidiary Bodies. 13
2 EXPERIENCE SHARING/THEMATIC DISCusSIONS. 14
2.1
Digitalization: (building trust in digital formalities and documentation
requirements; digital infrastructure financing to support TFA implementation) 15
2.2
Authorized Economic Operators (AEOs) 15
2.3
Other Topics of Experience Sharing. 16
3 Document Containing Good Practices and Building
Blocks of Successful NTFCs (G/TFA/2, para. 9.3(v); G/TFA/W/96/Rev.2). 16
4
Indonesia's Customs Procedures for Intangible Products - Request by the
United States (G/TFA/Q/IDN/1;
G/TFA/Q/IDN/2; G/TFA/Q/IDN/3; G/TFA/Q/IDN/4; g/tfa/q/idn/5). 18
5 Indonesia's Customs Penalty Regime – Request by
the United States. 20
6 Preparation of the Dedicated Session on
Technical Assistance and Capacity Building of October 2025 – Request by
the AfricaN Group. 21
7 Dedicated Session on Transit Issues of
Landlocked Country Members (G/TFA/2, para. 9.3(vii)). 25
7.1
Introduction by LLDC Coordinator (Botswana) and Update from WTO Secretariat
(Development Division) Regarding Ongoing Work on Follow-Up Study on Transit
Corridors. 26
7.2
"Experience Sharing on Transit Issues" – Presentation by Mozambique. 28
7.3
"EU Strategy and Support Towards Trade and Transit Corridors" –
Presentation by the European Union. 30
8 The Trade Facilitation Agreement Facility
(TFAF). 33
8.1
Update to the Committee on Trade Facilitation. 33
9 Other Business. 37
ANNEX 1. 40