Non-Tariff Measures on Goods Trade in the East African Community : Synthesis Report

The purpose of this note is to highlight the key findings of an assessment of non-tariff measures (NTMs) on goods trade in the East African Community (EAC), and identify priorities for a second stage of work focused on practical steps toward reducing and eliminating these NTMs. This synthesis report is prepared in response to EAC's request for a phased technical assistance from the World Bank. Its objectives are to choose NTMs with high impact on inter-member trade out of the range of NTMs identified in the region; improve the understanding of their persistence over time; and, devise practicable implementation plans for their 'removal.' In concrete steps towards establishing a free trade area (FTA), the EAC has already made remarkable progress on reducing eliminating tariffs on traded goods since 2005. The remaining internal tariff walls are to be eliminated by 2010. There is increasing need for the kind of analysis requested by EAC where the regional economic community (REC) wide internal trade liberalization has allowed considerable reduction/elimination of tariffs, but would be offset by NTMs. This, in turn would significantly delay the establishment of the EAC common market.

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Main Author:	World Bank
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2008-09-29
Subjects:	ACCIDENTS, ACTUAL VALUE, AD VALOREM, ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES, AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS, AGRICULTURE, ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, APPAREL, BARRIERS TO TRADE, BILATERAL TRADE, BILATERAL TRADE DATA, BONDS, BORDER TRADE, BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT, CAPACITY BUILDING, CARS, CD, COMMITTEE ON TRADE, COMMON MARKET, COMMON TRADE POLICY, COMPETITIVENESS, CONGESTION, CONSUMERS, COUNTERFEIT GOODS, CROSS-BORDER TRADE, CURRENCY, CURRENT ACCOUNT, CUSTOMS, CUSTOMS ADMINISTRATION, CUSTOMS DUTIES, CUSTOMS FORMALITIES, CUSTOMS OFFICERS, CUSTOMS UNION, DEEPER TRADE INTEGRATION, DEMAND ELASTICITY, DEVELOPING COUNTRIES, DOMESTIC CONSUMPTION, DOMESTIC GOODS, DOMESTIC INDUSTRIES, DOMESTIC MARKET, DOMESTIC SUPPORT, DRIVERS, DRIVING, ECONOMIC OUTCOMES, EUROPEAN UNION, EXPORT DIVERSIFICATION, EXPORT MARKET, EXPORT MARKETS, EXPORT PROCESSING, EXPORT PROCESSING ZONES, EXPORT PRODUCTS, EXPORT PROMOTION, EXPORT PROMOTION AGENCIES, EXPORT RESTRAINTS, EXPORT VALUE, EXPORTS, EXTERNAL MARKETS, EXTERNAL TARIFF, FOREIGN COMPETITION, FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT, FREE TRADE, FREE TRADE AREA, FREE TRADE IN GOODS, FREIGHT, FREIGHT STATION, FUEL, FUELS, GDP, GENERAL AGREEMENT ON TARIFFS, GENERALIZED SYSTEM OF PREFERENCES, GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS, GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT, IMPORT LICENSING, IMPORT LICENSING PROCEDURES, IMPORT REQUIREMENTS, IMPORT RESTRICTIONS, IMPORTS, INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION, INSPECTION, INTERNAL MARKET, INTERNAL TRADE, INTERNAL TRADE LIBERALIZATION, INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS, INTERNATIONAL TRADE, INVENTORY, JOURNEY, LDCS, LEGAL FRAMEWORK, LESS DEVELOPED COUNTRIES, MARKET ACCESS, MARKET DEVELOPMENT, MARKET SIZE, MOBILITY, MONOPOLIES, MONOPOLY, MOST FAVORED NATION, MULTILATERAL OBLIGATIONS, MUTUAL RECOGNITION, MUTUAL RECOGNITION PRINCIPLE, NATIONAL INCOME, NATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE, NATIONAL REGULATIONS, NON-TARIFF BARRIERS, OPEN REGIONALISM, OPENNESS, PETROLEUM PRODUCTS, POLICE, POLITICAL ECONOMY, POPULATION GROWTH, PREFERENTIAL BASIS, PREFERENTIAL TARIFF, PRESENT VALUE, PROTECTIONISM, QUANTITATIVE RESTRICTIONS, RAIL, RAIL NETWORK, RAIL NETWORKS, RAIL ROUTES, RAIL TRANSPORT, RAILROADS, RAILWAYS, REGIONAL TRADE, REMEDIES, RESTRICTIVE PRACTICES, RESTRICTIVE TRADE PRACTICES, ROAD, ROUTE, ROUTES, SAFETY, SAFETY ISSUES, SAFETY STANDARDS, TARIFF BARRIERS, TARIFF EQUIVALENT, TARIFF EQUIVALENTS, TARIFF LINE, TARIFF LINES, TARIFF PROTECTION, TARIFF REDUCTION, TARIFF REFORM, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, TECHNICAL BARRIERS, TECHNICAL REGULATIONS, TOURISM, TRADE CLASSIFICATION, TRADE CONTROL MEASURES, TRADE DATA, TRADE FACILITATION, TRADE FLOWS, TRADE IN GOODS, TRADE IN SERVICES, TRADE INTEGRATION, TRADE LIBERALIZATION, TRADE PATTERN, TRADE POLICY, TRADE ROUTES, TRADE TAXES, TRADE VALUE, TRAINS, TRANSIT, TRANSIT ROUTES, TRANSPARENCY, TRANSPORT, TRANSPORT CORRIDORS, TRANSPORT COSTS, TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT, TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE, TRANSPORTATION, TRANSPORTATION CORRIDORS, TRUCKS, VALUE OF EXPORTS, VEHICLE, WORLD PRICES, WORLD TRADE, WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION, WTO,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/09/10277345/non-tariff-measures-goods-trade-east-african-community-synthesis-report https://hdl.handle.net/10986/18919
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