Trade Dimensions of Logistics Services : A Proposal for Trade Agreements

Trade Dimensions of Logistics Services : A Proposal for Trade Agreements

Services have a direct impact on the competitiveness of the goods sector. This paper illustrates the importance of logistics services, their trade dimension, and how regulatory issues act as perhaps one of the most significant barriers to competitiveness. The paper discusses recent developments and the role and benefits of logistics services and argues that from a trade agreement standpoint, logistics is a network industry that ultimately provides one service to a final client. It analyzes logistics services from a services trade perspective and proposes that trade agreements should ensure access to and use of the infrastructure required to provide these services recognizing their interconnectedness. The paper offers suggestions on additional policies World Trade Organization members, and countries negotiating services agreements regionally or bilaterally, could follow in order to fully exploit the opportunities provided by logistics services. Local regulations and complementary policies in areas such as trade facilitation will always remain important.

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Main Authors: Mustra, Monica Alina, Kunaka, Charles, Saez, Sebastian
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2013-01
Subjects:AD VALOREM, AD VALOREM EQUIVALENT, AIM, AIR, AIR CARGO, AIR FREIGHT, AIR TRANSPORT, AIR TRANSPORT SERVICES, AIR TRANSPORTATION, AIRCRAFT, AIRLINES, AIRPORT, AIRPORTS, BILATERAL AGREEMENTS, BILATERAL TRADE, BORDER CROSSING, BORDER MANAGEMENT, CABOTAGE, CARGO HANDLING, CARRIERS, COMMERCIAL VEHICLES, COMMODITIES, COMMODITY, COMPONENT PARTS, CONTAINER DEPOTS, CONTAINER HANDLING, CONTAINERS, COSTS OF TRANSPORTATION, CROSS- BORDER SERVICES, CROSS-BORDER TRADE, CUSTOMS, CUSTOMS BROKERS, CUSTOMS CLEARANCE, CUSTOMS FACILITIES, CUSTOMS PROCEDURES, DISCRIMINATORY MANNER, DISTRIBUTION CENTERS, DISTRIBUTION SERVICES, DOMESTIC REGULATION, DOMESTIC SUPPLIERS, DRIVERS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, ECONOMIC INTEGRATION, ECONOMIC SECTORS, ECONOMIES OF SCALE, EXPRESS DELIVERY SERVICES, EXPRESS SERVICES, FINANCIAL MARKETS, FLEET SIZE, FLEETS, FOREIGN FIRMS, FOREIGN OWNERSHIP, FOREIGN SERVICES, FOREIGN SERVICES PROVIDERS, FOREIGN SUPPLIERS, FREE TRADE AGREEMENT, FREIGHT, FREIGHT FORWARDERS, FREIGHT FORWARDING, FREIGHT TRANSPORT, FREIGHT TRANSPORT SERVICES, FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION, FUEL, FUEL PRICES, GATT, GENERAL AGREEMENT ON TARIFFS AND TRADE, GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION, GLOBAL ECONOMY, GLOBAL MARKET, GLOBAL TRADE, HARMONIZED SYSTEM, HOURS OF OPERATION, INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION, INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT, INFRASTRUCTURES, INSPECTION, INTEGRATED LOGISTICS, INTEGRATED LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT, INTERNATIONAL TRADE, INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORT, INVENTORY, INVENTORY CONTROL, INVENTORY MANAGEMENT, LANDLOCKED COUNTRIES, LAWS, LOGISTICS CHAIN, LOGISTICS COSTS, LOGISTICS SERVICES, LONG- DISTANCE, LONG-DISTANCE, MANUFACTURING, MARITIME SECTOR, MARITIME SERVICES, MARITIME TRANSPORT, MARITIME TRANSPORT SECTOR, MARITIME TRANSPORT SERVICES, MARKET ENTRY, MATERIALS HANDLING, MODE OF TRANSPORT, MODES OF TRANSPORT, MODES OF TRANSPORTATION, MULTILATERAL FRAMEWORK, NATIONAL LOGISTICS, NATIONAL TREATMENT, OPERATING COSTS, PACKAGING, PARCELS, PASSENGER TRANSPORT, PASSENGERS, PORT AUTHORITIES, PORT AUTHORITY, PORT FACILITIES, PRODUCTION COSTS, RAIL, RAIL TRANSPORT, RAIL TRANSPORTATION, RAW MATERIALS, REGIONAL TRADE AGREEMENTS, REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT, REGULATORY FRAMEWORK, REGULATORY OBJECTIVES, RESTRICTIVENESS INDEX, RESTRICTIVENESS INDEXES, REVERSE LOGISTICS, ROAD, ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE, ROAD TRANSPORT, ROAD TRANSPORT MARKET, ROAD TRANSPORT SERVICES, ROADS, ROUTE, ROUTES, SAFETY, SHIPMENTS, SHIPPERS, SHIPPING, STATE ENTERPRISES, SUBSIDIARIES, SUBSIDIARY, SUPPLY CHAIN, SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT, SUPPLY CHAINS, TAX, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS, THIRD PARTY LOGISTICS, TRADE AGREEMENTS, TRADE BARRIERS, TRADE CORRIDORS, TRADE FACILITATION, TRADE LOGISTICS, TRAFFIC, TRANSIT, TRANSIT RIGHTS, TRANSPARENCY, TRANSPORT, TRANSPORT COSTS, TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT, TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE, TRANSPORT MANAGEMENT, TRANSPORT PRICES, TRANSPORT SECTOR, TRANSPORT SERVICES, TRANSPORTATION, TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT, TRANSPORTATION SERVICES, TRANSSHIPMENT, TRANSSHIPMENT POINTS, TRIPS, TRUCKS, VESSELS, WAREHOUSE MANAGEMENT, WAREHOUSING, WTO,
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/01/17196464/trade-dimensions-logistics-services-proposal-trade-agreements
https://hdl.handle.net/10986/12155
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Summary:Services have a direct impact on the competitiveness of the goods sector. This paper illustrates the importance of logistics services, their trade dimension, and how regulatory issues act as perhaps one of the most significant barriers to competitiveness. The paper discusses recent developments and the role and benefits of logistics services and argues that from a trade agreement standpoint, logistics is a network industry that ultimately provides one service to a final client. It analyzes logistics services from a services trade perspective and proposes that trade agreements should ensure access to and use of the infrastructure required to provide these services recognizing their interconnectedness. The paper offers suggestions on additional policies World Trade Organization members, and countries negotiating services agreements regionally or bilaterally, could follow in order to fully exploit the opportunities provided by logistics services. Local regulations and complementary policies in areas such as trade facilitation will always remain important.

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