On 27 September 2022, the SECO-WCO Global Trade Facilitation Programme (GTFP) successfully launched its light touch intervention in the Central America region with the participation of SIECA, the Swiss Embassy in Guatemala, the WCO Vice-Chair for the Americas and the Customs Administrations of El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama. By the same token, the WCO experts conducted the first regional workshop on the Revised Kyoto Convention from 26 to 30 September 2022.
During the workshop, the participants reinforced their knowledge of the Revised Kyoto Convention, its benefits, the process for accession, and its interrelation with the WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement.
Technical experts from each country were actively engaged in the hands-on activity for completing the RKC self-assessment toolkit to thoroughly review their respective compliance levels of the RKC.
Within the framework of the SECO-WCO GTFP intervention in the region, the countries will be working towards closing the gaps identified in the assessment by implementing the international standards designed to further simplify, harmonize, and facilitate cross-border trade.
For more information on the GTFP, please contact capacity.building@wcoomd.org