9 May 2024: UN/CEFACT is pleased to launch a call for participation for our latest project: “Facilitating Export Control and Compliance Procedures”. In recent years, the complexity of export control regimes has increased, adding significant costs, uncertainty, and risks to global trade. Economic operators face increased reporting requirements, documentary requirements (end user certificates), a rapidly changing list of goods subject to export controls, application of sanctions, and variance of permit procedures. UN/CEFACT does not have specific recommendations and standards addressing the intricacies of procedures and formalities for export control.The purpose of this project is to discuss how trade facilitation principles, such as those embodied in the WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement and UN/CEFACT recommendations, can be used to assist economic operators in complying with export control requirements. The project will assess and map the procedures and documentary requirements resulting from export control regimes, narrowing its focus to specific areas such as dual-use items and sanction regimes. The project will discuss facilitation measures, such as transparency, simplification of documentary requirements, used to facilitate trade, compliance and enforcement. If you would like more information, please contact the project lead: Aleksei Bondarenko, [email protected]
24 April 2024: We are pleased to announce that the cutoff date for Data Maintenance Requests (DMRs) for the new D24A cycle has been extended. Previously set for 30 April 2024, the cutoff date for DMR submissions has now been extended until the end of May 2024. This extension provides our valued stakeholders with additional time to ensure the accuracy and completeness of their data submissions. The new deadline for DMR submissions is 31 May 2024.
19 April 2024: This is to announce a 60-day public review until 19 June 2024 concerning the Recommendation No. 49: Transparency at Scale. Please use the Public Comment Log provided to facilitate the preparation of a Disposition Log by the Project Team.
19 April 2024: This is to announce a 60-day public review until 19 June 2024 concerning the Business Requirements Specification on Trade Finance Documentary Credit Process. Please use the Public Comment Log provided to facilitate the preparation of a Disposition Log by the Project Team.
9 April 2024: This is to announce a 60-day public review until 9 June 2024 concerning the Business Requirements Specification on Digital Product Conformity Certificate Exchange - High Level Process. Please use the Public Comment Log provided to facilitate the preparation of a Disposition Log by the Project Team.
9 April 2024: This is to announce a 30-day public review until 9 May 2024 concerning the White Paper on Geofencing Facilities in Transport and Logistics. Please use the Public Comment Log provided to facilitate the preparation of a Disposition Log by the Project Team.
7 March 2024: Cutoff date for the data maintenance request is 30 April 2024 for the new D24A cycle.
27 February 2024: We are pleased to inform you that the UN/EDIFACT directories are now back online and fully operational! After a brief interruption due to technical issues, we have resolved the matter and restored access to the directories. You can access the directories via the following link: UN/EDIFACT Directories
26 January 2024: The UN E-learning Course on Blockchain in Trade Facilitation will be officially launched by UNCTAD and UN Regional Commissions via webinar on 6 February, where ECE will share experience on its framework initiative and pilot use cases. Please sign up the course for more details: https://tfelearning.unctad.org/blockchain.
8 January 2024: This is to announce a 60-day public review until 8 March 2024 concerning the Product Circularity Data Use Case of BRS “Traceability and Transparency in the Textile and Leather Sector, Use Cases and CCBDA Data Structures”. Please use the Public Comment Log provided to facilitate the preparation of a Disposition Log by the Project Team.
8 January 2024: The Core Component Library (CCL) D23B and XML Schema D23B have been validated by the Validation Focal Point and published on the UN/CEFACT website.
8 January 2024: Download the UN/CEFACT's Newsletter and Report to HoD.