Conventions

International Conventions are important Trade Facilitation Instruments as they provide a firm legal framework for trade faciitation measures. Some of the most relevant international conventions in this field are:

The International Convention on the Simplification and Harmonization of Customs Procedures (Revised Kyoto Convention), 1999 The International Convention on the Harmonized System (HS Convention), 1988 The Convention of Facilitation of International Maritime Traffic (FAL Convention), 1975 The Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules for International Carriage by Air, (Montreal Convention), 1999 The Customs Convention on the International Transport of Goods under Cover of TIR Carnets (TIR Convention), 1975 The International Convention on the Harmonization of Frontier Controls of Goods, 1982 The WTO Valuation Agreement, 1994 The United Nations Convention on the Use of Electronic Communications in International Contracts (Electronic Communication Convention), 2005