Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/225518 
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2020
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[Journal:] World Customs Journal [ISSN:] 1834-6715 [Volume:] 14 [Issue:] 1 [Publisher:] Charles Sturt University, University of Münster [Place:] Kingston, Münster [Year:] 2020 [Pages:] 107-126
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Charles Sturt University, University of Münster, Kingston, Münster
Abstract: 
The World Trade Organization (WTO) has 164 member states and its Trade Facilitation Agreement (WTO TFA) currently has 149 signatories. The World Customs Organization (WCO) has 183 member states and its most successful legal instrument-the Harmonized System Convention (HSC)-has 158 signatories, while its legal instrument for trade facilitation-the Revised Kyoto Convention (RKC)-has 120 signatories. This paper investigates which countries have signed which agreements and examines opportunities for future membership. It calls for WTO and WCO initiatives to attract new members to both organisations and their agreements.
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Customs Law
Trade facilitation
JEL: 
F53
K33
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Article
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Published Version
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