The World Trade Organization and World Customs Organization key conventions and agreements (TFA, HSC, RKC): membership trends and opportunities

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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Year of publication:	2020
Authors:	Weerth, Carsten
Published in:	World Customs Journal. - Kingston, Münster : Charles Sturt University, University of Münster, ISSN 1834-6715. - Vol. 14.2020, 1, p. 107-126
Publisher:	Kingston, Münster : Charles Sturt University, University of Münster
Subject:	Customs Law \| Trade facilitation

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Type of publication:	Article
Type of publication (narrower categories):	Article
Language:	English
Other identifiers:	hdl:10419/225518 [Handle] RePEc:zbw:espost:225518 [RePEc]
Classification:	F53 - International Agreements and Observance; International Organizations ; K33 - International Law
Source:	EconStor

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