Recommendation No. 48: Private Sector Participation in National Trade Facilitation Bodies

Over the past decades, governments, donors and international organizations have invested in establishing national trade facilitation bodies (NTFBs), which currently exist in many countries around the world. According to the 2023 edition of the United Nations Digital and Sustainable Trade Facilitation Survey, 148 out of 163 respondent economies have established or partially established NTFBs. In the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (ECE) region, 31 out of 48 participating countries have established NTFBs, with an additional 9 countries having partially established them.