APEC Workshops for Capacity Building in Self-Declaration of Origin for FTAs/RTAs - Workshop Series Report

This report is one of the outcomes of the APEC Workshop or Capacity Building in Self-Declaration of Origin for FTAs/RTAs. The main objective of this workshop is to exchange best practices and lessons learned to date from the implementation of self-declaration systems among APEC economies against a backdrop of a growing number of FTAs/RTAs involving APEC economies require the participating economies to adopt the principle of self-declaration.

This report summarizes the contents and key findings from the two workshops. Throughout the series, both speakers and participants emphasized the significant benefits that can come with implementing self-declaration of origin for traders. Some also identified the challenges to be overcome in implementing such schemes. Best practices were shared among participants from both the public and private sectors, in the common goal of realizing the more efficient and effective utilization of trade agreements.