Establishing Well Functioning National Trade Facilitation Bodies (NTFBs)
In the OIC Member States
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Committee for Trade and Transport Facilitation (NCTTF), Technical Committee for Trade and
Transport Facilitation (TCTTF), Ministry of Transport (MoT), and Executive Secretariat for Trade and
Transport Facilitation (ESTTF).
While the ministry and executive secretariat are mainly public institutions, the national and technical
committees are comprised of members from both the public and private sectors, and were created to
widen the scope of discussion and better the outcome for all stakeholders.
The overall objective of the National Committee for Transport and Trade Facilitation is to contribute
to Jordan’s integration into the global economy by reducing trade-related costs and developing a
multi-modal transport sector that maximizes efficiency and at the same time, is environmentally
sustainable.
Added to this, the committee has determined other important objectives that guide their
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 Encourage the free movement of people and goods.
 Facilitate efficient movement of goods through established competitive regional trade
corridors.
 Reduce transaction costs and time significantly by improving administrative efficiency and
simplifying, standardizing, and harmonizing trade procedures.
 Enhance the transparency of laws, regulations, procedures, and forms, and share information
on these and other trade issues.
 Develop sustainable, safe, user-friendly transport and trade networks.
 In the economic aspect, the committee has reported no major problems. The Ministry of
Transport allocates an annual budget for its performance.
The strategy for NCTTF was initially laid out in the National Transport Strategy 2009–2011,
developed by the MoT and updated in the 2012–2014 strategy. Following are the main
responsibilities of the NCTTF in Jordan:
 Improve the domestic capacity for TF
 Strengthen the initiatives of the NCTFF
 Augment capacity building of Jordanian forwarders and trucking companies for TTF
 Enhance regional cooperation to support trade and ease border-crossing traffic
 Establish and consolidate regional cooperation on TTF
 View transport development and infrastructure investments in a regional perspective
 Upgrade customs services and border-crossing facilities
 Simplify customs procedures and border crossings
 Develop multimodal and intermodal transportation systems
109 Objectives set out in the official website of the TTF