Establishing Well Functioning National Trade Facilitation Bodies (NTFBs)
In the OIC Member States
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 10% of the NTFBs are NTTFCs.
 22% of the NTFBs are NTFCs.
 24% of the NTFBs are PRO committee.
 44% of the NTFBs are WTO Negotiation trade facilitation support group
With respect to the number of NTFBs worldwide, there has been a steady increase. As illustrated
by the following figure, the establishment of NTFBs gained momentum in line with the increased
focus of trade facilitation at the WTO and the WTO negotiations for a Trade Facilitation Agreement.
The following graph prepared by UNCTAD also demonstrates the spread of different types of
NTFBs over time.43
Figure 3: Existing National Trade Facilitation Bodies
Source: UNCTAD 2014, National Trade Facilitation Bodies in the World
Developed countries generally have an internally driven motivation (i.e., need to improve export
and imports procedures). Whereas developing and least developed countries generally have an
externally driven motivation – e.g., the WTO negotiations on trade facilitation and WTO needs
assessment. Motivations for the establishment of NTFBs are expressed in the following graph.44
43 Ibid, p.16.
44 Ibid, p.17.