Thematic Working Groups (TWGs) of National Trade Facilitation Committee (NTFC)
Given the large number of the membership of the National Trade Facilitation Committee (NTFC) members and
for purposes of facilitating implementation of the Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA), thematic working groups
comprising of appropriate number of experts drawn from relevant institutions were established to work on
category B and C measures and make recommendations on how they should be implemented.
The four thematic groups are as follows:
- Customs Procedures – chaired by the Kenya Revenue Authority.
- Rules and Regulations – chaired by the State Department of Trade.
- Information and Transparency – chaired by KenTrade.
- Mombasa Port Community Charter and Transit Trade – chaired by the Shippers Council of Eastern Africa.
The thematic working groups and their respective membership is shown in table 3 below. The outcomes of
these groups are presented to the NTFC for endorsement and further guidance.
Table : Thematic Working Groups and their Respective Membership
Membership |
Customs Procedures |
Information and Transparency |
Rules and Regulations |
Mombasa Port Community Charter & Transit Trade |
× |
× |
× |
× |
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× |
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|
× |
× |
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|
× |
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|
× |
× |
|
|
× |
|
× |
|
|
× |
× |
× |
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|
|
× |
|
|
|
|
|
|
× |
Membership |
Customs Procedures |
Information and Transparency |
Rules and Regulations |
Mombasa Port Community Charter & Transit Trade |
× |
|
|
|
|
|
× |
|
|
|
× |
|
× |
|
|
Office of the Attorney-General and Department of Justice (OAG& DJ); |
|
|
× |
|
× |
× |
× |
|
|
× |
|
× |
× |
|
|
|
× |
|
|
× |
× |
|
× |
|
|
|
|
× |
Membership |
Customs Procedures |
Information and Transparency |
Rules and Regulations |
Mombasa Port Community Charter & Transit Trade |
Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA); |
|
× |
|
|
× |
|
|
× |
|
× |
|
× |
|
|
× |
× |
|
× |
|
× |
× |
|
× |
|
× |
|
|
× |
|
Kenya International Freight Warehousing Association (KIFWA); |
× |
|
|
|
× |
× |
× |
|
|
× |
|
× |
|
Membership |
Customs Procedures |
Information and Transparency |
Rules and Regulations |
Mombasa Port Community Charter & Transit Trade |
× |
|
× |
|
|
|
× |
× |
|
|
|
|
× |
|
|
|
|
× |
× |
|
× |
|
× |
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|
× |
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Southern and Eastern Africa Trade Information and Negotiations Institute (SEATINI Kenya); |
|
× |
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|
|
× |
× |
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|
Trade Facilitation Association of Kenya (TFAK); |
|
× |
|
|
Membership |
Customs Procedures |
Information and Transparency |
Rules and Regulations |
Mombasa Port Community Charter & Transit Trade |
|
× |
× |
|
|
|
× |
|
|
|
|
× |
|
|
|
|
|
× |
|
|
|
× |
|
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|
|
× |
|
|
|
|
× |
|
|
|
× |
|
× |
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|
× |
× |
|
Membership |
Customs Procedures |
Information and Transparency |
Rules and Regulations |
Mombasa Port Community Charter & Transit Trade |
|
× |
|
|
|
|
× |
× |
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|
× |
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× |
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|
× |
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|
× |
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Association of Professional Services of East Africa (APSEA); |
|
× |
× |
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|
× |
× |
|
Container Freight Stations Association (CFSA); |
|
× |
|
|
Membership |
Customs Procedures |
Information and Transparency |
Rules and Regulations |
Mombasa Port Community Charter & Transit Trade |
|
× |
|
|
|
|
× |
|
× |
|
× |
|
× |
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|
|
× |
|
|
|
The Intergovernmental Standing Committee on Shipping (ISCOS) |
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× |
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