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The Progress of Paperless Trade in Asia and the Pacific: Enabling International Supply Chain Integration

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  • Ha, Sung Heun

    (Korea Trade Network (KTNET))

  • Lim, Sang Won

    (Trade Facilitation Unit, Trade and Investment Division, UNESCAP)

Abstract

This paper discusses on how to facilitate paperless trade for international supply chain integration in the Asia and Pacific region. The paper defines paperless trade and describes how paperless trade can improve efficiency of international supply chain, including its economic benefits. Based on the review of paperless trade initiatives and assessment of paperless trade readiness of countries in the Asia and Pacific region, the paper identifies five critical challenges in facilitating cross-border paperless trade: use of common international standards, harmonization of different legal frameworks, capacity gaps among the parties, cooperation between the public and private sectors, and lack of coordination mechanisms for cross-border data exchanges. For each challenge, the paper describes its nature and possible measures for alleviating it. In its annexes, the paper also provides implementation cases of cross-border paperless trade in the Asia and Pacific region, namely Pan Asian e-Commerce Alliance (PAA) and electronic Certificate of Origin between the Republic of Korea and Taipei,China.

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  • Ha, Sung Heun & Lim, Sang Won, 2014. "The Progress of Paperless Trade in Asia and the Pacific: Enabling International Supply Chain Integration," Working Papers on Regional Economic Integration 137, Asian Development Bank.
    • Handle: RePEc:ris:adbrei:0137
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    Cited by:

    1. Chandan Kumar Roy & Huang Xiaoling, 2020. "Effects of Paperless Trade Policy and Aid for Trade on Export Performance: Evidence from SASEC And CAREC Countries," Asian Development Policy Review, Asian Economic and Social Society, vol. 8(1), pages 61-74, March.
    2. -, 2017. "Trade facilitation and paperless trade implementation in Latin America and the Caribbean: Regional Report 2017," Libros y Documentos Institucionales, Naciones Unidas Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL), number 42254 edited by Eclac, May.

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    Keywords

    Paperless trade; international supply chain integration; trade facilitation;
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    JEL classification:

    • F15 - International Economics - - Trade - - - Economic Integration
    • F19 - International Economics - - Trade - - - Other

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