WELCOME NOTE BY THE CHAIR OF NTFC
Home > > WELCOME NOTE BY THE CHAIR OF NTFCdocument 60Welcome to the NTFC website, The Government of Rwanda in February 2017, ratified WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA) . The TFA came into force at the same period. The TFA is implemented in Rwanda by the Ministry of Trade and Industry (MINICOM) through the National Trade Facilitation Committee (NTFC) which is composed by different public and private institutions involved in trade facilitation in Rwanda. The overall purpose of implementing the TFA in Rwanda is to contribute to the national trade policy and the improvement of the trade environment by promoting transparency, simplification, harmonization and standardization of cross-border operations in order to reduce time and cost to import and export goods. This website has been developed in line with the NTFC plan of using Information Communication and Technology (ICT) to meet its objectives of enhancing and communicating its activities by providing timely and adequate information on trade facilitation and elimination of NTBs to traders, government, researchers and other stakeholders. On this website you will find information which will help you to understand trade facilitation in general and Rwanda NTFC in particular. It also provides a platform to file a complaint in relation to elimination of Non-Tariff Barriers (NTBs). As you browse on this website, I wish to invite you to be part of this important journey as we strive together to facilitate trade to, from and through Rwanda. I also wish to reiterate our full support to this work being spearheaded by the NTFC and which will lead unquestionably to improved business environment and increased intra-regional trade. Best wishes, NIWENSHUTI Richard Chair of the National Trade Facilitation Committee (NTFC) and Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Trade and Industry (MINICOM)
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