The UN Centre for the Facilitation of Procedures and Practices for Administration, Commerce and Transport (UN/CEFACT) recommends that Governments establish and support national trade facilitation bodies with balanced private and public sector participation in order to: 

• identify issues affecting the cost and efficiency of their country’s international trade; 

• develop measures to reduce the cost and improve the efficiency of international trade; 

• assist in the implementation of those measures; 

• provide a national focal point for the collection and dissemination of information on best practices in international trade facilitation; and 

• participate in international efforts to improve trade facilitation and efficiency

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NATIONAL TRADE FACILITATION BODIES - RECOMMENDATION No. 4 , second edition

ECE/TRADE/242