Challenges in Trade Facilitation: The Case of the Designated Examination Area (DEA) in Davao

• Main Authors: Mendoza, Ronald U, Cosape, Arlene, Ko, Aladdin, Ahmad, Adnan, Melchor, Monica
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2015
• Subjects: trade facilitation; port; smuggling; Economic Policy; Public Affairs, Public Policy and Public Administration
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/asog-pubs/185; https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2626678
• Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

Trade facilitation is defined as the simplification and harmonization of international trade procedures, referring to activities, practices, and formalities involved in collecting, presenting, communicating, and processing data required for the movement of goods in international trade.4 The need to...