Title of the activity
Capacity Building Workshop on Import Licensing and Notifications
Activity Type
Thematic course/Workshop
Description
The Workshop is a specialized capacity-building activity for capital-based officials directly responsible for the preparation and/or coordination of WTO import licensing notifications. It familiarizes participants with the Agreement on Import Licensing Procedures, the relevant notification requirements, and the tools available to support the preparation and submission of notifications, including the Import Licensing website and the Import Licensing Notification Portal. The Workshop combines presentations, practical exercises, Member experience-sharing and hands-on drafting sessions.
Venue
Switzerland
City
WTO
Trade topic
Import Licensing
Start Date
End Date
Duration (days)
3
Activity Level
selection process
Eligible WTO Members will be invited to nominate one capital-based official to participate in the Workshop. Nominees should be directly responsible for the preparation and/or coordination of import licensing notifications and should indicate whether they have undertaken, or will undertake, work on the preparation of such notifications by their government.
Thirty (30) places will be made available for applicants from WTO developing and least-developed Members eligible to benefit from training and technical assistance activities. In selecting participants, preference will be given to officials from developing or least-developed Members that have never submitted an import licensing notification. If the quota of funded participants is not filled, capital-based officials from Members that have submitted partial or incomplete import licensing notifications may also be considered.
Thirty (30) places will be made available for applicants from WTO developing and least-developed Members eligible to benefit from training and technical assistance activities. In selecting participants, preference will be given to officials from developing or least-developed Members that have never submitted an import licensing notification. If the quota of funded participants is not filled, capital-based officials from Members that have submitted partial or incomplete import licensing notifications may also be considered.
Pre-requisite
Participants will be required to complete the WTO e-Learning course on the Agreement on Import Licensing Procedures prior to participating in the Workshop.
Target Audience
Government officials
Language
English
Application Deadline
03/07/2026
Key Result
1. Government officials are implementing WTO Agreements and fully realising Members' rights and obligations
Key Output
1.1: Government officials have enhanced knowledge about WTO Agreements, trade policy formulation and conduct of trade negotiations
Invited Members and Observers:
Albania
Angola
Argentina
Armenia
Bahrain, Kingdom of
Bangladesh
Barbados
Belize
Benin
Botswana
Brazil
Brunei Darussalam
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cabo Verde
Cambodia
Cameroon
Chile
China
Colombia
Comoros
Costa Rica
Côte dʼIvoire
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Djibouti
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
Egypt
El Salvador
Eswatini
Fiji
Gabon
The Gambia
Georgia
Grenada
Guatemala
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Hong Kong, China
India
Indonesia
Israel
Jamaica
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Kenya
Korea, Republic of
Kuwait, the State of
Kyrgyz Republic
Lao Peopleʼs Democratic Republic
Lesotho
Liberia
Macao, China
Madagascar
Malawi
Malaysia
Maldives
Mali
Mauritania
Mauritius
Mexico
Moldova, Republic of
Mongolia
Montenegro
Morocco
Mozambique
Myanmar
Namibia
Nepal
Nicaragua
Niger
Nigeria
North Macedonia
Oman
Pakistan
Panama
Papua New Guinea
Paraguay
Peru
Philippines
Qatar
Russian Federation
Rwanda
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Samoa
Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of
Senegal
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Singapore
Solomon Islands
South Africa
Sri Lanka
Suriname
Chinese Taipei
Tajikistan
Tanzania
Thailand
Timor-Leste
Togo
Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago
Tunisia
Türkiye
Uganda
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates
Uruguay
Vanuatu
Viet Nam
Yemen
Zambia
Zimbabwe