Potential exports and nontariff barriers to trade : Maldives national study / Asian Development Bank.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Asian Development Bank, author.

Contributor:

Asian Development Bank, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Produce trade--Maldives.

Produce trade.

Non-tariff trade barriers--Statistical methods.

Non-tariff trade barriers.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (94 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Mandaluyong City, Manila, Philippines : Asian Development Bank, [2019]

Summary:

This publication identifies export products from Maldives that are affected by sanitary and phytosanitary measures and technical barriers to trade. The trade patterns of Maldives within South Asia, particularly with regard to Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, and Sri Lanka, were examined and a gap analysis was conducted on relevant legal structures, institutional frameworks, and infrastructure. Specific trade-hindering nontariff measures applied to the potential export products are identified and prioritized recommendations to address them are also proposed.

Contents:

Cover

Title

Copyright

Contents

Tables and Figures

Acknowledgments

Abbreviations

Executive Summary

Chapter 1 Introduction

1.1 Background

1.2 Objectives of This Study

1.3 Literature Review

1.4 Methodology

1.5 Overview of the Report

Chapter 2 Pattern of Trade with Other SASEC Countries

2.1 Maldives-SASEC Export Scenario

2.2 Maldives-SASEC Import Scenario

Chapter 3 Potential Exports Subject to Nontariff Barriers

3.1 Potential Exports to SASEC Countries

3.2 Export Diversification

Chapter 4 Overview of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Technical Barriers to Trade, and Other Nontariff Measures in Maldives

4.1 The Sanitary and Phytosanitary Scenario

4.2 The Technical Barriers to Trade Scenario

4.3 Other Nontariff Measures

4.4 General Findings on the Export and Import Regulatory Framework

4.5 Inventory of Nontariff Measures

4.6 Bilateral and Multilateral Initiatives

Chapter 5 Standards, Regulations, and Procedural Obstacles in the SASEC Countries that Impede Import and Export Trade

5.1 Impediments to Export Trade from Maldives to SASEC Countries

5.2 Impediments to Import Trade to Maldives from SASEC Countries

Chapter 6 Recommendations for Future Actions

6.1 Priority Recommendations

6.2 General Recommendations for Future Actions

6.3 Other Recommendations

Chapter 7 Conclusion

Appendixes

1 Potential Exports to SASEC Countries

2 Exporters Interviewed for This Report

3 Top 10 Products from Maldives to Other SASEC Countries in the Most Recent Year at the 6-digit Harmonized System

4 Identification of Potential Exports

5 Import Entry Points in Maldives

6 Capacity Building, National Health Laboratory

References.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9789292614591

9292614592