Non-Tariff Barriers Encountered in Exports to Pakistan

Dear Member,

In a letter received from The Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Türkiye (TOBB), based on the letter of the Ministry of Trade of the Republic of Türkiye; it is stated that the 6th Session Meeting of the Türkiye-Pakistan High-Level Strategic Cooperation Council (HLSCC) was held in Islamabad on 13-14 February 2020, co-chaired by our President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, and that at the said meeting the “Strategic Economic Framework (SEF) and Action Plan” was signed for the development of relations between the two countries.

It is stated that the actions relating to “Trade and Investments” within the scope of the action plan, consisting of a total of 71 articles, are followed up under the coordination of the Ministry of Trade. It is stated that the 7th Session Meeting of the Türkiye-Pakistan High-Level Strategic Cooperation Council (HLSCC) is planned to be held, this time, in our country during 2021 with the participation of the heads of state of the two countries.

It is stated that Article 2 of the Trade sub-heading of the SEF Action Plan reads: “Elimination of Non-Tariff Barriers and strengthening cooperation on TBT and SPS measures: Both sides have agreed in principle to eliminate Non-Tariff Barriers and strengthening cooperation on Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) and Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (SPS) including collaboration between national accreditation bodies, accredited and/or authorized certification bodies, testing laboratories and centers.”

You can send the issues that may be reported as “Non-Tariff Barriers” encountered by our companies during export operations to Pakistan to ” [email protected] ” so that they can be conveyed to TOBB.

This is announced to our members.

 

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Date Added :2021-03-16 03:43:00