Regional workshops on trade procedures functionality and export services

The International Trade Centre (ITC) in collaboration with the Department of Commerce (DoC) and the Regional Chambers of Commerce are conducting a series of workshops focusing on the Trade Procedures Functionality and Export Services Available to Sri Lankan SMEs. The workshops are organized within the framework of the ‘Trade Facilitation for SMEs in Sri Lanka’ project implemented by ITC and the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), with the financial support of the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ).

The workshops which will roll out in multiple regions across the country from 31 August will raise awareness on the Step-by-Step Functionality of the Sri Lanka Trade Information Portal (stepbysteptrade.lk) which maps the export, import and transit procedures of 60 priority products.

The programme will also discuss other initiatives undertaken by ITC in partnership with agencies such as DoC, Export Development Board (EDB) and the National Plant Quarantine Service (NPQS) for the simplification and streamlining of trade procedures by digitizing key processes as well as by harmonizing and reducing the requirement for documentation.