{"id":121524,"date":"2021-07-27T20:11:51","date_gmt":"2021-07-27T14:41:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=121524"},"modified":"2021-07-27T20:11:51","modified_gmt":"2021-07-27T14:41:51","slug":"significant-improvement-in-indias-score-in-united-nations-global-survey-on-digital-and-sustainable-trade-facilitation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/significant-improvement-in-indias-score-in-united-nations-global-survey-on-digital-and-sustainable-trade-facilitation\/","title":{"rendered":"Significant improvement in India\u2019s score in United Nation\u2019s Global Survey on Digital and Sustainable Trade Facilitation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Source- <a href=\"pib.gov.in\/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1737948\">PIb<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h5><b>What is the news?<\/b><\/h5>\n<p>India has made substantial progress in UNESCAP&#8217;s Global Survey on Digital &amp; Sustainable Trade Facilitation with a 90.32 percent score.<\/p>\n<h5><strong>Introduction <\/strong>\u2013<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>India has made significant progress in the ease of cross-border trade as per the latest UN Global Survey on Digital and Sustainable Trade Facilitation.<\/li>\n<li>As per the Survey, India&#8217;s ranking has improved from 78.49 percent in 2019 to 90.32 percent in 2021.\n<ul>\n<li>India is the best-performing country in the South and southwest Asia region and in the Asia Pacific region.<\/li>\n<li>Moreover, India&#8217;s overall score is greater than the EU average score and some OCED countries.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>India\u2019 performance\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"266\"><strong>Measures<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"266\"><strong>In 2021 [in percentage]<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"266\"><strong>In 2019 [in percentage]<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"266\"><strong>Transparency<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"266\">100<\/td>\n<td width=\"266\">93.33<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"266\"><strong>Formalities<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"266\">95.83<\/td>\n<td width=\"266\">87.5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"266\"><strong>Institutional arrangement and cooperation<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"266\">88.89<\/td>\n<td width=\"266\">66.67<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"266\"><strong>Paperless trade<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"266\">96.3<\/td>\n<td width=\"266\">81.48<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"266\"><strong>Cross-border paperless trade<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"266\">66.67<\/td>\n<td width=\"266\">55.56<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h5><strong>About the UN survey-<\/strong><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>The Global Survey on Digital and Sustainable Trade Facilitation is conducted every two years by UNESCAP.<\/li>\n<li>The 2021 Survey includes an assessment of 58 trade facilitation measures covered by the WTO\u2019s Trade Facilitation Agreement.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><strong>Steps taken by India to improve cross border trade<\/strong> \u2013<\/h5>\n<p>The Government has implemented a number of measures to speed up processes for customs clearance, such as-<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Turant Customs\u00a0[Faster customs] \u2013 <\/strong>The flagship \u2018Turant Customs&#8217; program of the CBIC [Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs] brings<strong> faceless, paperless,<\/strong> and<strong> contactless customs.\u00a0<\/strong>This has had a direct impact in terms of the improvement in the ranking of India.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Facilitate trade in times of emergencies &#8211; <\/strong>During the pandemic, Customs formations have made all efforts to expedite COVID-19 related imports.\u00a0A single dedicated window COVID-19, a 24*7 helpdesk for EXIM TRADE, has been established on the CBIC website to assist importers in quickly resolving issues.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><strong>Way forward<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>The improvement in cross-border trade facilitation is a promising sign of post-pandemic economic recovery since the higher score for a country aids businesses in their investment decisions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Source- PIb What is the news? India has made substantial progress in UNESCAP&#8217;s Global Survey on Digital &amp; Sustainable Trade Facilitation with a 90.32 percent score. Introduction \u2013 India has made significant progress in the ease of cross-border trade as per the latest UN Global Survey on Digital and Sustainable Trade Facilitation. 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