Pham, Duc MinhMishra, DeepakCheong, Kee-CheokArnold, JohnTrinh, Anh MinhNgo, Huyen Thi NgocNguyen, Hien Thi Phuong2014-02-032014-02-032013-07-15https://hdl.handle.net/10986/16784This report explores the role of trade facilitation and logistics in driving export and ultimately national competitiveness. It posits that this area of trade consists of three interrelated pillars: (i) transport infrastructure and logistics services; (ii) regulatory procedures for exports and imports; and (iii) supply chain organization. Transport infrastructure and logistics services relate to the physical aspects of trade flows. Logistics services include a variety of services, the most important of which are transportation, storage and consolidation. This summary is organized into nine sections. After the introduction, section two presents the conceptual framework for this study. The economic context under which trade facilitation is discussed is outlined in section three. It describes Vietnam's evolving structure of trade and competitiveness. The country's trade logistics is part of this structure and this is germane to understanding the key issues and solutions proposed. This is followed by discussion of the three pillars of trade facilitation in sections four to six and then section seven presents the institutional framework underpinning these pillars. Section eight then pulls together the diverse roles of government, such as setting policies, acting as regulator, and being the facilitator working in collaboration with key stakeholders. The conclusion, section nine, suggests a set of recommendations.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOACCESSIBILITYACTION PLANADVERSE IMPACTAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTSAGRICULTUREAIRAIRPORTAIRPORTSAPPARELAPPAREL EXPORTB2BBALANCE OF TRADEBARRIERS TO TRADEBEST PRACTICESBILATERAL TRADEBORDER CROSSINGSBORDER MANAGEMENTBORDER TRADEBOTTLENECKSBRIDGEBUSINESS ENVIRONMENTBUSINESS PROCESSBUSINESSESBUYERSCAPITAL GOODSCAPITAL INVESTMENTCHAMBER OF COMMERCECHAMBERS OF COMMERCECHANGES IN TRADECOMMODITIESCOMMODITYCOMMODITY EXCHANGESCOMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGYCOMPARATIVE ADVANTAGECOMPETITIVE ADVANTAGECOMPETITIVENESSCOMPETITIVENESS OF GOODSCONNECTIVITYCONTRACTUAL ARRANGEMENTSCOPYRIGHTCUSTOMSCUSTOMS ADMINISTRATIONCUSTOMS PROCEDURESDEVELOPMENT POLICYDEVELOPMENT STRATEGYDOMESTIC PRODUCTIONDRIVERSE-COMMERCEE-COMMERCE TRANSACTIONSE-MAILECOMMERCEECONOMIC COOPERATIONECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC GROWTHECONOMIC INTEGRATIONECONOMIES OF SCALEEQUIPMENTEXPORT BASKETEXPORT CAPACITYEXPORT COMPETITIVENESSEXPORT CREDITEXPORT GROWTHEXPORT LED GROWTHEXPORT MARKETEXPORT MARKET SHAREEXPORT PERFORMANCEEXPORT POSITIONSEXPORT PROCEDURESEXPORT PRODUCTSEXPORT SHAREEXPORT STANDARDSEXPORT VALUEEXPORT VOLUMEEXPORTERSEXPORTSEXTERNAL TRADEEXTERNAL TRADE POLICYFACTOR ENDOWMENTSFINANCIAL CRISISFINANCIAL RISKFOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENTFREE TRADEFREE TRADE AGREEMENTSFREE TRADE AREAFREIGHTGDPGENERAL AGREEMENT ON TARIFFSGLOBAL ECONOMYGLOBAL TRADEGLOBALIZATIONGOVERNMENT POLICIESGROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCTGROWTH OF TRADEHARMONIZATIONHIGH TRANSPORTHIGHWAYHIGHWAYSHOURS OF OPERATIONHUMAN RESOURCEHUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENTICTIMPORTSINDUSTRIAL POLICIESINDUSTRIALIZATIONINFORMATION FLOWSINFORMATION INFRASTRUCTUREINFORMATION SYSTEMINFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENTINLAND WATERWAYINSPECTIONINSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORKINTELLECTUAL PROPERTYINTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTSINTERMEDIATE GOODSINTERNATIONAL GATEWAYSINTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONSINTERNATIONAL TRADEINTERNATIONAL TRADINGINVENTORIESINVENTORYITCLAND TRANSPORTLEGAL SYSTEMLICENSELICENSESMANUFACTURINGMARKET SHAREMATERIALMINISTRY OF TRANSPORTMOVEMENT OF GOODSMUTUAL RECOGNITIONMUTUAL RECOGNITION ARRANGEMENTSNATIONAL RAILWAYNATURAL RESOURCESNET EXPORTSNETWORKSNEW TECHNOLOGIESNON-TARIFF BARRIERSPAYMENT METHODPERFORMANCE INDICATORSPERFORMANCESPHOTOPOLICY FRAMEWORKPREFERENTIAL TARIFFPRIMARY GOODSPRIVATE PARTNERSHIPPROPERTY RIGHTSQUALITY OF TRANSPORTQUALITY OF TRANSPORT SERVICESQUANTITATIVE RESTRICTIONSQUERIESRAILRAIL PROJECTSRAILROADSRAILWAYRAILWAY ADMINISTRATIONRAILWAYSREGULATORY FRAMEWORKRELIABILITYREMOVAL OF TRADE BARRIERSRESULTSROADROAD INFRASTRUCTUREROADSROUTESSAFETYSPECIALIZATIONSTANDARDIZATIONSTRUCTURAL CHANGESUPPLY CHAINSUPPLY CHAINSTARIFF BARRIERSTAXTAXATIONTECHNICAL ASSISTANCETECHNICAL BARRIERSTECHNICAL STANDARDTELEPHONETERMS OF TRADETOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITYTRADE AGREEMENTTRADE AGREEMENTSTRADE BALANCESTRADE BARRIERSTRADE CLASSIFICATIONTRADE COMPETITIVENESSTRADE DEFICITTRADE DIVERSIFICATIONTRADE FACILITATIONTRADE FINANCETRADE FLOWSTRADE IN GOODSTRADE LIBERALIZATIONTRADE LOGISTICSTRADE OPENNESSTRADE PARTNERSTRADE PATTERNSTRADE PERFORMANCETRADE POLICIESTRADE POLICYTRADE POLICY ENVIRONMENTTRADE RESTRICTIONSTRADE STRUCTURETRADE THEORIESTRADE VOLUMETRANSACTIONTRANSITTRANSPARENCYTRANSPORTTRANSPORT CORRIDORSTRANSPORT COSTSTRANSPORT FACILITATIONTRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURETRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURESTRANSPORT NETWORKTRANSPORT REGULATIONTRANSPORT SECTORTRANSPORTATIONTRUEVALUE ADDEDVALUE CHAINWAGESWORLD MARKETSWORLD TRADEWORLD TRADE ORGANIZATIONWTOWorld Bank10.1596/16784