World Bank2014-06-252014-06-252014-04https://hdl.handle.net/10986/18739In Lao People's Democratic Republic (PDR), the value of trade has risen rapidly over the last decade with both imports and exports increasing by average annual rate of 24 percent. This report examines the trade logistics of Lao PDR. A trade and transport facilitation assessment was performed using a standardized toolkit and methodology developed by the World Bank to evaluate the quality of the logistics services. The assessment focused on the services used by these trades and the corridors used by these services. The assessment gave specific attention to two constraints on trade, the location of the country and the size of the trade. The study is organized in three interrelated parts: assessing the performance of the logistics sector; the international trade corridors linking Lao PDR to trade gateways in Thailand; and the supply chains used for distribution of exports. This report is presented in four sections. The first part examines the foreign trade of Lao PDR, the opportunities for growth and the logistics services in the movement of imports and exports between the country and its major gateways. The second section evaluates the performance of the corridors connecting the major origins and destinations in the country and the principal seaport used for international trade. The third section analyses the structure and performance characteristics of the supply chains used for selected trades and the implications for restructuring to support growth in the export trade. The final section presents a series of recommendations for improving the competitiveness of the exports through improvements in the structure of the supply chains, the logistics services used by these supply chains, and the corridors used by these supply chains.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOACCESSIBILITYACCIDENTSAGRICULTUREB2CBILATERAL TRADEBONDED WAREHOUSESBORDER CROSSINGBORDER CROSSINGSBORDER MANAGEMENTBORDER TRAFFICBOTTLENECKSBOXESBRIDGEBUSINESS MODELBUSINESS TO CUSTOMERBUSINESS-TO-CONSUMERBUYERBUYERSCAPACITY BUILDINGCAPITAL MARKETSCARGOCARGO INSURANCECARGO VOLUMESCARGOESCARRIAGECASH CYCLECERTIFICATECERTIFICATE OF ORIGINCERTIFICATESCHAMBER OF COMMERCECOMMERCIAL BANKCOMMERCIAL BANKSCOMMODITIESCOMMODITYCOMMON CARRIERSCOMPARATIVE ADVANTAGECOMPETITIVENESSCONNECTIVITYCONSIGNMENTCONTAINER RATESCONTAINER SERVICESCONTAINER TRAFFICCONTAINER TRANSPORTCONTAINERIZED CARGOCONTAINERSCOST OF TRANSPORTCUSTOMSCUSTOMS BROKERSCUSTOMS CLEARANCECUSTOMS PROCEDURESDANGEROUS GOODSDEADWEIGHTDEBTDELIVERY TIMESDEMURRAGEDERAILMENTSDEVELOPMENT POLICYDIESELDISPATCHDISTRIBUTION CENTERSDISTRIBUTION CHANNELSDRAINAGEDRIVERSDRIVINGDWTECONOMIC INTEGRATIONECONOMIC RESEARCHECONOMIES OF SCALEELECTRICITYELECTRONIC DATAELECTRONIC DECLARATIONELECTRONIC FILINGEQUIPMENTEXCESS STOCKEXPORTSFARESFEASIBILITY STUDIESFINANCIAL SECTORFLEETSFOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENTFOREIGN EXCHANGEFOREIGN TRADEFORWARDINGFRAMEWORK AGREEMENTFREE TRADEFREIGHTFREIGHT FORWARDERSFREIGHT FORWARDINGFREIGHT SERVICESFREIGHT TRAFFICFREIGHT TRANSPORTFUELFUEL COSTSFUEL PRICESGDPGENERALIZED SYSTEM OF PREFERENCESGLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEMGOVERNMENT REGULATIONSGOVERNMENT RESTRICTIONSGPSGROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCTHANDLINGHAULAGEHIGHWAYHIGHWAY NETWORKICTIMPORT LICENSESINDUSTRY LOGISTICSINFORMATION COMMUNICATIONSINFORMATION COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGYINFORMATION TECHNOLOGYINFRASTRUCTURE DAMAGEINFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENTINSPECTIONINTERNATIONAL GATEWAYSINTERNATIONAL LOGISTICSINTERNATIONAL STANDARDSINTERNATIONAL TRADEINTERNATIONAL TRANSPORTINVENTORIESINVENTORYINVENTORY MANAGEMENTITCJOINT VENTUREJOURNEYLAND TRANSPORTLIABILITYLICENSELIVING STANDARDSLOAD FACTORSLOADINGLOCAL TRANSPORTLOCOMOTIVELOGISTICS COSTSLOGISTICS PROVIDERLOGISTICS PROVIDERSLOGISTICS SERVICE PROVIDERSMANUFACTURINGMOTOR VEHICLEMOTOR VEHICLESMULTIMODAL TRANSPORTMULTIMODAL TRANSPORT OPERATORSNATIONAL ECONOMYNATIONAL TRANSPORTPACKAGINGPASSENGER SERVICEPASSENGER TRANSPORTPERFORMANCE INDICATORSPOLICEPORT INFRASTRUCTUREPORTSPRICE DIFFERENTIALPRIVATE SECTORPRODUCT DEVELOPMENTPROJECT CARGOPUBLIC WORKSQUALITY CONTROLQUALITY OF SERVICESRAILRAIL FREIGHTRAIL MODERAIL NETWORKRAIL SERVICERAIL SERVICESRAIL SYSTEMRAIL TRANSPORTRAILWAYRAILWAY LINERAILWAY LINESRAILWAY NETWORKRAILWAY SECTORREEFER CONTAINERSRESULTRESULTSROADROAD INFRASTRUCTUREROAD TRAFFICROAD TRANSPORTROAD TRANSPORT SERVICESROAD VEHICLESROADSROLLING STOCKROUTESSAFETYSEAPORTSSERVICE PROVIDERSSHIP OWNERSSHIPMENTSSHIPPERSSHIPPINGSHIPPING COSTSSIGNAGESPEEDSSUPPLY CHAINSUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENTSUPPLY CHAINSTAXTECHNICAL ASSISTANCETELECOMMUNICATIONSTHIRD PARTY LOGISTICSTIRESTRACEABILITYTRADE COMPETITIVENESSTRADE FACILITATIONTRADE LOGISTICSTRAFFICTRAFFIC FLOWSTRAFFIC VOLUMETRAFFIC VOLUMESTRAINSTRANSACTIONS COSTSTRANSITTRANSIT FACILITIESTRANSIT INFORMATIONTRANSIT OPERATIONSTRANSIT TIMESTRANSPARENCYTRANSPORTTRANSPORT COSTSTRANSPORT FACILITATIONTRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURETRANSPORT OPERATIONSTRANSPORT OPERATORSTRANSPORT POLICYTRANSPORT REQUIREMENTSTRANSPORT SYSTEMTRANSPORTATIONTRANSSHIPMENTTRAVEL TIMETRIPTRIPSTRIPS PER DAYTRUCKSVALUE ADDEDVALUE CHAINSVEHICLESVOLUME OF TRAFFICWAREHOUSINGWORLD TRADEWORLD TRADE ORGANIZATIONWTO10.1596/18739