Table of contents Executive summary Chapter 1. Overview Why trade facilitation? The WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement Introducing the OECD Trade Facilitation Indicators Overview of this publication Notes Bibliography -- PART 1 Trade facilitation, a growing global footprint --Chapter 2. Trade facilitation around the world: The state of play -- The entry into force of the TFA brought new momentum to trade facilitation efforts -- The big picture: Current state of play on trade facilitation globally -- A closer look: Key challenges in relation to the TFA -- Way forward: Paving the way for full implementation of the TFA -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Chapter 3. Border agency co-operation -- Co-operation among agencies, including across borders, matters -- Measuring effective domestic border agency co-operation -- Measuring effective cross-border agency co-operation -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Chapter 4. Single Window systems -- Single Windows bring benefits, but are challenging to design and implement -- Indicators on Single Windows in the TFIs -- Creating a regional Single Window: The experience of ASEAN -- Notes Bibliography -- Chapter 5. Costs and challenges -- The costs of TFA implementation are manageable compared to the expected benefits -- Asswssing the costs of implementing trade facilitation measures-- identifying the main cost components of trade facilitation reforms -- What does country experience tell us? -- Notes --Bibliography --PART 2 The economic case for trade facilitation --Chapter 6. Trade facilitation, trade and global value chains The impact of the Trade Facilitation Agreement on trade costs -- The potential impact of trade facilitation on the operation of supply dttas - Notes-- Bibliography -- Chapter 7. Economy-wide impacts of trade facilitation --- Capturing the economy-wide impacts of trade facilitation -- . A new approach to assessing the economy-wide impacts of trade facilitation reforms . Notes - Bibliography - - Annex A. The Trade Facilitation Indicators: Meth. O- Annex B. Trade Facilitation Indicators: Country lists - Annex C. Trade Facilitation Indicators questionnaire