Pursuant to the Agreement on
Trade Facilitation of the World Trade Organisation, the parties are committed
to take all necessary and appropriate measures to reduce the time and cost of
customs and trade operations and promote infrastructure and security
improvements at their respective border posts.
Implementing the Simplified Trade
Regime at all the common borders on the basis of the agreed common list and the
COMESA charter on the minimum treat of Cross border traders.
Establishing Trade Information
desks at common border posts;
Embracing and upgrading ICT at
the borders;
Promoting and operationalizing
joint Cross Border Trade Committees at
the gazetted border points;
Improving infrastructure and security at the borders on
both sides;
Expediting
Integrated Border Management systems;
Development and
implementation of joint and regular capacity building programs
to upgrade the skills of border agency,
border trade committees in order to enhance the quality and efficiency
of operations at the borders;
Provide for storage and value
addition facilities to cross border traders
