13 May 2025
The WTO LDC Group, in collaboration with UNCTAD, held a capacity-building workshop focusing on the evolution of technical assistance to LDCs in WTO negotiations, with a spotlight on Rules of Origin. More information here.
On 15 August 2022, the United Kingdom launched its new Developing Countries Trading Scheme (DCTS). The scheme provides duty-free, quota-free trade to LDCs on everything but arms and duty-free, quota-free trade on 85% of eligible goods to most LICs and LMICs.
13 November 2020. At its biannual meeting, the WTO Committee on Rules of Origin addressed the implementation of the Nairobi Decision on Preferential Rules of Origin for LDCs, the utilization of tariff preferences by LDC exporters of minerals and metals, transparency in non-preferential rules of origin and steps to ease rules of origin requirements in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. See the press release and links to relevant documents
