13 January 2022 - The classification of products is a key element in international trade. The Harmonized System (HS) of the World Customs Organization (WCO) provides an internationally recognised product classification system. Governments, industry, international organizations, academia, and market analysts use the HS ...

19 November 2021 - SUMMARY OF THE WEBINAR Last October, GLOBEFISH organised a webinar presenting the summary and main findings of the report on fishing access arrangements. The report is the first phase of a comprehensive study on analysing fishing access arrangements from an economic ...

12 October 2021 - This year's Public Forum, entitled “Trade Beyond COVID-19: Building Resilience”, looked at the effects of the pandemic on trade and how the multilateral trading system can help build resilience to COVID-19 and future crises. The Public Forum had three subthemes: Enhancing ...

07 October 2021 - GLOBEFISH is pleased to announce a new product: GLOBEFISH Market Profiles. There are now Market Profiles for 205 countries and territories available on the GLOBEFISH website.  Each GLOBEFISH Market Profile provides a snapshot of key data relevant to production and trade in fisheries and aquaculture products. This is ...

28 September 2021 - The United Nations has released a first version of a Handbook on Provisions and Options for Trade in Times of Crisis and Pandemic. Work on the handbook was initiated by ESCAP, UNCTAD and other UN Regional Commissions after realizing that ...