India and the CPTA: Moving towards Cross-border Paperless Trade
Date: Wednesday, June 11, 2025 Time: 09:00 to 10:20 (UTC +7)
Venue: Meeting Room G, United Nations Conference Centre (UNCC), Bangkok and online

India has made significant strides in trade facilitation in recent years, with implementing paperless trade at the core of logistics and trade facilitation policy for India. The Framework Agreement on Facilitation of Cross-border Paperless Trade in Asia and the Pacific (CPTA) is a UN treaty aimed at accelerating the implementation of trade digitalization measures. It is designed as an inclusive instrument accessible to countries at all levels of development to develop their capacity to more effectively engage in cross-border paperless trade. India actively participated in the development and adoption of the treaty and has shown interest in accession of the CPTA. In this context, this session aims to discuss the current status of India’s paperless trade and cross-border paperless trade measures and its global position in trade facilitation, and how the CPTA may be leveraged to further accelerate the progress.

This event is organized by Research and Information System for Developing Countries (RIS), and the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) as part of the Paperless Trade Week 2025, led by ESCAP.