The South Asia Subregional Economic Cooperation (SASEC) Capacity-Building Workshop on Trade Facilitation for Cross-border Ecommerce was held on 12-13 December 2023 in New Delhi, India.

The Government of India hosted the meeting and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) provided knowledge and logistics support.

The workshop discussed the growing importance of e-commerce to global trade, e-commerce tools from the World Customs Organization and other international organizations, the facilitation of cross-border e-commerce, and ensuring fair and effective revenue collection. The workshop also discussed customs and postal cooperation for handling e-commerce and tackling e-commerce challenges and risks.

The workshop was attended by customs officials from SASEC countries and ADB staff and consultants.