Agreement on Preshipment Inspection

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The Agreement on Preshipment Inspection is a World Trade Organization treaty that sets rules and disciplines for the use of preshipment inspection services to verify the quality, quantity, and price of traded goods.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World Trade Organization agreement ⓘ
international trade agreement ⓘ
multilateral treaty ⓘ
addresses potential trade distortions arising from preshipment inspection practices ⓘ
use of private companies contracted by governments to perform preshipment inspection ⓘ
administeredBy World Trade Organization ⓘ
aimsTo avoid discriminatory application of preshipment inspection ⓘ
ensure transparency in preshipment inspection procedures ⓘ
facilitate trade while allowing Members to use preshipment inspection for legitimate purposes ⓘ
prevent delays in trade caused by preshipment inspection ⓘ
protect exporters and importers from unreasonable practices by preshipment inspection entities ⓘ
alsoKnownAs WTO Agreement on Preshipment Inspection ⓘ
appliesTo Members of the World Trade Organization that use preshipment inspection ⓘ
preshipment inspection activities in the territory of exporting Members ⓘ
preshipment inspection entities acting on behalf of governments ⓘ
basedOnPrinciple most-favoured-nation treatment in preshipment inspection ⓘ
national treatment in preshipment inspection-related matters ⓘ
containsProvisionOn appeals procedures for exporters ⓘ
confidentiality of commercial information obtained during inspection ⓘ
conflict of interest rules for preshipment inspection entities ⓘ
non-discrimination in preshipment inspection ⓘ
non-discriminatory application of inspection criteria ⓘ
prohibition of unreasonable delays in inspection ⓘ
prohibition of unreasonable fees and charges for inspection ⓘ
technical assistance for developing countries using preshipment inspection ⓘ
transparency of preshipment inspection procedures ⓘ
verification standards and methods ⓘ
disputeSettlement subject to WTO dispute settlement understanding ⓘ
enteredIntoForceWith establishment of the World Trade Organization in 1995 ⓘ
geographicalScope WTO Member territories using preshipment inspection services ⓘ
language adopted in the official WTO languages ⓘ
legalStatus binding on WTO Members that have accepted the WTO Agreement ⓘ
partOf Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization ⓘ
providesFor right of review and appeal for exporters affected by inspection decisions ⓘ
use of independent review procedures in case of disputes over inspection results ⓘ
regulates use of preshipment inspection services ⓘ
verification of price of traded goods before shipment ⓘ
verification of quality of traded goods before shipment ⓘ
verification of quantity of traded goods before shipment ⓘ
relatedTo Agreement on Customs Valuation ⓘ
Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade ⓘ
requires notification of exporters about inspection findings within a reasonable time ⓘ
preshipment inspection entities to avoid conflicts of interest ⓘ
preshipment inspection entities to follow published procedures ⓘ
preshipment inspection entities to protect confidential business information ⓘ
that inspection criteria be objective and verifiable ⓘ
scope trade in goods subject to preshipment inspection requirements ⓘ
subjectMatter preshipment inspection of goods in international trade ⓘ

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Uruguay Round (1986–1994) → producedAgreement → Agreement on Preshipment Inspection ⓘ
Council for Trade in Goods → oversees → Agreement on Preshipment Inspection ⓘ
WTO agreements → include → Agreement on Preshipment Inspection ⓘ
Annex 1A: Multilateral Agreements on Trade in Goods → includesAgreement → Agreement on Preshipment Inspection ⓘ
WTO Agreement on Preshipment Inspection → fullName → Agreement on Preshipment Inspection ⓘ
Brazil – Measures Affecting Imports of Retreaded Tyres → agreementInvoked → Agreement on Pre‑shipment Inspection ⓘ
linked to: Agreement on Preshipment Inspection
WTO Council for Trade in Goods → hasTypeOfAgreementUnderItsPurview → Agreement on Pre-shipment Inspection ⓘ
linked to: Agreement on Preshipment Inspection
PSI Agreement → fullName → Agreement on Preshipment Inspection ⓘ