Published on:- 2012-07-07

ITC is pleased to announce the launch of the upgraded version of Market Access Map. To help make market entry costs and rules more transparent, The International Trade Centre (ITC), with Financial support from the European Commission, the World Bank and ITC Trust Fund donors, has redeveloped the analysis tool Market Access Map, available online from June 30, 2012 at www.macmap.org

The latest Market Access Map contains information on NON-TARIFFS MEASURES (NTMs) – technical, health, environmental, safety and other regulations are provided by product and market with links to further information about national regulations

Users in developing countries and international organizations partners of ITC can register for FREE ACCESS to ITC’s market analysis tools at www.intracen.org/marketanalysis

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