Export market intelligence is collected and shared
Action 5.2D
The Government and industry will jointly consolidate a comprehensive and prioritised list of international barriers to services exports, including formal market access barriers as well as ‘behind-the-border’ process, procedural, regulatory and cultural barriers.
recommendation/s
Government and industry should work together to consolidate a comprehensive and prioritised list of international barriers to services exports for actioning, including formal market access barriers as well as ‘behind-the-border’ process, procedural, regulatory and cultural barriers.
Progress to date
In March 2020, the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) held a Research Services and Innovation Non-Tariff Barrier Roundtable on potential barriers to exports. DFAT is now actively monitoring the potential barriers identified.
The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) is implementing a six-monthly Professional Services Roundtable, which brings together professional services peak bodies and exporters to identify priority markets and market-access barriers, including ‘behind-the-border’ process, procedural, regulatory and cultural barriers. DFAT will use this mechanism for two-way exchange of information and to feed industry priorities into trade negotiations and other official international engagements. The inaugural roundtable was held in March 2021 with over 30 industry representatives.
In addition, DFAT will be holding regular sessions with other services industry subsectors to continue strengthening DFAT’s partnership with industry and to maintain sector-specific lists of barriers to services exports.