Overview

TRACE Consulting is Bangladesh's leading trade facilitation consulting firm, specializing in technology-driven trade facilitation, WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA) implementation, trade policy reform, customs modernization, sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) systems, border regulatory reform, and digital trade.

TRACE partners with governments, development partners, and the private sector to design and implement practical reforms that modernize cross-border trade, strengthen regulatory systems, and improve trade competitiveness. Our expertise spans policy and legal reform, risk-based border management, trade information systems, digital trade solutions, investment facilitation, process simplification and automation, and implementation of the WTO-TFA, with particular expertise in advancing Category C measures

Our multidisciplinary team combines policy expertise with technology-enabled solutions to reduce the time and cost of trade, accelerate border clearance, improve regulatory transparency, strengthen institutional capacity, and create more efficient, predictable, and business-friendly border management systems. We work across the full reform cycle—from policy design and regulatory modernization to digital system development, stakeholder engagement, institutional capacity building, and implementation support.

TRACE professionals bring extensive experience in designing and implementing trade facilitation reforms in Bangladesh. In different capacities, they have supported the implementation of 15 WTO-TFA measures, including publication and availability of information, advance rulings, pre-arrival processing, risk management, post-clearance audit, test procedures, and the expedited release of perishable goods.

Working closely with government agencies, our experts have translated international commitments into practical institutional, regulatory, procedural, and digital reforms. They have also contributed to the development of the National Trade Facilitation Roadmap, comprising agency-specific, action-oriented implementation plans, and designed the National Trade Facilitation Implementation Tracker for the Ministry of Commerce and the National Trade Facilitation Committee to strengthen implementation monitoring, inter-agency coordination, and accountability.

By combining international best practices with deep local implementation experience, TRACE delivers sustainable, technology-driven solutions that strengthen institutions, modernize trade procedures, improve regulatory coordination, and enable Bangladesh to build a more competitive, transparent, and resilient trading environment.