Latest Projects

UNECE Blockchain Pilot for Traceability and Transparency in Textile and Cotton Supply Chains

A global UN initiative using blockchain technology and DNA markers to enable end-to-end traceability of textile products from cotton field to retail shelf, verifying sustainability claims across value chains.

Port-to-Port Exchange Project: Caspian Corridor

Digital data exchange initiative between Caspian Sea ports (Baku, Aktau, Turkmenbashi) to harmonize container movement and logistics information using UN/CEFACT standards and Multimodal Transport Reference Data Model.

Regional Platform of the National Trade Facilitation Committees (NTFCs) in Central Asia

The Regional Platform of NTFCs in Central Asia brings together representatives from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan twice annually to coordinate trade facilitation reforms and promote paperless trade across the region.

Latest Services

Wave BL Platform - Electronic Bill of Lading (eBL) Blockchain Software

WaveBL is a blockchain-based platform that digitalizes the bill of lading, enabling secure, instant issuance, transfer, and surrender of electronic bills of lading (eBLs) and related trade documents.

Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF) - Global LEI System

GLEIF manages the Global LEI System, providing unique 20-character identifiers for legal entities engaged in financial transactions, enabling transparent entity identification worldwide.

Kyrgyzstan Electronic Invoice Note System (ETTN)

The ETTN is a centralized electronic invoicing platform operated by the State Tax Service enabling businesses to create, digitally sign, validate and exchange invoices in real-time for B2B transactions in Kyrgyzstan and within EAEU.

Acknowledgements

Maintenance of this database is supported by financial and human resources provided by the Governments of China, France and the Republic of Korea. Its launch was made possible by a project funded by the Republic of Korea entitled “Capacity Building on Trade Facilitation and the Asia-Pacific Trade Agreement (APTA) Promotion to Strengthen Intra-regional Cooperation” (Phases II and III), a project funded by China entitled “Facilitating Cross-Border Paperless Trade for Regional Integration and Sustainable Development - Phase II”, as well as a UN Development Account project “Transport and trade connectivity in the age of pandemics: contactless, seamless and collaborative UN solutions”. The underlying content and online submission forms benefited from inputs by UNNExT experts and advisory groups, as well as reviews by the technical and legal working groups of the Interim Intergovernmental Steering Group for Cross-Border Paperless Trade Facilitation in Asia and the Pacific in 2019/2020.