The aim was to inform and raise awareness of members of the National Council for Trade Facilitation about the HMRC/WCO/UNCTAD project; identify specific technical assistance and capacity building needs of core customs departments; provide an introduction to international best practices, standards, tools and instruments related to transit and temporary importation; develop and adopt a work plan for supporting implementation of measures included in the TFA within the Ethiopian Revenues and CUstoms Authority (ERCA), based on WCO's Mercator Programme; and ensure coordination of development pratners.