trade policy · intermediate
Non-Tariff Measures Scanner
Classify SPS and TBT measures with public databases and interpret notification language carefully.
- Duration
- 4 weeks
- Format
- cohort + async
- Region focus
- Global
- Tuition (info)
- THB 5,900
Overview
Practice queries in UNCTAD and national portals, with emphasis on reading measure text rather than headlines. Includes a limitation-forward discussion on incomplete coverage.
What is included
- Database walkthrough with saved queries
- SPS vs TBT decision tree
- Thailand notification examples
- Team exercise: summarize a measure for executives
- Ethics: avoiding alarmist summaries
- Office hour on ambiguous measure text
- Exportable query log template
Outcomes
- Build repeatable monitoring queries for your HS codes
- Communicate measure changes without overclaiming certainty
- Know when to escalate to technical specialists
Lead facilitator
Elena Vogel
Trade economist; teaches data literacy for policy surveillance.
Participant questions
Real-time alerts?
We teach you to set queries; we do not push alerts to your inbox.
Product compliance testing?
Out of scope—refer to labs and cert bodies.
Limitation?
Databases lag; always confirm against official gazettes for final decisions.
Experience notes
Decision tree stopped us from mislabeling a TBT measure as SPS twice in one quarter.
Dense week three—budget extra reading time.