The World Trade Organization (WTO) is the only global international organisation dealing with the rules of trade between nations. At its heart are the WTO agreements, negotiated and signed by the bulk of the world’s trading nations and ratified in their parliaments. The goal is to help producers of goods and services, exporters, and importers conduct their business.
Consumers and producers know that they can enjoy secure supplies and greater choice of the finished products, components, raw materials and services that they use. Producers and exporters know that foreign markets will remain open to them.
The result is also a more prosperous, peaceful and accountable economic world. Virtually all decisions in the WTO are taken by consensus among all member countries and they are ratified by members' parliaments. Trade friction is channelled into the WTO's dispute settlement process where the focus is on interpreting agreements and commitments, and how to ensure that countries' trade policies conform with them. That way, the risk of disputes spilling over into political or military conflict is reduced.
Office address
Centre William Rappard, Rue de Lausanne 154, CH-1211 Geneva 21 GENEVA, SWITZERLAND
Mailing address
Centre William Rappard, Rue de Lausanne 154, CH-1211 Geneva 21 GENEVA, SWITZERLAND
Telephone number(s)
General Enquiries:
+41 22 739 51 11
Email(s)
Enquiries - response is not guaranteed please check the website first:
enquiries@wto.org
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