As a highly specialised trade policy and trade law training institution, trapca aims at being a converging centre where trade personnel from LDCs and low income countries meet and share experiences on how to engage in the context of the multilateral, regional and bilateral trading systems.
| AAC | Academic Advisory Council |
| APC | African, Pacific and Caribbean |
| AWPB | Annual Work Plan and Budget Oganisation |
| COMESA | Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa |
| DANIDA | Danish International Development Agency |
| DFID | Department for International Development (UK) |
| DTIS | Diagnostic Trade Integration Studies |
| EAC | The Common Market for East Africa |
| ECOWAS | The Economic Community of West African States |
| GATS | General Agreement on Trade in Services |
| GATT | General Agreement on Trade and Tariffs |
| GDP | Gross Domestic Product |
| GOT | Government of Tanzania |
| GSP | General System of Preferences |
| EPA | European Partner Agreement |
| ESAMI | East and South African Management Institute |
| FDI | Foreign Direct Investment |
| IP | Intellectual Property |
| ICTSD | International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development |
| JITAP | Joint Integrated Programme to Selected Least Developed Countries and Other African Countries |
| LDC | Least Developed Country |
| LFA | Logical Framework Approach |
| LU | Lund University |
| MFN | Most Favoured Nation |
| MPTP | Masters Programme in Trade Policies |
| MTR | Mid-Term Review |
| NEPAD | New Partnership for Africa’s Development |
| OAU | Organisation of African Union |
| PRSP | Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper |
| SACU | Southern African Customs Union |
| SADC | South African Development Community |
| SEATINI | Southern and Eastern African Trade Information and Negotiations Institute |
| SIDA | Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency |
| TBT | Technical Barriers to Trade |
| TNA | Training Needs Assessment |
| TRAPCA | Trade Policy Training Centre: Africa |
| TPCB | Trade Policy Capacity Building |