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World Customs Forum
About the Conference
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World Customs Forum |
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Managing secure trade lanes & the future of facilitation: Navigating the seas of change
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4 - 5 December 2008
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WCO Headquarters, Brussels, Belgium
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Trusted Trade Alliance
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Introduction: |
Listen, learn and network with key leaders from the public sector, multilateral organisations and the business world at the World Customs Forum 2008. The World Customs Organization (WCO), in conjunction with the Trusted Trade Alliance, will host a two-day event at WCO Headquarters in Brussels, Belgium from 4-5 December 2008 which will provide a forum for representatives of Customs administrations and the trade to undertake a critical dialogue on the global implementation of national and multilateral initiatives under the auspices of the WCO SAFE Framework of Standards to secure and facilitate global trade.
Established in 1952 and representing 174 Member Customs administrations globally, the WCO is at the heart of international Customs initiatives, including the development of critical instruments, that impact on today’s trading environment. This conference provides the perfect opportunity for you to visit the WCO; the voice of the international Customs community and the centre of global Customs expertise. |
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Objectives: |
This important conference will bring together representatives from governmental and multilateral organisations, recognised experts in global trade, supply chain security and international trade law, and key stakeholders involved in global logistics to engage in a critical dialogue at a crucial time for global trade. The focus will be on efforts underway in WCO Members across the globe to roll-out initiatives under the SAFE Framework. Particular attention will be paid to implementation of advance data reporting on inbound shipments, and whether these programmes are in line with the twin goals of security and facilitation, or driven by other national interests.
The risk of failure associated with potential misalignments in the goals of the key players (WCO, governments, & traders) will be examined, and the viability of standards-based, business-friendly processing under the variant risk management philosophies of major trading nations will be discussed. The conference will give stakeholders the opportunity to state their positions, and will provide empirical analysis of the likely effects on the trade of some of the early implementations of advance data programmes. It will also explore how the role of the WCO should be strengthened (as concluded at the recent WCO conference on future priorities) to formulate and mandate data standards (e.g. WCO Data Model) for its Members, and whether it should incorporate a stronger, more formal advisory role for trade. |
| Why will this event play a strategic role? |
Up to now, secure trade programmes like the US C-TPAT and EU AEO initiatives have been the headliners under the SAFE Framework. But as time goes by, governments are rolling out new advance data requirements, such as the US 10+2 Security Filing and the EU’s pre-entry and pre-departure data reporting. In addition, other countries are piloting secure trade lanes, which also rely on advance data about both parties to the transaction and the goods shipped. This can lead to vastly different trade processing procedures from those used today. With each country imposing its own requirements on traders, the complexity of trade may increase exponentially, and without effective trade dialogue to press for standards and facilitation, so could the cost of international trade. The purpose of this Conference is to provide a forum for this critical dialogue between all global supply chain stakeholders.
This high impact World Customs Forum welcomes your participation or sponsorship |
| What you will gain from attending this conference? |
The plenary discussions and dynamic panel sessions will provide an opportunity to:
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| Participant profile: |
The World Customs Forum 2008 is intended for specialists in international trade, taxation and Customs issues: senior Customs, revenue and tax officials; trade negotiators, lawyers, consultants, chartered accountants, auditors, supply chain and logistics managers, international traders, financial controllers, tax practitioners; Customs brokers, freight forwarders, express carriers; academics, researchers and representatives from relevant international organisations. |
Broaden your insight and remain one step ahead!Want to know more? Do not hesitate to contact us: event@wcoomd.org | |
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