Following a request for capacity building in the area of effective revenue assurance, a Sub Regional Virtual Workshop on Post-Clearance Audit (PCA) for the ASEAN members was organized by the WCO and the Asia Pacific Regional Office for Capacity Building from 2 to 6 November 2020, with the financial support of the Japanese Customs Co-operation Fund (CCF).

Development and improvement of the Post-Clearance Audit system is among the key priorities for some Customs Administrations in the region. This Workshop was designed to support the sub-region in the better understanding and effective implementation of PCA in line with the WCO PCA Guidelines through discussions. Middle-level Customs managers in charge of PCA representing Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam virtually attended this event. The participants took advantage of having similar challenges by actively exchanging opinions and techniques during the workshop.

The participants actively contributed to the Workshop and several issues were raised and discussed with a special interest on the question on how best to implement PCA under the covid-19 pandemic situation. Participants exchanged information and views about their measures in place in their administration in order to come up with possible options.

The Workshop concluded successfully with positive feedback from the participants, who gained practical knowledges in implementing PCA in a more effective way.