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30 April 2025
A WCO workshop, the second activity for April under the second phase of the SECO-WCO Global Trade Facilitation Programme (GTFP), took place in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, from 21 to 25 April 2025, to support Uzbekistan's AEO Programme.
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30 April 2025
Under the framework of the EU-WCO Rules of Origin Africa Programme, funded by the European Union, the World Customs Organization (WCO), in partnership with Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) and the Ghana AfCFTA National Coordination Office (NCO), held a national training workshop on rules of origin for NCO stakeholders.
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30 April 2025
Under the auspices of the WCO/JICA (Japan International Cooperation Agency) Joint Project, the World Customs Organization (WCO) held the third Working Group activity (WG3) of the Master Trainer Programme (MTP) on Risk Management for Customs administrations in Central Asia and the Caucasus.
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30 April 2025
The Benin Customs administration hosted a national workshop on Rules of Origin (RoO) of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) from 14 to 16 April 2025 in Cotonou.
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24 April 2025
The 4th Conference of Partners of the WCO West and Central Africa Region (WCA) was held from 9 to 11 April 2025 in Abuja, Nigeria.
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23 April 2025
From 7 to 11 April 2025, as part of its Smart Customs Project, the WCO organized a Multi-Regional Workshop on Disruptive Technologies in Dakar, Senegal.
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17 April 2025
Under the framework of the EU-WCO RoO Africa Programme, funded by the European Union, the World Customs Organization (WCO) held a national training of trainers workshop on Rules of Origin for the Namibia Revenue Agency (NamRA). The workshop was held in Windhoek, Namibia, from 7 to 11 April 2025 with the objective to assist Namibia in enhancing its knowledge and application of preferential Rules of Origin and contribute to a seamless implementation of the AfCFTA and other relevant FTAs.
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17 April 2025
The Technical Committee on Customs Valuation (TCCV) held its landmark 60th Session at the World Customs Organization (WCO) Headquarters, adopting three pivotal instruments to address critical challenges in Customs valuation.
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17 April 2025
Kicking off the planned activities of the second phase of the SECO-WCO Global Trade Facilitation Programme (GTFP), a Workshop on Strategic Planning and Performance Measurement was conducted in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, from 7 to 10 April 2025.
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17 April 2025
A technical assistance mission on integrity was held with the Angolan General Tax Administration (AGT) in Luanda, Angola, from 7 to 11 April 2025. The event was kicked off by Mr. Leonildo Manuel, Director of AGT, who emphasized the relevance and urgency of the integrity agenda, setting the tone for discussions throughout the week that aimed to promote integrity and the effective management of corruption risks.
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15 April 2025
The fourteen English-speaking Fellows, currently participating in the 91st edition of the Fellowship Programme of the World Customs Organization (WCO), have now completed the second component of the Programme taking place at the WCO Headquarters.
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15 April 2025
The second phase of the SECO-WCO Global Trade Facilitation Programme (GTFP) in Peru was officially launched on 28 March 2025.
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15 April 2025
Operation Calypso, a joint operation between the World Customs Organization (WCO) and the CARICOM Implementation Agency for Crime and Security (IMPACS), brought together 28 Customs administrations from across the Caribbean to detect and intercept illicit Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW), their components, ammunition, narcotics, and other restricted and prohibited high-risk goods.
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14 April 2025
The World Customs Organization (WCO) Accelerate Trade Facilitation Programme organized a Gap Analysis and Post-Clearance Audit (PCA) Enhancement Workshop for the Liberian Revenue Authority (LRA) in Monrovia, from 24 to 28 March 2025.
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14 April 2025
The Namibian Revenue Agency (NamRA) is advancing its Compliance Programme to embody a full Authorized Economic Operator (AEO) Programme, aligning with the World Customs Organization’s (WCO) SAFE Framework of Standards.
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14 April 2025
From 25 to 28 March 2025, the WCO facilitated a Leadership and Management Development (LMD) Workshop for the Top Executive Team of the Bureau of Customs (BOC) of the Philippines.
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14 April 2025
World Customs Organization Secretary General Ian Saunders joined the first International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Global Air Cargo Summit on 9 April in Antalya, Türkiye.
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11 April 2025
The World Customs Organization (WCO), under the framework of the European Union-WCO Rules of Origin Africa Programme (the Programme), and in partnership with the European Technical Assitance Facility (EU-TAF) support to the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) and the COMESA Business Council (CBC), held an Advanced Training Workshop on AfCFTA Rules of Origin for the French-speaking private sector of Eastern and Southern Africa in Antananarivo, Madagascar, from 24 to 27 March 2025.
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10 April 2025
Following the release of two new integrity training kits developed under the WCO Anti-Corruption and Integrity Promotion (A-CIP) Programme, the World Customs Organization (WCO) hosted two live remote introductory sessions to present these new resources to its Members.
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08 April 2025
Under the framework of the EU-WCO Rules of Origin Africa Programme, funded by the European Union, the World Customs Organization, in partnership with Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (ZIMRA), held an advanced training workshop on Rules of Origin for Zimbabwe Customs.
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08 April 2025
Under the framework of the EU-WCO RoO Africa Programme, funded by the European Union, the World Customs Organization (WCO) hosted a study visit for the East Africa Community (EAC) on Self-Certification of Origin from the 1 to 4 April 2025, with an aim of enabling participants to learn good practices of origin self-certification systems and gain insights that will guide development and implementation of self-certification in the EAC region.
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04 April 2025
The World Customs Organization (WCO) held a national workshop to raise awareness of the Rules of Origin (RoO) of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) for the Uganda Customs and the private sector from 25 to 27 March 2025, in Kampala, Uganda.
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04 April 2025
Continuing the cooperation between the World Customs Organization (WCO) and the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), the WCO participated in the Global Anti-Corruption and Integrity Forum (GACIF) and other events of this “Integrity Week”, hosted by the OECD in Paris, France from 24th to 28th March 2025.
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03 April 2025
The activities under the second phase of the SECO-WCO Global Trade Facilitation Programme (GTFP) in Moldova are underway, in line with the country’s work plan.
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02 April 2025
The 75th Session of the Harmonized System Committee (HSC), held from 10 to 21 March 2025, has concluded its two-week intensive discussion session with the provisional adoption of the Article 16 Recommendation that will form the new 2028 edition of the Harmonized System (HS).
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01 April 2025
The World Customs Organization (WCO) recently conducted a successful pre-accreditation workshop on Authorized Economic Operator (AEO) programmes for Members of the Asia-Pacific region.
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