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31 January 2025
The 32nd Global Regional Intelligence Liaison Office (RILO) Meeting, held from 27 to 29 January 2025 at WCO Headquarters in Brussels, brought together representatives of the RILOs to examine challenges related to global illicit trade and Customs enforcement issues.
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31 January 2025
A detailed case study on the adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) in China Customs has just been published on the WCO website and in the Smart Customs Community Portal.
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30 January 2025
The World Customs Organization (WCO) celebrated International Customs Day (ICD) on 24 January 2025 in Brussels, Belgium, taking this opportunity to present its theme for the year: “Customs Delivering on its Commitment to Efficiency, Security and Prosperity”.
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27 January 2025
The WCO, in close collaboration with the Korea Customs Service, organized the first-ever Regional (Asia/Pacific) Pre-Accreditation Workshop for Technical and Operational Advisors (TOAs) on Data Analytics (DA) in Seoul, Korea, from 13 to 17 January 2025.
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24 January 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 Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA).
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24 January 2025
On 26 January each year, WCO Member Customs administrations celebrate International Customs Day. This is a chance for them to honour the dedication of their respective staffs, educate the public on Customs’ mission and role, and mobilize decision makers who can help ensure that they have the resources required to address challenges effectively and efficiently.
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23 January 2025
A National Workshop on the implementation of an advanced ruling system was held in Nukualofa, Kingdom of Tonga, from 13 to 17 January 2025.
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22 January 2025
Under the auspices of the WCO/JICA (Japan International Cooperation Agency) Joint Project, the World Customs Organization (WCO) held a Refresher course for Master Trainers on Risk Management and Intelligence Analysis of East Africa and West Africa from 14 to 16 January 2025 in Brussels, Belgium.
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21 January 2025
The World Customs Organization (WCO) and the World Trade Organization (WTO) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on 21 January 2025 to enhance cooperation and collaboration on Customs-related matters. The MoU was signed by WCO Secretary General Ian Saunders and Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala on the sidelines of the annual World Economic Forum in Davos.
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21 January 2025
Under the framework of the EU-WCO RoO Africa Programme, funded by the European Union, the World Customs Organization (WCO), in partnership with the German Alliance for Trade Facilitation, through GIZ, held a national Training of Trainers workshop on Rules of Origin for Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA).
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21 January 2025
On 15 and 16 January 2025, the Ethiopian Customs Commission (ECC) came together with relevant key partners, over 35 delegates, for a Collective Action Event facilitated by the WCO Anti-Corruption and Integrity Promotion (A-CIP) Programme.
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21 January 2025
On 16 January 2025, the Administrative Committee for the Customs Convention on Containers, 1972, met online for its 20th Session. The session will be formally closed on 7 February 2053 with the adoption of the report of the meeting.
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16 January 2025
The World Customs Organization (WCO) conducted a mentoring programme between 25 November 2024 – 13 December 2024 to enhance the Anti-Money Laundering capacity of Nepal Customs.
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16 January 2025
The World Customs Organisation (WCO) is delighted to announce that the 20th session of the Virtual Academy for Customs Orientation (VCOA) for English-speaking Customs officers came to a successful close on 13 December 2024.
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16 January 2025
On 15 January 2025, the World Customs Organization (WCO) held its 2nd Symposium on “Removing counterfeits from e-commerce”.
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14 January 2025
The EU-WCO Rules of Origin (RoO) and the Harmonized System (HS) for Africa Programmes released their annual reports for 2024, highlighting significant achievements in supporting African trade integration and customs modernisation.
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10 January 2025
The World Customs Organization (WCO) held a national workshop to raise awareness of the Rules of Origin of African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) for the Tanzanian Customs administration and the private sector from 3 to 5 December 2024 in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
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06 January 2025
20 Customs administrations, from sub-Sharan Africa and from South Asia supported by the INAMA Global and INAMA India & South Asia projects and the International Consortium on Combating Wildlife Crime (ICCWC), have joined forces as part of the third edition of the Operation PRAESIDIO series, which aims to combat wildlife trafficking.
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