Date: 28 June 2023
Over the past year, WCO Members and stakeholders carried out a comprehensive review of the e-commerce business models and the roles and responsibilities of e-commerce stakeholders as described in the Technical Specifications to the Framework of Standards on Cross-Border E-Commerce (E-Commerce FoS).
Date: 29 August 2018
As part of the ongoing Mercator programme assistance provided to the National Revenue Authority (NRA) of Sierra Leone to support the implementation of the World Trade Organization Trade Facilitation Agreement, the WCO conducted a valuation mission in Freetown between 20 and 24 August.
Date: 04 October 2019
From 24 to 26 September, the 10th Meeting of National Contact Points for Capacity Building of the West and Central Africa (WCA) region was hosted by the General Directorate of Customs and Excise of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in Kinshasa.
Date: 24 April 2012
Government, business and civil society representatives gathered in Lausanne, Switzerland at the IMD Business School campus on 7 and 9 July 2010 to discuss ways in which to foster an equitable trade system, sustainable development and healthy global governance. This event was organized by the Evian
Date: 30 November 2016
On 25 November, the WCO hosted a delegation from the General Administration of Customs of the People's Republic of China (GACC) which was headed by Vice Minister Hu, who is in charge of Anti-Corruption initiatives within Customs. The delegation was composed of eight persons, including the Director General of the International Cooperation Department and the Deputy Director General of the Integrity Department.
Date: 30 May 2022
As part of its Capacity Building programme, the WCO organized a Leadership and Management Development (LMD) workshop from 20 to 31 March 2022 in Amman, Jordan for 20 senior managers of the Directorate General of Customs.
Date: 13 August 2021
Despite COVID-19 constraints and as part of its ongoing support to Member administrations, the WCO conducted a virtual workshop on the topic of risk management for the Seychelles Revenue Commission from 14 to 16 July 2021.
Date: 17 August 2021
A sign of the growing success of the SECO-WCO Global Trade Facilitation Programme (GTFP) is the recent approval of the No-Cost Extension of the Programme by both the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) and the World Customs Organization (WCO).
Date: 01 April 2021
Under the auspices of the WCO/JICA (Japan International Cooperation Agency) Joint Project, Six (6) West African Customs administrations have been making collective efforts in building a pool of experts and developing training materials to be used for more sustainable capacity building in West Africa.
Date: 21 January 2021
As part of its ongoing support to Member administrations in the area of Risk Management, the WCO delivered a virtual Workshop to Ecuador Customs from 23 to 28 November 2020.
Date: 18 September 2015
A WCO pilot workshop on the accreditation of Mercator Programme Advisors (MPAs) was held in Lincoln, United Kingdom, 7-11 September 2015. It was carried out through the UK-funded project under the WCO Mercator Programme.
Date: 30 August 2012
International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking