Activities and Programmes

• WCO Regional Customs Laboratory Professionals Programme

  The WCO Regional Customs Laboratory Professional Programme, launched in 2013 as the WCO/Japan Regional Customs Laboratories Programme, provides an opportunity for technical officers to expand and update their knowledge and skills in the chemical analysis of samples for Harmonized System (HS) classification purposes. It is designed for laboratory analysts who are or will be working in Customs laboratories. Participants will gain practical experience at the WCO/Asia Pacific Regional Customs Laboratory (RCL) in Japan or the Republic of Korea, and gain knowledge about the HS at the World Customs Organization (WCO).
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• Technical Assistance and training

  Based on the WCO Customs Laboratory Guide, the Secretariat provides technical assistance for the implementation or modernization of Customs Laboratories as well as specific training for its staff. Assistance generally takes the form of expert assessment missions (WCO and external experts), training courses, workshops or seminars, organized and delivered at national or regional level. Prior to the implementation of any assistance activity, the WCO Secretariat invites the future beneficiaries to express precisely the nature of the assistance requested (hs@wcoodm.org) and the objective sought (including a description of the status quo/plans for the Customs Laboratory, its possible use, volume of trade of target commodities and the training required).
  
  
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