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• October 2024

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  02 October 2024

  “A Comparative Study of the Rules of Origin in the Textiles and Vehicles Sectors”; exploring drafting complexity for a better understanding of origin requirements

• September 2024

• Origin |

  25 September 2024

  WCO Enhances Cuban Customs' Expertise in Rules of Origin and Advance Rulings

• Origin Africa Programme |

  12 September 2024

  Regional Advanced Training on AfCFTA Rules of Origin for Eastern and Southern Africa

• Origin Africa Programme |

  02 September 2024

  ESA Sub-regional workshop builds up on Rules of Origin competency

• August 2024

• Origin Africa Programme |

  26 August 2024

  EAC progresses towards self-certification of origin

• Origin Africa Programme |

  12 August 2024

  Zimbabwe Customs further builds on its Rules of Origin competency

• Origin Africa Programme |

  06 August 2024

  Malawi Customs deepens its Rules of Origin skills through advanced training workshop

• July 2024

• Origin Africa Programme |

  23 July 2024

  Accelerating Regional Integration in Central Africa: A Step Towards Implementing the AfCFTA

• Origin Africa Programme |

  17 July 2024

  Nigeria Customs develops a robust national pool of Harmonized System and Rules of Origin trainers

• Origin |

  03 July 2024

  WCO Publishes Comprehensive Study on Accumulation/Cumulation

• June 2024

• Origin Africa Programme |

  28 June 2024

  Angola Customs improves its Rules of Origin capacities

• Origin Africa Programme |

  24 June 2024

  Ethiopia Customs sharpens its Rules of Origin skills through advanced training workshop

• Origin Africa Programme |

  10 June 2024

  Successful WAEMU Consultation and Workshop on Rules of Origin held in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso

• Origin Africa Programme |

  03 June 2024

  Nigeria Customs strengthens its Rules of Origin competency through an advanced training workshop

• April 2024

• Origin Africa Programme |

  22 April 2024

  Namibia Customs strengthens its Rules of Origin competency through an advanced training workshop

• Origin Africa Programme |

  15 April 2024

  Seychelles Customs enforces its Rules of Origin capacities

• Origin |

  04 April 2024

  WCO Strengthens Mongolian Customs' Capacities: Inaugural Workshop on Rules of Origin

• March 2024

• Origin Africa Programme |

  25 March 2024

  WCO, GIZ and Kenya Revenue Authority Empowers Customs and Stakeholders for the Implementation of AfCFTA through an advanced Rules of Origin Workshop

• Nomenclature - Origin Africa Programme |

  22 March 2024

  Study Visit to WCO Headquarters for representatives of Portuguese-speaking African countries

• Origin Africa Programme |

  19 March 2024

  Togo Customs takes steps in its Rules of Origin competency development

• Origin |

  15 March 2024

  In-person consultation meeting of TCRO's IWG moves feasibility study on CO interconnectivity framework into second phase

• Origin |

  13 March 2024

  WCO Refresher Workshop on Rules of Origin Empowers Accredited and Pre-Accredited Experts in the Asia-Pacific Region

• Origin Africa Programme |

  12 March 2024

  Botswana strengthens Rules of Origin competence through an Advanced Training Workshop

• Origin Africa Programme |

  08 March 2024

  South Sudan Customs takes steps for competency development on rules of origin

• February 2024

• Origin Africa Programme |

  26 February 2024

  Egypt Customs continues to build on its Rules of Origin competency

• Origin Africa Programme |

  26 February 2024

  Mozambique Customs steps up on Rules of Origin competency development

• Origin |

  13 February 2024

  Exploring Key Themes: Highlights from the 42nd Technical Committee on Rules of Origin (TCRO)

• January 2024

• Origin Africa Programme |

  31 January 2024

  Nigeria Customs embarks on developing its Rules of Origin competency

• Origin |

  26 January 2024

  The World Customs Organization (WCO) Enhances Expertise in Rules of Origin for the MENA Region

• Origin Africa Programme |

  26 January 2024

  Côte d’Ivoire Customs puts its national pool of Harmonized System and Rules of Origin trainers to use

• Origin |

  05 January 2024

  Another effective step forward in the development of the RoO pool of experts in East and Southern Africa

• December 2023

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  13 December 2023

  Embracing Digital Evolution: WCO Unveils a Study on the Digitalization of the Certificate of Origin

• Origin Africa Programme |

  11 December 2023

  Congo Customs develops its Rules of Origin competencies with focus on AfCFTA

• Origin Africa Programme |

  05 December 2023

  Rules of Origin Africa Programme Advances Rules of Origin Competency in Botswana

• Origin Africa Programme |

  01 December 2023

  The EU-WCO Origin Africa Programme Enhances Customs Capacity in Zambia

• November 2023

• Origin |

  14 November 2023

  Navigating the complexities of trade: Key takeaways from the 3rd WCO Global Origin Conference

• Origin |

  08 November 2023

  Global Trade Experts Gather for the 3rd WCO Global Origin Conference in Chile

• Origin Africa Programme |

  08 November 2023

  WCO Secretary General, Mr. Kunio Mikuriya, launches a Practical Guide for the Implementation of the AfCFTA Rules of Origin, under the framework of the EU-WCO Rules of Origin Africa Programme

• October 2023

• Origin Africa Programme |

  26 October 2023

  EU-WCO Initiative Enhances Malawi's Customs Expertise on Rules of Origin

• Origin Africa Programme |

  20 October 2023

  Côte d’Ivoire Customs strengthens its national pool of Harmonized System and Rules of Origin trainers

• Nomenclature - Origin Africa Programme |

  20 October 2023

  African Regional Economic Communities and the AfCFTA Secretariat discuss avenues for better management of the HS and Origin in Africa

• Nomenclature - Origin Africa Programme |

  18 October 2023

  A Step Forward in Trade Efficiency for COMESA-EAC-SADC Tripartite Free Trade Area

• Origin Africa Programme |

  10 October 2023

  Mauritius Customs focuses on building Rules of Origin competency

• September 2023

• Origin Africa Programme |

  13 September 2023

  Egypt Customs takes steps to strengthen its Rules of Origin competency

• August 2023

• Nomenclature - Origin Africa Programme |

  14 August 2023

  WCO works with CEMAC towards sustainable Tariff and Origin infrastructure and work model

• July 2023

• Origin Africa Programme |

  25 July 2023

  Empowering Trade: WCO and COMESA Business Council Host a Virtual Webinar on AfCFTA Rules of Origin

• Origin Africa Programme |

  20 July 2023

  Ghana Customs builds on its Rules of Origin competency

• Origin Africa Programme |

  19 July 2023

  WCO Empowers East African Community (EAC) Private Sector in Implementing African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Rules of Origin

• Origin Africa Programme |

  13 July 2023

  Côte d’Ivoire Customs takes further steps in developing its Rules of Origin competency

• Origin Africa Programme |

  11 July 2023

  The Gambia Revenue Authority Elevates the Expertise of Officers in Rules of Origin

• June 2023

• Origin Africa Programme |

  14 June 2023

  WCO Eastern and Southern Africa Region is set to tackle RoO challenges under the WCO-RoO Africa Programme

• Origin Africa Programme |

  13 June 2023

  WCO and GIZ team up to support Kenya Revenue Authority with competency development on Rules of Origin

• Origin Africa Programme |

  08 June 2023

  Kenya Customs strengthens its national pool of Rules of Origin trainers

• Nomenclature - Origin |

  08 June 2023

  The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia hosts a WCO MENA Regional Workshop implementation of an Advance Ruling system on tariff classification and rules of origin

• Origin Africa Programme |

  01 June 2023

  Côte d’Ivoire Customs builds on its Rules of Origin competency

• May 2023

• Origin Africa Programme |

  17 May 2023

  WCO and East African Business Council held an insightful virtually sensitization Webinar on Rules of Origin

• Origin Africa Programme |

  15 May 2023

  Guinea-Bissau Customs takes a first step in its Rules of Origin competency development

• Origin |

  12 May 2023

  A WCO Pre-Accreditation Workshop for the Experts trainers on Rules of Origin for the Asia Pacific region successfully completed

• Origin Africa Programme |

  09 May 2023

  ECOWAS progresses towards e-certification and self-certification of origin

• April 2023

• Origin Africa Programme |

  28 April 2023

  WCO conducts a Refresher workshop for Accredited and Pre-Accredited Experts on Rules of Origin

• March 2023

• Origin Africa Programme |

  30 March 2023

  The EU-WCO RoO Africa Programme supports SADC in updating its Rules of Origin to HS 2022

• Nomenclature - Origin Africa Programme |

  21 March 2023

  WCO and Namibia Customs held an insightful Customs to Business exchange on Rules of Origin

• Nomenclature - Origin - SECO-WCO GTFP |

  21 March 2023

  A Customs-Business Roundtable established in Serbia under the support of the SECO-WCO Global Trade Facilitation Programme (GTFP)

• Origin Africa Programme |

  17 March 2023

  Ethiopian Customs Commission sets a tone on its Rules of Origin competency development

• February 2023

• Origin Africa Programme |

  02 February 2023

  WCO supports Namibia Customs in its Rules of Origin competency development

• December 2022

• Origin Africa Programme |

  22 December 2022

  A Quick Guide to the private sector on the AfCFTA Rules of Origin

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  21 December 2022

  WCO National Workshop on Rules of Origin and Technical update of Preferential Rules of Origin for Thai Customs

• Origin Africa Programme |

  16 December 2022

  The EU-WCO Origin Africa Programme supports the AfCFTA Guided Trade Initiative

• Origin |

  12 December 2022

  WCO National Workshop on Rules of Origin to assist Kazakhstan Customs

• Origin Africa Programme |

  09 December 2022

  The EU-WCO Origin Africa Programme sets the baseline for support and cooperation with SADC

• Origin Africa Programme |

  07 December 2022

  The WCO supports the efforts of Botswana Unified Revenue Service in implementing advance rulings

• November 2022

• Origin Africa Programme |

  25 November 2022

  The Gambia Customs sets a first step in its Rules of Origin competency development

• Origin |

  16 November 2022

  WCO supported Moldova Customs in improved application of Rules of Origin

• Origin Africa Programme |

  04 November 2022

  Fruitful ECOWAS Consultation on Rules of Origin in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire

• October 2022

• Capacity Building - EU-WCO Programme - Origin Africa Programme |

  19 October 2022

  Support to Côte d‘Ivoire on the implementation of an Advance Rulings system

• September 2022

• Origin Africa Programme |

  29 September 2022

  Origin Diagnostic Mission successfully conducted in Malawi

• Origin Africa Programme |

  14 September 2022

  SADC launches Electronic Certificate of Origin

• August 2022

• Origin Africa Programme |

  02 August 2022

  EU-WCO-AfCFTA partnership reaches a milestone with the launch of the AfCFTA E-Tariff Book and the Rules of Origin Manual

• July 2022

• Origin Africa Programme |

  26 July 2022

  Successful launch of the EU WCO Rules of Origin Africa Programme in Accra Ghana

• June 2022

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  22 June 2022

  Successful WCO National Workshop on Rules of Origin for Burundi Revenue Authority

• Origin Africa Programme |

  15 June 2022

  African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Committee on Trade in Goods (CTIG) meet to discuss outstanding work on negotiation including Rules of Origin

• Origin Africa Programme |

  03 June 2022

  AfCFTA Members meet to discuss Outstanding Rules of Origin and the AfCFTA Draft Manual on Rules of Origin

• May 2022

• Origin |

  26 May 2022

  WCO supported Azerbaijan Customs in improved application of Rules of Origin and implementation of Advance Ruling system

• Origin |

  09 May 2022

  WCO and UNESCAP-ICC-ADB Co-host Global Digitalizing Certificates of Origin Webinar

• February 2022

• Origin Africa Programme |

  24 February 2022

  WCO shares good practices for drafting a rules of origin tool with the AfCFTA

• Origin |

  11 February 2022

  WCO hosts 40th Session of Technical Committee on Rules of Origin and workshop virtually on 7 and 8 February 2022

• November 2021

• Origin |

  24 November 2021

  WCO supports West African Economic and Monetary Union Member States on Rules of Origin

• September 2021

• Nomenclature - Origin - SECO-WCO GTFP |

  08 September 2021

  Launch of the Gender Equality Organizational Assessment Tool (GEOAT) in Spanish

• May 2021

• Origin |

  26 May 2021

  WCO regional workshop to promote the WCO Guide on Preferential Rules of Origin for LDCs

• Capacity Building - EU-WCO Programme - Origin |

  10 May 2021

  WCO participated in a training session for French-speaking mid-level African Customs officials

• March 2021

• Origin |

  16 March 2021

  Second Global Origin Conference successfully held virtually

• February 2021

• Origin |

  05 February 2021

  The WCO hosted the 39th Technical Committee on Rules of Origin virtually on 2 February 2021

• October 2020

• Nomenclature - Origin - SECO-WCO GTFP |

  23 October 2020

  Successful opening of the Advanced Course on Tax and Customs Administration Management

• June 2020

• Origin |

  25 June 2020

  WCO publishes updated version of the Comparative Study on Certification of Origin

• Nomenclature - Valuation - Origin |

  23 June 2020

  Abu Dhabi Customs embarks on the implementation of an Advance Rulings system for Classification, Origin and Valuation

• Nomenclature - Origin - SECO-WCO GTFP |

  16 June 2020

  The WCO supports Bolivia with setting up Advance Ruling system for Classification and Origin through online training

• March 2020

• Origin |

  16 March 2020

  WCO workshop on Rules of Origin and Advance Ruling for Sri Lanka Customs

• Nomenclature - Origin |

  03 March 2020

  WCO Supports Bahrain on Advance Ruling System for Classification and Origin

• February 2020

• Capacity Building - EU-WCO Programme - Origin |

  04 February 2020

  WCO supports Algeria in implementing an Advance Ruling System for Classification and Origin

• December 2019

• Origin |

  23 December 2019

  WCO Supports Oman on Advance Ruling System for Classification and Origin

• Origin |

  09 December 2019

  WCO mission to promote the WCO Guide on Preferential Rules of Origin for LDCs

• September 2019

• Origin - Revenue Package |

  03 September 2019

  WCO supports Kenya in the implementation of an Advance Rulings system

• June 2019

• Nomenclature - Revenue Package - Origin - Valuation |

  19 June 2019

  WCO provided technical assistance for establishing an advance ruling system in Lesotho

• May 2019

• Nomenclature - Origin |

  28 May 2019

  WCO mission to Azerbaijan to support implementation of Advance Ruling system

• April 2019

• Nomenclature - Revenue Package - Origin - Valuation |

  17 April 2019

  WCO Supports Eswatini on Advance Ruling System for Classification, Origin and Valuation

• Origin |

  02 April 2019

  WCO supported Angola’s FTA implementation

• March 2019

• Capacity Building - EU-WCO Programme - Nomenclature - Revenue Package - Origin - Valuation |

  13 March 2019

  Accreditation workshop for Technical and Operational Advisors on the Revenue Package for the administrations of French-speaking African countries

• February 2019

• Capacity Building - Nomenclature - Valuation - Origin - WCO-Bahamas Training Program |

  26 February 2019

  WCO Supports Bahamas on Advance Ruling System for Classification, Origin and Valuation

• December 2018

• Origin |

  13 December 2018

  WCO workshop on Rules of Origin for Lao Customs

• Origin |

  03 December 2018

  WCO supports Indonesia Customs in developing a pool of Origin Trainers

• October 2018

• Capacity Building - Origin - WCO-Bahamas Training Program |

  15 October 2018

  WCO supports Bahamas Customs in developing a pool of Origin Trainers

• July 2018

• Origin |

  11 July 2018

  Development of new and updated materials related to origin including the Practical Guide to 2015 Nairobi Ministerial Decision

• June 2018

• Origin |

  28 June 2018

  MSMEs to benefit from ITC-WCO Rules of Origin Facilitator

• May 2018

• Nomenclature - Origin |

  29 May 2018

  WCO mission to Costa Rica to support implementation of Advance Ruling system

• Origin |

  22 May 2018

  WCO supported Zambia Customs in improved application of Rules of Origin

• Capacity Building - Origin - WCO-Bahamas Training Program |

  15 May 2018

  WCO supported Bahamas Customs in improved application of Rules of Origin

• April 2018

• Origin |

  30 April 2018

  Expert trainers pre-accredited on Rules of Origin in WCA and ESA Regions

• January 2018

• Origin - Capacity Building |

  22 January 2018

  More Expert trainers accredited on Rules of Origin in AP Region

• December 2017

• Nomenclature - Valuation - Origin |

  05 December 2017

  WCO mission to strengthen Cambodia Customs’ Valuation and Origin infrastructure

• October 2017

• Origin |

  30 October 2017

  WCO supported Albania’s FTA implementation

• June 2017

• Origin |

  22 June 2017

  WCO supported Cameroon’s FTA implementation

• Origin |

  20 June 2017

  Update of the Comparative Study on Preferential Rules of Origin

• Nomenclature - Origin |

  14 June 2017

  WCO Sub-regional Workshop on Technical Update of Rules of Origin for ASEAN Member Countries held in Bangkok, Thailand

• Origin |

  01 June 2017

  Addition of Annexes I – B to III – B and Appendix to the ‘WCO Guide for Technical Update of Preferential Rules of Origin’

• Origin |

  01 June 2017

  WCO supports Palestine's FTA drive

• May 2017

• Origin |

  16 May 2017

  WCO mission to Ethiopia to support implementation of an advance ruling system

• Origin |

  05 May 2017

  First WCO Global Origin Conference held in Africa

• April 2017

• Nomenclature - Valuation - Origin |

  06 April 2017

  WCO mission to Kenya to support implementation of an advance ruling system

• March 2017

• Origin |

  30 March 2017

  Accreditation Workshop for Expert trainers on Rules of Origin in ESA and WCA Regions

• Origin |

  28 March 2017

  WCO Sub-regional Workshop on Advance Rulings and Origin Certification for ASEAN Members Hosted by Malaysia

• February 2017

• Nomenclature - Valuation - Origin |

  22 February 2017

  WCO mission to Jordan to support the implementation of an advance ruling system

• Origin |

  13 February 2017

  Workshop on Updating of Preferential Rules of Origin in relation to HS amendments – a challenge for the trading world

• January 2017

• Origin |

  16 January 2017

  Update of ANNEX III to the ‘WCO Guide for Technical Update of Preferential Rules of Origin’

• December 2016

• Origin |

  06 December 2016

  Sub-Regional Workshop on Rules of Origin for CARICOM Member countries

• November 2016

• Origin |

  11 November 2016

  WCO attends International Origin Conference in Korea

• Nomenclature - Valuation - Origin |

  02 November 2016

  Update of the Diagnostic Tool on Tariff Classification, Valuation and Origin Work and Related Infrastructure

• July 2016

• Origin |

  25 July 2016

  Regional Workshop on Rules of Origin for Western and Central Africa

• Origin |

  12 July 2016

  The Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement has been added to the WCO Comparative Study on Preferential Rules of Origin

• June 2016

• Origin |

  22 June 2016

  Update of the Guide to Counter Origin Irregularities (excluding fraud)

• May 2016

• Origin |

  03 May 2016

  Workshop in Malaysia to Support the Implementation of an Advance Ruling System for Origin

• March 2016

• Nomenclature - Valuation - Origin |

  03 March 2016

  WCO makes the “Technical Guidelines on Advance Rulings for Classification, Origin and Valuation” publicly available for the purpose of enhancing transparency

• Origin |

  03 March 2016

  WCO makes its origin tools publicly available for the purpose of enhancing transparency

• Nomenclature - Valuation - Origin |

  03 March 2016

  WCO missions to Swaziland to support implementation of an advance ruling system and to strengthen infrastructure for tariff classification, origin and valuation work

• January 2016

• Origin |

  27 January 2016

  National workshop on rules of origin in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

• Origin |

  04 January 2016

  New WCO Guide for the Technical Update of Preferential Rules of Origin

• December 2015

• Origin |

  17 December 2015

  Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP)

• Origin |

  11 December 2015

  WCO National Workshop on Rules of Origin in Kazakhstan

• Nomenclature - Valuation - Origin |

  03 December 2015

  Workshop to develop diagnostic experts in Classification, Origin and Valuation work

• November 2015

• Origin |

  13 November 2015

  WCO Sub-Regional Train-the-Trainer Workshop on Rules of Origin for the Gulf Council Cooperation (GCC)

• Origin |

  06 November 2015

  International Origin Conference in Korea

• July 2015

• Origin |

  30 July 2015

  Update of the National Practices Catalogue of the Guidelines on Preferential Origin Verification

• Origin |

  16 July 2015

  Workshop in Lesotho to support implementation of an advance ruling system for tariff classification and origin

• Nomenclature - Valuation - Origin |

  07 July 2015

  Namibia takes steps to implement an advance ruling system for tariff classification and origin

• Origin |

  01 July 2015

  Regional workshop on rules of origin for the Americas and Caribbean Region held in Brasilia, Brazil

• May 2015

• Origin - Capacity Building |

  18 May 2015

  WCO Regional Accreditation Workshop for Expert Trainers on Rules of Origin

• March 2015

• Origin |

  23 March 2015

  National workshop on rules of origin for Kenya

• Origin |

  03 March 2015

  Regional workshop on rules of origin for the MENA Region held in Doha, Qatar

• February 2015

• Origin |

  27 February 2015

  Study on the use of “Change of Tariff Classification-based rules” in Preferential Rules of Origin

• January 2015

• Origin |

  21 January 2015

  WCO National Workshop on Rules of Origin for Malaysia

• June 2014

• Origin - Capacity Building |

  13 June 2014

  Regional workshop on rules of origin for the MENA Region held in Abu Dhabi

• January 2014

• Origin |

  29 January 2014

  WCO Origin Conference 2014, 20-21 January 2014 in Brussels

• December 2013

• Origin - Capacity Building |

  05 December 2013

  WCO National Workshop on Rules of Origin for Indonesia

• Origin |

  03 December 2013

  National seminar on rules of origin in Madagascar

• October 2013

• Origin |

  14 October 2013

  National origin seminar in Armenia

• September 2013

• Origin |

  24 September 2013

  National seminar on rules of origin in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

• July 2013

• Origin |

  18 July 2013

  National Seminar on Rules of Origin in Côte d’Ivoire

• June 2013

• Origin |

  06 June 2013

  National Seminar on Rules of Origin in Sri Lanka

• February 2013

• Origin - Revenue Package |

  22 February 2013

  Regional Workshop on Rules of Origin held in South Africa

• Origin - Revenue Package |

  22 February 2013

  Programa sobre la recaudación de ingresos: Taller Regional de África Oriental y Meridional sobre Normas de Origen en Sudáfrica

• January 2013

• Origin |

  23 January 2013

  Origin Workshop at the WCO focuses on Free Trade Agreements and technology