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Successful conclusion of the WCO National Workshop on “Advanced training of Customs Laboratory Staff of Albania on Analyses of goods of Chapters 54 and 55”

27 junio 2023

The World Customs Organization (WCO) and the WCO Regional Customs Laboratory for Europe, under the sponsorship of the Customs Cooperation Fund – Germany, successfully delivered a national workshop for the Republic of Albania on analyses of goods of Chapters 54 and 55 of HS. The workshop was held from 21 to 22 June 2023 at the Chemical Laboratory of the Albanian Customs Administration in Tirana, Republic of Albania.

The objective of the workshop was to improve the knowledge of the Customs Laboratory of Albania in textile analysis, classification and the use of adequate equipment.

The workshop was facilitated by an accredited WCO Technical and Operational Advisor on Customs Laboratory Matters from Italy, assisted by a national textile expert from the Italian Customs and Monopolies Agency.

Over the course of the workshop, a wide range of topics related to textile products issues were addressed and the participants were informed about several databases and documentation specifically designed for the day to day routine in a Customs Laboratory.

The structure of the Italian Customs and Monopolies Laboratories was described in detail as a representative example of modern Customs Laboratories. 

Participants were also informed about the efforts of the WCO Secretariat in promoting cooperation and networking between Customs Laboratories and, in particular, about the WCO Regional Customs Laboratories (CLEN – Customs Laboratories European Network) initiative. 

Furthermore, specific tests for the identification and classification of textile products (fibres, yarns, fabrics and other textile articles) were put into practice with several application examples by participants and facilitators, including the differences between textured and non-textured polyester filaments, the  recognition of synthetic staple fibres in yarns and fabrics, the classification of knitted fabric in headings 60.01, the needleloom felt and stich-bonded fibre fabrics, the difference between woven pile fabrics and chenille fabrics, etc.

The workshop was attended by more than 10 participants from different departments of the Customs Administration of the Republic of Albania, involved in Chemical Laboratory and Classification of goods Unit.