The WCO has committed all three of its core functions – standard setting, cooperation, and capacity building – to support its Members build integrity and fight corruption:
The WCO Revised Arusha Declaration Concerning Good Governance and Integrity in Customs (RAD) is the WCO’s principal policy instrument for Integrity-related actions and contains specific 10 key factors, each practical and specific to Customs, together driving holistic and systemic changes in structures, policies, practices, and mindsets.
The WCO Integrity Sub-Committeeestablished in 2001, is tasked with guiding the WCO’s work in the area of integrity by enabling Members to develop standards, share best practices, discuss implementation challenges, and enhance cooperation with international organizations, while ensuring the effective coordination, promotion, and integration of integrity principles across the WCO in line with the WCO Revised Arusha Declaration. Recent discussions within the ISC have focused on the role of internal affairs units, the contribution of the WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement to integrity, how integrity can enhance security outcomes, and how measuring integrity in Customs can strengthen anti-corruption strategies.
Customs-to-Customs technical assistance and capacity building support Customs in implementing integrity-related initiatives in all of the 10 key factors covered by the WCO Revised Arusha Declaration. Since 2019, this support has been delivered primarily through the WCO Anti-Corruption and Integrity Promotion (A-CIP) Programme for Customs.
For more details, please contact integrity@wcoomd.org