The WCO Anti-Corruption and Integrity Promotion (A-CIP) Programme, launched in 2019 with support from Norway, and later from Canada, aims to strengthen integrity, transparency, and good governance across Customs administrations. Through its first phase (2019-2025), the Programme has worked with more than 25 Members, and has provided technical assistance, performance-measurement tools, and multi-stakeholder engagement mechanisms to reduce corruption risks and reinforce accountability in Customs operations. Through a structured, data-driven approach, the WCO A-CIP Programme has helped participating Administrations translate the principles of the WCO Revised Arusha Declaration into concrete institutional reforms that support fair, predictable, and efficient cross-border trade.
Phase II of the WCO A-CIP Programme (2026-2030)
Thanks to renewed funding from Norway, the second phase of the WCO A-CIP Programme has been launched in 2026, running until 2030.
A-CIP II is deepening efforts to mainstream integrity across all core areas of Customs operations and WCO work. This includes expanding the systematic use of evidence-based tools such as the (CIPS), the Integrity Development Guide (IDG), and contributed to the creation of the Performance Measurement Mechanism (PMM), and enhancing the integration of integrity considerations into WCO instruments, capacity-building activities, and global cooperation frameworks. The Programme is also promoting more advanced use of Customs operational and integrity data to support risk management, decision-making, and accountability.
The new phase of the WCO A-CIP Programme builds on the results and successes from the first years of the Programme, incorporate lessons learned, and bring into sharper focus target areas that may be used to combat corruption and build integrity within Customs administrations. At the same time, it takes advantage of opportunities derived from new organizational arrangements at the WCO which place integrity, and the WCO A-CIP Programme, more centrally and strategically significant as a core value. Through this, it further aims its efforts towards helping WCO Members implement more systemic changes to combat corruption and promote integrity, while still maintaining a clear scope of work that capitalizes on the WCO’s unique position to support reform in the Customs administrative and operational space.
A-CIP II also carries an increased focus on delivering assistance to drive overall results in three key areas:
The second phase of the WCO A-CIP Programme is delivered through a) the development and maintenance of Customs standards and policies, and b) the implementation and capacity development.
For more details, please contact a-cip@wcoomd.org