WCO Secretary General addresses Scholars in Japan on Customs modernization

31 августа 2018

On 30 August 2018, the WCO Secretary General Kunio Mikuriya gave a special lecture to WCO scholars at the National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS), Ivy Hall, in Tokyo, Japan. Nineteen scholars from WCO Members who are following the Master’s degree programme in Public Finance at the GRIPS and in Strategic Management and Intellectual Property Rights at Aoyama Gakuin University (AGU) attended the lecture.

Zambia Revenue Authority joins the WCO Mercator Programme

31 августа 2018

Following a successful joint scoping mission in collaboration with the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), the WCO is pleased to welcome the Zambia Revenue Authority (ZRA) as the newest beneficiary of the tailor-made track of the Mercator Programme.

WCO’s WACAM Project supports Nigeria Customs Service and Stakeholders in the preparation of the Time Release Study (TRS)

31 августа 2018

As part of its work on stakeholder engagement and measuring the performance of the protagonists involved, the Nigeria Customs Service sought support from the WCO, via the WACAM Project funded by the Swedish Government, in carrying out its very first Time Release Study (TRS) following the WCO methodology as outlined in the TRS Guide.

WCO contributes to strengthening Zimbabwe’s capacities on Authorised Economic Operator and Post Clearance Audit

30 августа 2018

The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (ZIMRA) approved the Mercator Implementation Plan for Zimbabwe in September 2017. One of the Strategic Objectives of the Plan is to strengthen and expand ZIMRA’s Authorised Economic Operator (AEO) and Post-Clearance Audit (PCA) programmes.

Further WCO Activity to Strengthen Sierra Leone National Revenue Authority’s Customs Valuation Controls

29 августа 2018

As part of the ongoing Mercator programme assistance provided to the National Revenue Authority (NRA) of Sierra Leone to support the implementation of the World Trade Organization Trade Facilitation Agreement, the WCO conducted a valuation mission in Freetown between 20 and 24 August.

WCO National Workshop on Coordinated Border Management held in Montevideo, Uruguay

29 августа 2018

The WCO conducted a National Workshop on Coordinated Border Management (CBM) in Montevideo, Uruguay from 6 to 10 August 2018. The Workshop was hosted by the Uruguay Customs Administration, with substantial support from the AMS Regional Office for Capacity Building (ROCB) based in Montevideo, Uruguay.

27 августа 2018

16 Customs Officers from Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Timor-Leste, Tonga, Vanuatu and Mongolia participated in a WCO Passenger Controls Workshop and Training in Suva Fiji from August 06 to August 10th, 2018. Facilitators from the WCO Secretariat, New Zealand Customs and Australian Border Force conducted the workshop.

WCO publishes new guides supporting the implementation of AEO programmes and MRAs

24 августа 2018

The WCO has published two key documents that will provide detailed guidance and further support for the implementation of Authorized Economic Operator (AEO) programmes and their complementary Mutual Recognition Arrangements/Agreements (MRAs) in a more effective and harmonized manner globally: the Customs AEO Validator Guide and the MRA Strategy Guide.

WCO support mission to the General Department of Customs and Excise (GDCE) of Cambodia focused on WTO TFA implementation and the further development of a new Strategy and Work Program for Reform and Modernization

22 августа 2018

At the request of the General Department of Customs and Excise (GDCE) of Cambodia, the WCO conducted a support mission to carry out a Gap Analysis on the implementation status of the WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA) and to facilitate the development of GDCE’s new five year Strategic and Work Program for Reform and Modernization (SWRM).

The WCO C-RED project follows up on the finalization of the Standard Operating Procedures for relief consignments in Liberia and Sierra Leone

22 августа 2018

In the week of 13 August 2018, a team of WCO experts and a representative of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UN-OCHA) delivered two 2-days workshops under the Dutch-funded Customs for Relief of Epidemic Diseases (C-RED) Project.

Second Meeting of APEC’s SCCP marks important advances in Customs cooperation

22 августа 2018

The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Sub-Committee on Customs Procedures held its Second Meeting (SCCP2) from 10 to 12 August 2018 in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea (PNG).

South American WCO Member – Bolivia – Benefits from Mercator Programme

21 августа 2018

From 23-27 July, the National Customs Service of Bolivia (ANB) worked in tandem with a team of visiting experts from the WCO.

WCO supports Iran with enhancing ICT implementation and AEO Programme

20 августа 2018

The World Customs Organization (WCO) with the support of the Customs Cooperation Fund of Japan (CCF Japan) conducted a 4-day ‘National Workshop on ICT in Customs procedures and AEO Programme’ from 13 to 16 August 2018 in Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran.

20 августа 2018

WCO support on implementing the Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA) in the Dominican Republic took another important step last week. A mission carried out from 6 to 10 August 2018 evaluated and found significant advances by Dominican Customs regarding trade facilitation measures.

WCO supports Cape Verde to improve KPIs for Strategic Dashboard establishment

20 августа 2018

Within the framework of the WCO-WACAM Project financed by Sweden, a technical assistance session was held from 06 to 10 August 2018 at the Cape Verde Revenue Directorate (DNRE) Headquarters in Praia, Cape Verde, to work on the design of a Strategic Dashboard for DNRE.

COPES Regional Seminar in Mauritius

14 августа 2018

As part of the COPES Programme, an awareness regional seminar, organized in partnership with Mauritian Customs, took place from 24 to 26 July 2018 in Mauritius.

WCO supports Nepal on Advance Ruling System and improvement of tariff classification

07 августа 2018

A WCO Revenue Package national Workshop on the development of an Advance Ruling System for classification, funded by CCF Korea, was held in Kathmandu, Nepal, from 30 July to 3 August 2018.

WCO Workshop to support Ethiopian Customs with Risk Management

03 августа 2018

The World Customs Organization (WCO) held a Risk Management (RM) Workshop from 23 to 27 July 2018 in Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) to enhance the application, within the Ethiopian Revenues and Customs Authority (ERCA), of RM on export, transit and other Customs activities such as warehousing, with particular emphasis on risk assessment, profiling and targeting.

WCO new e-learning course on a Single Window environment

02 августа 2018

The WCO Secretariat has developed a new online e-learning course on a Single Window environment with the generous funding from the Government of United Kingdom through Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC), under the framework of the HMRC-WCO-UNCTAD TFA Capacity Building Programme.

The WCO Regional Workshop for the East South Africa (ESA) region

02 августа 2018

The WCO Regional Workshop for the East South Africa (ESA) region on “Coordinated Border Management with a special focus on One Stop Border Posts in Single Window Environments” was held from 23 to 27 July 2018.

National Workshop in Dakar, Senegal, on WTO Agreement on Customs Valuation and Transfer Pricing

02 августа 2018

Following a request for technical assistance related to capacity building on Customs valuation and transfer pricing, the World Customs Organization organized with the support of the General Directorate of Customs of Senegal a national training workshop in Dakar from 23 to 27 July.

WCO successfully conducts ‘People Diagnostics’ mission in Ethiopia, 16th-24th July 2018

02 августа 2018

As part of the established Mercator Plan for Ethiopia, the WCO successfully concluded a human resources management diagnostic study in partnership with the Ethiopian Revenues and Customs Authority (ERCA).

WCO attends the International Conference on Customs Laboratories in the Russian Federation

01 августа 2018

From 24 to 26 July 2018, the WCO participated at the "VIII International Scientific and Practical Conference on the Problems of Expert Activities" in Yekaterinburg (Russian Federation). The Conference was opened by Mr. Peter Tokarev, Head of the Central Expert Criminalistic Customs Administration (CECCA) who emphasized the important role played by Customs Laboratories in the protection of the society and the environment.