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30 四月 2015
On 25 April 2015, Customs inspectors at Dubai International Airport’s (DXB) Terminal 3 foiled an attempt to smuggle in 9.2 kg of pure heroin concealed in the lining of a passenger’s bag.
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30 四月 2015
The World Customs Organization (WCO) organized a National Workshop on the International Convention on the Simplification and Harmonization of Customs Procedures (Revised Kyoto Convention - RKC), held from 23 to 27 March 2015 in Callao, Peru.
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30 四月 2015
A WCO ESA Regional Workshop on Harmonized System Infrastructure Support / Train-the-Trainer approach was held in Harare, Zimbabwe, from 20 to 24 April 2015.
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30 四月 2015
The WCO facilitated a National Workshop from 30 March to 02 April in Muscat (Oman) to raise awareness of and prepare for the conduction of a Time Release Study (TRS).
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30 四月 2015
On 28-30 April 2015, the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and the World Customs Organization (WCO) held a joint Workshop on Air Cargo Security and Facilitation at the ICAO Regional Office in Bangkok (Thailand) with the financial support of the Japanese Customs Co-operation Fund and with the assistance of the WCO Regional Office of Capacity Building and the ICAO Asia and Pacific Regional Office.
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29 四月 2015
The 66th Spanish-speaking Fellowship Programme was launched in Brussels on Monday 27 April 2015.
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28 四月 2015
The World Customs Organization (WCO) and the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU) concluded a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on 27 April 2015 at WCO Headquarters in Brussels.
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27 四月 2015
A Regional Seminar on preparations for implementation of the Harmonized System (HS) Nomenclature 2017 Edition was held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia from 19 to 22 April 2015.
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27 四月 2015
Thailand seizes over seven tonnes of elephant ivory within a week
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24 四月 2015
On 15 April 2015, the French Customs made a seizure of cocaine amounting to a historical haul of more than 2,25 tonnes of the drug. The seizure was made on the board of a yacht named Silandra more than 200 km off the Martinique coast.
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24 四月 2015
Focusing on the role of the private sector in supporting the implementation of the WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement, participants of the meeting of the Global Facilitation Partnership for Trade and Transport (GFP) supported global efforts towards implementation of the World Trade Organization’s Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA) and called on all stakeholders to participate fully in trade facilitation policy reforms, for the benefit of all countries.
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24 四月 2015
In April 2015 a WCO Capacity Building support mission was undertaken to Nicaragua. The mission was the latest in a series of inputs as part of the Project for “Customs Capacity Building for WCO Members 2012-15” which is funded by the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (NORAD).
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24 四月 2015
WCO Europe Regional Heads of Customs Conference
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23 四月 2015
On 20 April 2015, the new Secretary-General of the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States, Dr. Patrick Gomes, visited WCO Headquarters for discussions with Secretary General Mikuriya on topics of mutual interest, with a view to further enhancing cooperation between the two Organizations on the basis of the Memorandum of Understanding signed between the two Organizations in 2012.
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23 四月 2015
At the invitation of Mr. Gonzalo Pereira, Director General of Chile Customs, and the Mexican Revenue Service, WCO Deputy Secretary General Sergio Mujica attended the XXXVIth Meeting of the Multilateral Agreement on Mutual Assistance for Directors General of Customs of Latin America, Spain and Portugal (COMALEP), held in Puerto Natales, Chile, from 15-17 April 2015.
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22 四月 2015
The workshop was held in the OECD- Mexico Multi Lateral Tax Centre, Mexico City from Monday 23 to Friday 27 March 2015.
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21 四月 2015
Following the recommendations of the WCO Phase 3 Progress Evaluation report to strengthen its management and change-management capability, the Maldives Customs Service (MCS) hosted a Leadership and Management Development (LMD) Workshop from 5 until 16 April 2015.
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21 四月 2015
For the first time, an Experts Group on Post-Clearance Audit (PCA) met at WCO Headquarters from 13 to 17 April 2015. Eight Customs officers gathered in Brussels, with an additional officer participating remotely in the meeting using the WCO CLiKC! platform, to share their knowledge and expertise for the development of some new WCO PCA tools.
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21 四月 2015
The WCO is pleased to announce that the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and the National IPR Center successfully conducted in March 2015 a pilot of the WCO IPM Mobile Application, the mobile version of IPM, a communication and training tool designed for law enforcement officers with the aim to facilitate the distinction between genuine and counterfeit goods.
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20 四月 2015
Upon request from Qatar Customs Authority, a WCO support mission was conducted from 17 to 19 March 2015 in Doha, Qatar, to discuss the current performance measurement system, to familiarize customs officials with international good practices and to assist with formalizing Qatar customs performance measurement framework.
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17 四月 2015
In order to increase the assistance provided to its Members and to develop its external resources, the WCO organized, under the sponsorship of Qatar customs Authority, a regional accreditation workshop for expert trainers in Customs Valuation in Doha, Qatar from 22 to 26 March 2015.
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15 四月 2015
At the invitation of the Mexican Revenue Authority, Vice-Chair of the Americas and the Caribbean Region, WCO Secretary General Kunio Mikuriya attended the 18th Regional Conference of Customs Directors General for the Americas and the Caribbean Region (RCCDG), held in Puerto Natales, Chile, on 13 and 14 April 2015. The meeting was hosted by Mr. Gonzalo Pereira, Director General of Chile Customs, and was chaired by Ms. Teresa Medina of the Mexican Revenue Service.
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14 四月 2015
In the context of its ongoing endeavor to modernize the work of Customs, the Administration of Uzbekistan hosted a national Workshop on the Practical Implementation of the Harmonized System 2012 Edition to address all of the most essential aspects of this work in a comprehensive manner.
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14 四月 2015
International Consortium on Combating Wildlife Crime (ICCWC) high-level side event on "Wildlife and Forest Crime: A Serious Crime"
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13 四月 2015
At the invitation of the Malawi Revenue Authority, Vice-Chair of the East and Southern Africa (ESA) Region, WCO Secretary General Kunio Mikuriya attended the 20th Meeting of the Governing Council of the ESA Region, held in Luanda, Angola, on 9 and 10 April 2015.
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10 四月 2015
Speaking at a recent WTO event in Marrakech targeted at parliamentarians from more than 20 African countries, the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) again strongly supported the views also expressed by the WCO of the importance of a harmonized approach to the implementation of the WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA).
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08 四月 2015
The Trade Support and Regional Integration Programme (PACIR - trade facilitation aspect) includes a component concerning the connectivity of the Customs IT systems of Côte d’Ivoire, Burkina Faso and Mali, for the management of transit.
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02 四月 2015
Joint WTO WCO Valuation Workshop
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02 四月 2015
The WCO has published a leaflet for the 2015 WCO Picard Conference which will be held from 8 to 10 September 2015 in Baku, Azerbaijan. The leaflet can be accessed here.
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01 四月 2015
High Level Meeting with UNESCO partners on the implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 2199 and the Safeguarding of Iraqi and Syrian Heritage
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01 四月 2015
At the invitation of Mr. Pedro Perez Betancourt, Director General of Cuba Customs, WCO Deputy Secretary General Sergio Mujica attended the National Conference on the WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA) in La Habana, Cuba, on 26 March 2015. The Conference was attended by high-level representatives from Customs, from other government agencies related to border management and international trade, and from the business sector.
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