Activities and Programme

• Coordinated Border Management

  Coordinated border management is now recognized by the Customs community as a potential solution for the challenges that the 21st century presents especially with respect to efficient and effective border management.
  
  
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  Cross-Border e-Commerce

  WCO work done so far and what is next: definition and characteristics of E-Commerce, challenges faced by Customs administrations and other stakeholders, potential solutions...
  
  
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• Customs requirements concerning the control of firearms on board ships

  The WCO Secretariat has produced a short questionnaire for Customs administrations on Customs requirements concerning the control of firearms and ammunition on board ships for use by privately contracted armed security personnel.
  
  
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• Disruptive technologies

   

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• Free Zone

  Free Zones have become a global phenomenon and an integral part of the global supply and value chains within just the 50 years. However, Illegal activities in Free Zones have been repeatedly reported, and Customs and the private sector have expressed the need for better Customs procedures and controls in Free Zones.
  
  Ensuring effective Customs controls in Free Zones contributes to improving the business environment at the national and international level. There can be a significant negative impact on the competitiveness of Free Zones if they are poorly implemented.
  
  
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  Globally Networked Customs

  Driven by the need to ensure that WCO Members were well-positioned to meet the challenges and opportunities of the global trading environment, the WCO Council adopted its Customs in the 21st Century strategic vision in 2008. It comprises ten building blocks, of which Globally Networked Customs (GNC) is the first.
  
  
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• National Single Window (NSW)

  It is generally recognized that Customs Administrations, as one of the Cross Border Regulatory Agencies, play a strategic role for the implementation of national economic and security policies accordingly Customs have a pivotal role in building National Single Window Environments.
  
  
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• Natural Disaster Relief

  This section deals with Customs's role in natural disaster management and includes information on WCO intruments and tools relating to the movement of consignments containing goods for humanitarian assistance, initiatives taken by WCO Members, as well as the UN Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies.
  
  
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  WCO SAFE Package

  Join the SAFE journey which began in 2005 ... and enhance global trade!! To understand this dynamic instrument that balances security, facilitation and Customs control, and opens the window to end-to-end trade supply chain management, visit this page.
  
  
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• WTO Trade Facilitation Negotiations

  This section includes WCO and WTO documents related to the WTO trade facilitation negotiations.
  
  
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