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APEC bares plan to hasten trade via regional single window

Customs officials from the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) member economies are initiating a digital revolution using the single window concept to make trade easier,...

Developing countries should continue trade-easing reforms in wake of WTO deal

New United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) research reveals how nearly 60 countries have prepared the ground to cut red tape and...

Congo acceeds to Revised Kyoto Convention

The Republic of the Congo acceded to the International Convention on the Simplification and Harmonization of Customs Procedures (Revised Kyoto Convention) during the recent...

Better trade facilitation could cut trade costs in Asia by 9%...

Improving trade facilitation by simplifying, modernizing, and harmonizing export and import processes can reduce trade costs by up to 9% in Asia-Pacific, according to...

Revised Kyoto Convention now has 112 contracting parties

Tunisia recently became the 112th contracting party to the International Convention on the Simplification and Harmonization of Customs Procedures (Revised Kyoto Convention or RKC). World...

WCO launches new Transit Guidelines at global conference

The World Customs Organization (WCO) has launched new Transit Guidelines, a tool for the facilitation of transit and establishment of efficient transit regimes, at...

WCO workshop boosts ASEAN members’ capability to carry out work on...

A World Customs Organization (WCO) sub-regional Workshop on Advance Rulings and Origin Certification for ASEAN Member Customs administrations, funded by Customs Cooperation Fund (CCF)...

PH Customs At A Crossroads

This is a four-part article outlining the major problems confronting the Philippine Bureau of Customs; the previous efforts to reform and modernize the agency;...