Tag: WCO
WCO forum discusses impact of e-commerce on Customs valuation
The World Customs Organization’s first symposium on E-commerce and Customs Valuation tackled challenges in calculating Customs value as a result of rapidly increasing e-commerce...
UNCTAD, WCO sign pact boosting customs modernization
New agreement signed by UNCTAD and the World Customs Organization seeks to boost customs modernization by enabling interoperability of their trade facilitation systems
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PH Customs to replace advanced manifest system with WCO version
The Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC) is set to introduce a new system to replace its advanced manifest system (AMS), whose implementation is currently...
BOC hosts WCO Sub-Regional Train-the-Trainers Workshop on Programme Global Shield
The Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC) co-hosted the World Customs Organization (WCO) Sub-Regional Train-the-Trainers Workshop on Programme Global Shield (PGS) that started on March...
SAFE Framework of Standards draft 2018 edition completed
The SAFE Working Group (SWG) has finalized this year’s draft edition of the World Customs Organization’s (WCO) SAFE Framework of Standards (SAFE), which is...
WCO, China Customs hold first global cross-border e-commerce summit
The First Global Cross-Border E-Commerce Conference, co-hosted by the World Customs Organization (WCO) and the General Administration of China Customs (GACC), has recognized the...
WCO launches 2018 theme, calls for securing supply chain
The World Customs Organization (WCO) has unveiled “A Secure Business Environment for Economic Development” as its slogan in 2018, introduced formally on January 26...
More expert trainers accredited on Rules of Origin in Asia Pacific
A World Customs Organization (WCO) Accreditation Workshop for Expert Trainers (ET) on Rules of Origin was held in Busan, Korea, from 15 to 19...
WCO’s Harmonized System is 30 years old
2018 marks the 30th anniversary of the Harmonized System (HS), which came into effect on January 1, 1988.
A multipurpose nomenclature for trade, the HS...
IATA, WCO collaborate to enhance air cargo efficiency, security
The International Air Transport Association’s (IATA) Cargo-XML messaging standard has been fully integrated into the World Customs Organization’s Cargo Targeting System (WCO CTS), a...
