Tag: World Customs Organization
WCO report: drug trafficking cases up 7%
There were 45,497 drug trafficking cases submitted by 126 countries to the World Customs Organization (WCO) in 2018, up by 6.9% compared...
New rules of origin database to help SMEs better utilize FTA...
A
free searchable database on
rules of origin
requirements and duty
savings under free trade agreements (FTAs) is now available
to firms, according to the World Trade...
PH Customs launches Cargo Targeting System
The Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC) launched on October 16 the Cargo Targeting System (CTS), a World Customs Organization (WCO) enterprise solution,...
WCO report: Free Zone misuse stems from lax customs control
Free Zones are not only utilized by legitimate actors for legal economic activities, but also occasionally misused for illicit activities, according to...
Laos eyes launch of AEO program before year ends
Lao PDR is planning to implement an Authorized Economic Operators (AEO) program before year-end, according to the World Customs Organization (WCO), which...
India customs and post push forward with advance electronic data exchange
The post and customs administrations of India are making further progress with their plan to exchange advance electronic data (AED) on inbound...
WCO publishes e-commerce package, AEO compendium
The World Customs Organization
(WCO) has just published the WCO E-Commerce Package to provide guidance to customs
administrations on establishing or enhancing the legislative,...
WCO lauds Indonesia’s ‘transformative’ customs reform journey
The head of the World Customs
Organization (WCO) said Indonesia’s customs reform journey and its positive
transformative effect in the country ought to be...
WCO-UPU guidelines on electronic advance data exchange released
The joint guidelines of the World Customs Organization (WCO) and the Universal Postal Union (UPU) on the exchange of electronic advance data...
E-commerce conference explores customs, trade issues
The physical aspects of cross-border e-commerce take center stage at the “Cross-Border E-Commerce: An International Trade and Customs Perspective” conference on July...
