Tag: World Customs Organization
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...
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...
International customs community adopts Luxor Resolution on cross-border e-commerce
The World Customs Organization (WCO) Policy Commission (PC) has unanimously adopted the Luxor Resolution, which outlines the guiding principles for cross-border e-commerce.
The resolution addresses eight...
PH Customs turning to foreign partners for ICT modernization plan
The Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC) is tapping international institutions for the implementation of its automation project, according to Customs Commissioner Isidro Lapeña.
The customs...
WCO releases 2016 Illicit Trade Report
The World Customs Organization (WCO) recently released the 2016 Illicit Trade Report, its flagship publication in which the Organization tries to quantify and map the...
