Supporting trade integration in Africa: two new publications under the EU-WCO Rules of Origin Africa Programme

By the team in charge of the EU-WCO Rules of Origin Africa Programme

WCO published a Study on the Digitalization of the Certificate of Origin

By the WCO Secretariat

The updated 2023 version of the STCE Implementation Guide is available

By the WCO Secretariat

Customs Engaging Traditional and New Partners with Purpose – Some thoughts about the theme of the year

By Ian Saunders, WCO Secretary General

Partnership with private sector leads to enhanced certainty in the classification of products in Brazil

By Jackson Aluir Corbari, Tax and Customs Attaché at the Brazilian Embassy in Washington, Ronaldo Lazaro Medina, Tax and Customs Expert, Ernani Checcucci, Senior Trade Facilitation Specialist at the World Bank Group, Marcia Schaffer, Coordinator of Knowledge Management at the Procomex Alliance Institute, Tatiana Farane Mein, Project Coordinator at the Procomex Alliance Institute and John Edwin Mein, Executive Coordinator at the Procomex Alliance Institute

Strengthening E-Commerce Compliance: overview of Brazil Programa Remessa Conforme

By John Edwin Mein, Executive Coordinator, Procomex Alliance Institute, Sergio Garcia da Silva Alencar, Customs Operational Coordinator at Brazilian Customs, and Rosangela Moreira Rodrigues, Head of the Special Customs Controls Division at Brazilian Customs

Developing an Ecosystem of Trust at the UK border

By Sam Wright and Muiris Ó Floinn, Ecosystem of Trust and Innovation, Borders Group, Cabinet Office , and Gavin McCann, Cross-Cutting Customs Policy, Borders and Trade Group, HM Revenue and Customs, United Kingdom

Combating drug trafficking: how shipping lines can become Customs partners

By the World Shipping Council

Putting the partnership principle into practice: a look into Singapore Customs’ collaboration with authorities and stakeholders

By Singapore Customs

West and Central Africa region intensifies stakeholder engagement in anti-corruption measures

By the WCO Secretariat team in charge of the Anti-Corruption and Integrity Promotion (A-CIP) Programme

Engaging partners to expand evidence base knowledge: overview of the work done to shed light on the efficiency and impact of some anti-corruption measures

By Jamie Bergin, Research Coordinator, Transparency International

Saudi Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority (ZATCA) introduces Clearance Within Two Hours Initiative

By the Saudi Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority

Automatic Customs data exchange: a look into the system used in the Western Balkans

By the Customs Administration of Serbia

MERCOSUR launches Customs Data Model based on WCO standard and takes a leap forward in terms of data exchange

By Leonardo Pellegrino, Single Window for Foreign Trade Project, Directorate of Customs Process Reengineering, Argentina General Customs Bureau

Misuse of ATA carnets: overview of Operation JUBILARIAN II

By the Australian Border Force

Bahrain Customs implements digital warehouse management system

By Bahrain Customs Affairs, Customs Clearance Directorate

Indonesia implements automated data exchange with e-commerce marketplaces

By Oryza Septi Utami, Customs Analyst, Directorate of International Affairs

Due diligence: highlighting the challenges for SMEs

By Eduardo N. B. Leite, founder of the Trade and Compliance Institute for Trade Facilitation, Electronic Business and Sustainability