Following is a media release/press release about the IFCBA’s meeting at the World Customs Organization on June 3-4. It was a great success, with opportunities for learning, expression and sharing of views, and networking with friends and colleagues from the IFCBA as well as the WCO Secretariat…

The Private Sector Consultative Group of the World Customs Organization met in Brussels on April 22. The meeting was led by PSCG Chair Jaime King, a past chair of the IFCBA, who warmly welcomed the new WCO Secretary General, Ian Saunders. Mr. Saunders spoke about the WCO theme of the year: Customs…

Source: Rigby Cooke Lawyers In the recent class action case, Karpik v Carnival plc [2023] HCA 39 (Ruby Princess Case), the High Court of Australia has confirmed that where at least one party to a standard contract for goods or services is acting within, or carrying out business in, Australia the…

The IFCBA celebrates all women in our member associations and companies throughout the world on the occasion of International Women’s Day. Your work in the interests of border security and trade facilitation is of great value and makes a difference to the countries in which you work. Thank you for…

Following is a link to the latest edition of the WCO News Magazine, highlighting the theme of the year: Customs Engaging Traditional and New Partners with Purpose. Note especially the message from the new Secretary General, Ian Saunders, around this theme. IFCBA looks forward to providing input as…

Congratulations to IFCBA members as we celebrate International Customs Brokers Day! IFCBA has always been a supporter of International Customs Day, which is celebrated each January 26th by the World Customs Organization in Brussels and its member customs administrations in all parts of the world…

Dear IFCBA Members, If there is one subject that customs brokers around the world can speak about – for hours! – it is the WCO’s Harmonized System of Tariff Classification. The IFCBA not only welcomed the WCO’s review of the HS, we participated as delegates and presenters in the conference in…

Dear colleagues, I will be reaching the end of my term as Secretary General of the World Customs Organization (WCO) on 31 December. It has been a pleasure working with you for the past 22 years - 7 years as Deputy Secretary General and 15 years as Secretary General. During this period, the trade…

Source: WTO A new publication launched at the Public Forum on 15 September provides insights into how WTO members have used different international agreements and conventions beyond the WTO as the basis for imposing export regulations aimed at ensuring objectives such as environmental protection…