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Source: WCO The WCO Secretariat has set up a team to study the possibilities for potential improvements to the HS and its tools. The team will collect views and suggestions from stakeholders. Details of how you can get involved in the HS Study can be found at the end of this article. The Harmonized…
The WCO has launched a useful website with information about countries who have AEO programs and Mutual Recognition Agreements. To use the WCO AEO Compendium, click on the following link to find your country or countries of interest. https://aeo.wcoomd.org/
The PSCG has received a request from Mr. Igor Dankov, Ukraine’s Customs Counsellor in Brussels for a statement against the war in Ukraine. PSCG Chair Jaime King has responded with the following message. Mr Dankov. Thank you very much for contacting me. As you may be aware, The PSCG is a group of…
Source: WCO The World Customs Organization’s (WCO) Secretariat would like to express its deep sadness and grave concern with regard to the continued suffering, devastation and loss of life going on in Ukraine. We have been monitoring the crisis very closely in coordination with the WCO Council Chair…
Source: King & Spalding This month a number of new and revised tariff provisions in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (“HTSUS”) will take effect. The changes to the HTSUS are designed to ensure that the HTSUS includes significant updates made by the World Customs Organization (“WCO…
IFCBA Secretary Carol West spoke earlier this week at the World Customs Organization’s African Continental Conference on the Harmonized System. Asked to speak about “The Private Sector as an indispensable partner in the implementation and application of the HS”, she focused on “The Importance and…
Source: AZERTAC As part of his working visit to Brussels, Azerbaijan`s Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov has met with Secretary General of the World Customs Organization (WCO) Kunio Mikuriya. During the meeting, the sides praised the current level of cooperation between the WCO and Azerbaijan, and…
Source: WCO The Directors General of Customs of the Community of Portuguese Language Countries (CPLP) met on 27 and 28 October 2021, via videoconference. The Meeting was chaired by Mr. Carlos Benguela, Director General of Customs of Sao Tome and Principe. Representatives of the Community’s eight…
Source: WCO The report on the inaugural round of the International Survey on Customs Administration (ISOCA) is now available on the WCO public website. The data collected in this Survey is based on the combined efforts of 51 Customs administrations around the world, who provided information by…