New shipment procedures for Bhutan

Source: Kuensel

With the border sealed, the government is tasked with ensuring the continuous supply of essential goods through Phuentsholing and avoiding the risk of Covid-19 from transporters entering the country.

Essentials arrive in Indian trucks to the mini dry port in Phuentsholing. The Indian drivers who drive the containers and trailers, clearing agent staffs and customs officials are the primary people involved at the mini dry port. The drivers are seen as potential carriers.

COVID-19: WCO launches an IPR CENcomm Group for data exchange on counterfeit medical supplies and fake medicines

Source: WCO

While the world is gripped by the fight against COVID-19, criminal organizations have turned this global pandemic into an opportunity to carry out their fraudulent activities, particularly by trafficking counterfeit medical supplies such as face masks and medical gloves.

Recognizing the importance of permanent and real-time exchange of relevant information to fight these criminal activities, the World Customs Organization (WCO) launched the Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) CENcomm Group on the newly modernized CENcomm 3.0 platform.

WCO: COVID-19 Urgent Notice: counterfeit medical supplies and introduction of export controls on personal protective equipment

Source: WCO

The WCO reminds the general public to exercise extreme caution when purchasing critical medical supplies from unknown sources, particularly online. The use of these goods may cost lives.

While the world is gripped by the fight against COVID-19, criminals have turned this into an opportunity for fraudulent activity. There have been an alarming number of reports quoting seizures of counterfeit critical medical supplies, such as face masks and hand sanitizers in particular.

WCO approves Kuwait as Regional Customs Training Center

Source: MENAFN

World Customs Organization (WCO) and Kuwait signed a memorandum of understanding on establishing the organization's Regional Training Center in Kuwait, as a certified customs training body.

The memorandum was signed by WCO Secretary General Dr. Kunio Mikuriya and Director General of Kuwait General Administration of Customs Advisor Jamal Jalawi, after the 51st meeting of the Directors General of Customs for North of Africa, Near and Middle East (MENA) regions, held at the Arab League headquarters in Cairo.