The Private Sector Consultative Group (PSCG) met for its 47th session at the WCO headquarters on 24 and 25 June 2019 with the participation of representatives from 16 PSCG members. The group prepared for the PSCG Dialogue with the WCO Policy Commission Members on the 26th June 2018. For IFCBA, Jaime King attended as Vice-Chair of PSCG and Carol West represented IFCBA as its primary delegate.
IFCBA is pleased to welcome its newest associated business, Dunyo LLC, Tajikistan, located in Dushanbe.
Source: The New Dawn
Partial view of participants from the LRA, customs related government agencies and representatives from business institutions attending the training in Monrovia
A weeklong training highlighting key components of the World Customs Organization (WCO) Time Release Study (TRS) commences in Monrovia.
Source: WCO
The WCO has published the 89th edition of WCO News, the Organization’s flagship magazine aimed at the Customs community, which provides a selection of informative articles that touch the international Customs and trade landscape.
This edition’s Dossier, “Towards technology-driven organizations,” contains a selection of articles on how Customs are using ICT, biometrics, e-seals and container scanning as tools to enhance their performance and services.
Source: AZERTAC
President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has received Secretary General of the World Customs Organization (WCO) Kunio Mikuriya.
Secretary General of the World Customs Organization Kunio Mikuriya thanked the head of state for the excellent organization of the World Customs Organization Information Technology/Technology and Innovation Conference and Exhibition. He described the fact that the conference brought together representatives of more than 50 countries as well as private and public sectors as indicative of the importance of the event.
Source: The Star
In Summary
• Staff are expected to take continuous professional development courses, which will be provided on mobile.
• Commission says the kind of tax knowledge that has been in the public space for many years is largely general.
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Source: WTO
The WTO’s Annual Report, published today (4 June), provides a comprehensive account of the organization’s activities in 2018 and early 2019. The Report opens with a message from Director-General Roberto Azevêdo and a brief overview of the year. This is followed by in-depth accounts of the WTO’s main areas of activity over the past 12 months.
The Report is available on the WTO website.
Source: WCO
The Technical Committee on Customs Valuation (Technical Committee) has at its 48th Session held from 13 – 17 May 2019 adopted an instrument (Advisory Opinion 23.1) with respect to the valuation of goods purchased in a flash sale.
