The WCO Smart Customs Project publishes the results of the survey launched in April 2024, aimed at gauging the global adoption of disruptive technologies among WCO Members, identify capacity-building needs, nominate National Contact Points (NCPs), and foster the exchange of experiences and best practices.
On 30 June 2024, the World Customs Organization (WCO) Council approved a Resolution of the Customs Co-operation Council on Strengthening Customs-Industry Resilience. This new Resolution, developed under the leadership of Australia, responds to the growing need for collaboration between Customs administrations and industry partners to ensure global security and economic stability amidst rapid technological advancements, environmental challenges, and other emerging threats. Recognizing the critical role Customs played during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Resolution seeks to evolve the Customs-Industry relationship from a focus on trade facilitation to building resilience in the supply chain.
The Regional Digital Trade Integration Index (RDTII) Guide (2nd edition), prepared by ESCAP in close collaboration with ECA and ECLAC, serves as a handbook designed to assist policymakers and policy researchers in analysing digital trade regulations. The Guide provides essential explanations of the structure of the RDTII 2.0 framework, a multidimensional cross-economy index of digital trade regulatory integration utilized by ESCAP, ECA, and ECLAC for digital trade regulatory analysis. It introduces the indicators of digital trade policy environment used in the framework, discusses policy implications, and suggests related sources of information.
Sergei Mozer
The Eurasian Economic Commission, the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation, the Federal Customs Service and the Russian Export Center (REC) held a demonstration of pilot projects to develop a national mechanism of the “single window” in the Russian Federation as part of the implementation of Strategy-2025.
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We invite you to read the World Customs Organization Illicit Trade Report 2023, which provides an in-depth analysis of the current state, evolving trends, and complex impacts of illicit trade.
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We invite you to watch the recording of the webinar on Cybersecurity and Data Protection in Cross-border Paperless Trade, which took place on June 13, 2024. The event was organized with the participation of ESCAP, the World Customs Organization, the Asian Development Bank, and the International Chamber of Commerce. The program is available at the link.
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The Secretariat of the World Customs Organization (WCO) presented to the attention of customs services and the academic community a new issue of the magazine “WCO NEWS”, № 2 (104), 2004. The topic of the issue is “Measuring performance”.
Sergei Mozer
The Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC) and the State Revenue Committee of the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Kazakhstan, as part of the implementation of the Strategic Directions for the Development of Eurasian Economic Integration until 2025, conducted a demonstration of pilot projects for the development of the “single window” mechanism in Kazakhstan.
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We invite you to watch the recording of the World Trade Organization webinar «Trading goods in the digital era: Perspective from customs. The use of digital technologies to streamline import, export and transit procedures».
