Dear friends,
We would like to inform you of the latest issue of the World Customs Organization’s magazine «WCO NEWS» № 3 (108), 2025. The issue’s theme is e-commerce management.
Рубрика: WCO
TECHNOLOGY, E-COMMERCE AND GREEN CUSTOMS IN FOCUS AT THE PERMANENT TECHNICAL COMMITTEE
More than three hundred representatives of Customs administrations, international organizations, academia, and the private sector came together at the end of October 2025 to attend the latest Sessions of the Permanent Technical Committee (PTC) and to contribute to the development of norms and tools designed to enhance efficiency in trade.
‘We do all these things to achieve the ultimate goal of protecting society’, WCO Secretary General addresses INTERPOL Conference
WCO Secretary General, Ian Saunders
“Only by working together can we enhance intelligence sharing, build capacities, and prevent counterfeit and dangerous goods from moving through the global trade ecosystem”, WCO Secretary General, Ian Saunders, told the 18th INTERPOL Intellectual Property Crime Conference in a keynote address.
MAIN DIRECTIONS OF DEVELOPMENT OF INTERNATIONAL CUSTOMS COOPERATION OF THE EURASIAN ECONOMIC UNION
Sergei Mozer
Sergei Mozer, Ph.D. (Law)
Published: Problems of economics and legal practice. – № 1. – Volume 21. – 2025. – P. 154-163.
16TH SESSION OF THE WORLD CUSTOMS ORGANIZATION CAPACITY BUILDING COMMITTEE: REIMAGINING THE WCO CAPACITY-BUILDING PARADIGM
The World Customs Organization (WCO) Capacity Building Committee (CBC) held its 16th session from 26 to 28 February 2025 under the theme “Reimagining the WCO Capacity-Building Paradigm – Thriving with Strategic Purpose and Resource Optimization”.
HIGHLIGHTS OF THE WCO GLOBAL FORUM ON ORIGIN INTERCONNECTIVITY
The World Customs Organization (WCO) successfully convened the WCO Global Forum on Origin Interconnectivity at its Headquarters, on 3 – 4 February 2025. Supported by the Korea Customs service, and the European Union (EU), through the EU-WCO Programme for Rules of Origin in Africa, this event attracted around 300 in-person participants from 112 countries, and numerous online participants consolidating its prominence as a global forum for origin-related discourse.
WCO DEDICATES 2025 TO CUSTOMS DELIVERING ON ITS COMMITMENT TO EFFICIENCY, SECURITY AND PROSPERITY
On 26 January each year, WCO Member Customs administrations celebrate International Customs Day. This is a chance for them to honour the dedication of their respective staffs, educate the public on Customs’ mission and role, and mobilize decision makers who can help ensure that they have the resources required to address challenges effectively and efficiently.
2ND WCO SYMPOSIUM ON “REMOVING COUNTERFEITS FROM E-COMMERCE” GENERATES STRONG INTEREST
On 15 January 2025, the World Customs Organization (WCO) held its 2nd Symposium on “Removing counterfeits from e-commerce”. This event was aimed at discussing issues arising from substandard, counterfeit and falsified medicines and medical devices traded through e-commerce.
WCO LAUNCHES THE SMART CUSTOMS COMMUNITY PORTAL
The World Customs Organization (WCO) is proud to unveil its new Smart Customs Community Portal, a platform created under the Smart Customs Project and funded by the Customs Cooperation Fund of China (CCF-China). This initiative aims to bridge the digital divide among WCO Members, empowering them to leverage disruptive technologies to enhance global supply chain security and efficiency, in alignment with the WCO 2022/2025 Strategic Plan’s focus on technology and innovation.
2ND WCO SYMPOSIUM ON “REMOVING COUNTERFEITS FROM E-COMMERCE”
On 11 June 2024, the WCO organized a Symposium on “Removing counterfeits from e-commerce” preceded by the Operation STOP III report launch. This event, the first of its kind under the IPR, Health and Safety Programme, attracted more than 350 registrations from WCO Member administrations, the Regional Intelligence Liaison Office (RILO) network, international organizations, rights holders, industry, academia and private sector representatives, including e-commerce platforms, Customs brokers, express carriers and postal operators.