Dear friends,
A joint international conference of the World Customs Organization (WCO) and the Universal Postal Union (UPU) on the topic “Challenges and opportunities for cross-border e-commerce through Customs and Postal cooperation” will be held in Tokyo, Japan from June 6 to 8, 2023.
The conference is jointly organized by the WCO and the UPU, hosted by the Japan Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan Customs and Japan Post, under the theme “ Challenges and opportunities for cross-border e-commerce through Customs and Postal cooperation” as a first significant and symbolic step under the new Agreement. Japan has also shared its willingness to host the event to contribute to promoting cooperation between Customs and Designated Operators (DOs) at international and national levels.
The Joint Global Conference will bring together policy and decision-makers, as well as operational experts from Customs and DOs around the world, for discussions. Its goal is to explore various topics relating to common challenges, find cooperation opportunities between DOs and Customs, and identify related policy orientation with a view to implementation in a standardized and harmonized manner.
We expect the Joint Conference will offer identifying synergies to enhance coordination and cooperation in order to strengthen security and facilitation of Customs procedures for the global postal chain. Additionally, the Conference serves as a global platform for high-level officials and experts from Customs and DOs, as well as for other stakeholders, to exchange information, experiences, know-how and best practices. It will assist in identifying emerging challenges and their potential solutions, while increasing the awareness of Customs and postal regulatory frameworks, their mandates, and available instruments and tools.
The conference page is at the link.
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28.04.2023