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Challenges to Trade Facilitation Challenges to Trade Facilitation EffortsEfforts
Allen BrufordAllen BrufordDeputy Director, Compliance & FacilitationDeputy Director, Compliance & Facilitation
World Customs OrganizationWorld Customs Organization
To enhance the effectiveness and efficiency of To enhance the effectiveness and efficiency of Customs AdministrationsCustoms Administrations
Economic and social well-being of nationsEconomic and social well-being of nations
Application of trade Application of trade regulationsregulations
Protection of Protection of societysociety
Collection of fiscal Collection of fiscal revenuerevenue
WORLD CUSTOMS ORGANIZATION
The World Customs Organization is the The World Customs Organization is the competent intergovernmental competent intergovernmental
organization for global Customs issuesorganization for global Customs issues
Customs in the 21Customs in the 21stst Century (C21): Century (C21): WCO’s New Strategic DirectionWCO’s New Strategic Direction
Approved as the future Approved as the future Customs roadmapCustoms roadmap
From vision, aspiration to From vision, aspiration to implementationimplementation
Impact on WCO instruments, Impact on WCO instruments, technical committees, technical committees, strategic planningstrategic planning
10 building blocks for C2110 building blocks for C21
Priority BBs: Globally Priority BBs: Globally Networked Customs and Networked Customs and Coordinated Border Coordinated Border ManagementManagement
WORLD CUSTOMS ORGANIZATION
Activities for Trade FacilitationActivities for Trade Facilitation
Providing strategic advice and guidanceProviding strategic advice and guidance
Facilitating the planning processFacilitating the planning process
Raising awareness of policy-makersRaising awareness of policy-makers
Clarifying diagnostic recommendations and Clarifying diagnostic recommendations and Implementation of Int’l standardsImplementation of Int’l standards
Supporting dialogue with donorsSupporting dialogue with donors
Complimentary support by technical/operational Complimentary support by technical/operational advisors and expert trainersadvisors and expert trainers
WORLD CUSTOMS ORGANIZATION
Challenges to Trade Facilitation Efforts
Lack of political will to make changesLack of political will to make changes
Lack of trust between the private and public sectorsLack of trust between the private and public sectors
Lack of means to assess and ensure compliance of Lack of means to assess and ensure compliance of reformsreforms
Inadequate coordination between governmental Inadequate coordination between governmental agenciesagencies
Difficulties in meeting requirements of international Difficulties in meeting requirements of international standards, andstandards, and
IntegrityIntegrityWORLD CUSTOMS ORGANIZATION
Thank you for attentionThank you for attention
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