Trade Facilitation and

World Customs Organization (WCO)

Takashi NAKAOTakashi NAKAOCapacity Building DirectoateCapacity Building Directoate

Intergovernmental organization of Customs administrations

Brussels, Belgium

179 Members - responsible for processing

more than 98% of international trade

Key Activities　　 - Rule and Standard Setting　　 - International Cooperation,

Sharing Information, best practices

- Capacity Building

Revenue Collection of Import Taxes

Protection of Society <health, safety> (drug trafficking, firearms, environment, etc.)

Economic Development <trade, investment> (trade facilitation)

　　

　　

Customs

Customs function

function

Protection of Economic Interests (domestic industry)

Security <terrorism> (shifting focus to the entire supply chain)

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Economic Competitiveness Package Economic Competitiveness Package (ECP)(ECP)

Customs Service with high performance has a positive impact on economic competitiveness through trade facilitation

Transparent and Predictable Customs environment will encourage direct investment and the establishment of industrial facilities and logistics hubs

WCO existing instruments and tools and some new tools in the ECP

Implementing the ECP to assist countries in improving the external environment of their trading community and ultimately boosting trade

Revised Kyoto Convention Revised Kyoto Convention (RKC)(RKC)

International Convention on the Simplification and Harmonization of Customs Procedures 

International blueprint for making Customs regulatory procedures as facilitative as possible

Providing a set of comprehensive Customs procedures to facilitate legitimate trade while ensuring the effective Customs control

Key principles: predictability, transparency, due process, maximum use of information technology, and modern Customs techniques

Eliminating divergence between Customs procedures and practices of Contracting countries

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Economic Competitiveness PackageEconomic Competitiveness Package

Single Window

Coordinate Border Management

Risk Management

Authorized Economic Operator (AEO) Programme

Transit

Capacity BuildingCapacity Building

Technical Assistances to support Customs reform and modernization

Training on international Customs standards and modern Customs techniques

Forum/tools of exchange information and share experiences on good practices

Cooperating closely with other international organizations

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Takashi NAKAOCapacity Building Directorate, WCO

takashi.nakao@wcoomd.orgwww.wcoomd.org

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