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20 June 2025
The seven Spanish-speaking Fellows, currently participating in the 92nd edition of the Fellowship Programme of the World Customs Organization (WCO), are now completing the third component of the Programme taking place within partner administrations.
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17 June 2025
The 21st session of the Virtual Customs Orientation Academy (VCOA) came to a successful conclusion on 6 June 2025.
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17 June 2025
The World Customs Organization (WCO), with the support of the Customs Cooperation Fund (CCF) of Korea, provided technical assistance to the Zambia Revenue Authority (ZRA) through a national workshop focused on the development and management of Free Zones.
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16 June 2025
With the support of the World Customs Organization (WCO) Accelerate Trade Facilitation Programme, Lesotho and South Africa have conducted an end-to-end Time Release Study (TRS) at the Maseru Bridge and Ficksburg Bridge border posts.
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13 June 2025
From 27 to 29 May 2025, the World Customs Organization (WCO), in collaboration with the World Trade Organization (WTO), Ministry of Commerce, Government of Pakistan conducted a National Technical Assistance workshop on the WTO Agreement on Rules of Origin in Islamabad, Pakistan.
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10 June 2025
The World Customs Organization (WCO) has today published a major report into the rising impact of Smart Security Devices (SSDs) on logistics and Customs procedures. The Report explores the growing role of connected devices, such as smart locks, track-and-trace sensors, and smart containers, in modernizing the supervision of cross-border cargo.
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06 June 2025
Under the EU-WCO Rules of Origin Africa Programme, funded by the European Union (EU), the World Customs Organization (WCO) provided financial and technical support to the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) for its 19th Technical Working Group (TWG) on Rules of Origin (RoO), held from 13 to 16 May 2025 in Mombasa, Kenya.
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06 June 2025
From 20 to 22 May 2025, the World Customs Organization (WCO), in collaboration with Viet Nam Customs, conducted a national workshop on rules of origin in Ha Noi, Viet Nam.
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05 June 2025
5 June 2025 marks World Environment Day, the United Nations’ foremost platform for encouraging worldwide awareness and action for the environment. This year’s theme, #BeatPlasticPollution, draws attention to one of the most urgent and pervasive global environmental challenges — plastic waste.
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05 June 2025
Under the framework of the EU-WCO RoO Africa Programme, funded by the European Union, the World Customs Organization (WCO) in partnership with the Arab Maghreb Union (AMU) held a sub-regional pre-accreditation workshop for the AMU countries.
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04 June 2025
A National Workshop on the Harmonized System (HS) for tariff classification was held in Chișinău, Moldova, from 26 to 30 May 2025.
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04 June 2025
The SECO-WCO Global Trade Facilitation Programme (GTFP) officially launched its second phase with a country-specific support programme in Rabat, Morocco, on 19 May 2025.
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03 June 2025
Under the framework of the EU-WCO RoO Africa Programme, funded by the European Union, the World Customs Organization (WCO) held a Training of Trainers (ToT) workshop on Rules of Origin in Lusaka, Zambia, from 19 to 23 May 2025 with the aim of equipping participants with communication and presentation skills, international tools and technical know-how to ensure a sustainable ability to maintain and pass on international standards in the area of Rules of Origin.
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02 June 2025
From May 19 to 23, 2025, a technical support mission led by the World Customs Organization (WCO) as part of its Integrity Portfolio, was held in Moroni with the General Directorate of Customs of the Union of the Comoros (DGD) and a working group set up as part of the initiative.
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02 June 2025
Under the auspices of the WCO/JICA (Japan International Cooperation Agency) Joint Project, the World Customs Organization (WCO) held a Refresher Course for Master Trainers on Customs Valuation in Southern Africa from 13 to 15 May 2025 in Brussels, Belgium.
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