Efficient and Effective Customs for Seamless Transport Network in Eurasia (Maritime Transport)

Kazunari IGARASHIHead

WCO Asia/Pacific Regional Office for Capacity Building (ROCB A/P)

Sole Intergovernmental Organization specialized in Customs matters

Established in 1952 as Customs Cooperation Council (CCC)

Headquarters in Brussels, Belgium

180 Members

Responsible for processing 98% of global trade

WCO in Brief

• to secure the highest degree of harmony and uniformity in Customs systems and study the problems related to development and improvement of Customs technique and Customs legislation

• to promote co-operation between Governments in these matters, bearing in mind the economic and technical factors

Preamble of the Convention Establishing a CCC (WCO) - 1950

Facilitating legitimate trade with efficient and effective Customs systems is a core mission of the WCO Development of instruments and tools Provision of technical assistance to implement

thereof

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Revised Kyoto Convention

SAFE Framework

of Standards

Time Release

Study Guide

Authorized Economic Operator

Data Model

Single Window

Compendium

Transit

SMEs

Globally Networked Customs

Risk Management CompendiumIntegrity

Coordinated Border

ManagementInformation Exchange

Informal Sector

5A set of the existing WCO instruments, tools and standards

Highlight of some of the existing instruments and guides

WCO Transit HandbookEssential measures in RKCGood practices by WCO Members

Multi-modal transport

WCO Time Release Study Guide Identify bottlenecks for Customs clearanceNOT for international comparison

Performance measurement

Revised Kyoto ConventionSimplify and Harmonize Customs procedures102 Contracting Parties

WCO SAFE Framework of Standards to Secure and Facilitate Global TradeCustoms – Customs CooperationCustoms – Business CooperationCustoms – Other Government Agencies

Authorize Economic Operator concept Use of Pre-Loading Cargo Information Conduct of pre-export control by Non-Intrusive

Inspection equipment

Customs – Business Partnership GuidanceRecommended practicesGood practices by WCO Members

Globally Networked Customs ConceptA standardized way for Customs to exchange

information A building block for seamless transport network

Customs

Immigration

Agriculture

Transport

Port Authority Quarantine

Environment

Other Border

Agencies

WCO’s theme for 2015

WCO CBM CompendiumPractical examples in WCO MembersMade available soon

WCO “Single Window” CompendiumEssential for CBMSupplemented by WCO Data Model

for standardizing data format

Coordinated Border

ManagementCompendium

Lead to the implementation of WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement

RKC ECPWCO

ActivitiesWTO Trade

Facilitation Agreement

WCO provides technical assistance to those in need under its “Mercator Program” (Launched in June 2014)

Thank you for your attention!

For more information http://www.wcoomd.orghttp://www.rocb-ap.org

Kazunari IgarashiHead of the WCO ROCB A/P

igarashi@rocbap.org