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Global Trade Braces for a Mini Y2K With Customs Code Overhaul
Picture by Kyle Glen The following article was published in Supply Lines, Bloomberg As if the foot soldiers of global trade needed more complications this holiday season, many logistics managers and...
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WCO – 2022 edition of the Harmonized System Nomenclature is now available...
As of 18 November 2021, the online version of the 2022 edition of the Harmonized System Nomenclature is available through the WCO Website to all HS users. The HS 2022 edition, as the world’s global...
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Pakistan Customs Joins TradeLens
By joining the blockchain-underpinned platform TradeLens, Pakistan Single Window is supporting Customs in modernizing its import-export documentation through a safe & secure, paperless, digital...
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Africa and the adoption of HS2022
Picture: Samendra Singh on Unsplash The new edition of the Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding System 2022 (HS2022) entered into force on the 1st of January 2022. This development means that...
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WCO supports the launch of the Global NTFC Forum 2022
The World Customs Organization (WCO) has joined hands, once again, with partner Annex D+ organizations (GATF, ITC, OECD, UNECE, UNESCAP, WBG and WTO) in supporting the Global Forum 2022 for National...
View ArticleGlobal Supply Chains Making a Huge Bet on Blockchain
System Shock: The $50 Trillion Industry Making a Huge Bet on Blockchain Blockchain may one day eliminate inefficiencies and lack of transparency in supply chains. While slow in coming, this revolution...
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When will the AfCFTA be customs-ready?
Picture: Grayomm @ Unsplash.com The negotiations to finalise the tariff schedules and rules of origin (RoO) of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) are taking place during the last two...
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WCO and AfCFTA Secretariats join forces for the implementation of the African...
On 15 February 2022, Dr. Kunio Mikuriya, Secretary General of the World Customs Organization (WCO), and H.E. Mr. Wamkele Mene, Secretary General of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA)...
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Abu Dhabi Customs joins TradeLens
Abu Dhabi Customs hosted a workshop recently with key Importers and Exporters discussing how TradeLens and digitized transportation documentation has the ability to streamline processes in customs...
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WTO – Trade in Knowledge
The WTO has launched a new book entitled “Trade in Knowledge: Intellectual Property, Trade and Development in a Transformed Global Economy” on 31 March. At the launch event, a wide cross-section of...
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SAFE Working Group urges greater harmonization of AEO programmes
Picture – Nazarizal Mohammed The 26th/27th Meetings of the SAFE Working Group (SWG) were held successfully from 11 to 14 April 2022. The virtual meetings brought together more than 260 delegates...
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FIATA – Launches Paperless FBL Solution
Picture: Glenn Carsten-Pieters FIATA is proud to bring its members a pragmatic solution to move from paper documents to paperless FIATA BLs, which can be issued directly through their everyday tools....
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AfCFTA – Why regional support is crucial for effective implementation
Wamkele Mene, Secretary-General of the AfCFTA Secretariat In order to support the implementation processes of the African Continental Free Trade Area agreement, Regional Economic Communities (RECs)...
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TFA has increased trade by over US$ 230 billion
Picture by Tyler Casey he WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA) led to a US$ 231 billion increase in trade, particularly in agriculture, according to estimates for the first couple of years of its...
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Can reducing Non-Tariff Trade Costs in Africa be the gamechanger for the...
The following is a blog article by Taku Fundira, published via Tralac dated 28 March 2023. The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) which is set to be the largest free trade area (FTA) in the...
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