The Japan Customs has three main missions: namely, realizing a safe and secure society; collecting duties and taxes appropriately and in a fair manner; 

Some of the best practices adopted by various Customs Administrations of Asia Pacific region to facilitate the trade in recent past in view of COVID-19 outbreak are as follows:

Union Minister of State for Finance & Corporate Affairs, Shri  Anurag Singh Thakur has expressed confidence that with concerted efforts of the Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs (CBIC), India would further improve its position in ranking for Ease of Doing Business. 

Bangladesh Customs has celebrated International Customs Day on 26 January, 2020 with great festivity as elsewhere around the world. National Board of Revenue (NBR) undertook a wide range of programmes to celebrate the day in a befitting manner.

Thai Customs awarded the Certificates of Merit from WCO to outstanding Customs officials playing a key role in promoting“Customs fostering Sustainability for People, Prosperity and the Planet.”

The Financial Secretary, Mr Paul Chan (ninth right) and the Commissioner of Hong Kong Customs, Mr Hermes Tang (ninth left), together with directorate of Hong Kong Customs and other prominent guests, propose a toast to guests at the ICD 2020 reception.

Maldives Customs Service (MCS) held a special ceremony on 26^th January 2020, to mark International Customs Day. The ceremony was officiated by the Honorable Minister of Defense, Uz. Mariya Ahmed Didi – the cabinet member assigned to MCS.

Ten Singapore Customs officers who demonstrated commitment in their work towards the theme of “Customs fostering Sustainability for People, Prosperity and the Planet”, were awarded the World Customs Organisation Certificate of Merit on 22 Jan 2020

The 38th International Customs Day celebration in Seoul, Korea

In our country, on 26^th January we celebrate World Customs Day annually. The competence employees, retirees and Tournament winners were honored and appreciated. Local authorities and director generals of The customs gave some gifts to the staff.  

The 29th Regional Contact Points (RCP) meeting of Asia Pacific (A/P) region of the World Customs Organization (WCO) has been organized by the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) at Puducherry from 18th to 20th November, 2019.