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Innovating for Impact: Green Customs Embrace Technology for a Greener World

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25 March 2024
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Green Customs has evolved into a holistic philosophy, weaving a future where every action, from Dubai's electric vehicle fleet in port terminals to India's pioneering paperless customs clearance system, EDI, contributes to a sustainable world. However, the cornerstone of Green Customs lies not solely in technological advancements, but rather in the active engagement of its workforce.

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Pasifika attendees of the Oceania Customs Organisation welcomed to New Zealand at Te Manukanuka o Hoturoa Marae, Auckland, December 2023

Enhancing Customs Capability across the Pacific

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19 March 2024
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The New Zealand Customs Service (NZCS) is a strong advocate for enhancing both regional security and economic growth in the Pacific through regular engagement and capacity building with counterpart agencies in the Region.

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Queenstown Airport, New Zealand

New Zealand Customs Service: Taking a Stewardship Role in Promoting Sustainable Development

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06 March 2024
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Customs has a key role to play in the development and implementation of policies to achieve broader environmental objectives in helping to manage the impacts of climate change, including better understanding emission sources.

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New Zealand Customs Service (NZCS) Customs’ Group Manager Revenue and Assurance Mr Chitty

New Zealand Customs Service Publishes Time Release Study

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09 October 2023
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The New Zealand Customs Service (NZCS) has published its latest Time Release Study, which looks at how quickly imports and exports are cleared in Aotearoa New Zealand. The Study analysed Customs’ performance in moving cargo through the border over a one-week period in September 2022. It measured the time taken for various events and procedures from when the goods first arrive into the country to their clearance or release.

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WCO Asia/Pacific Members in attendance at the 24th RHCA Conference in Perth, Australia 28 - 31 May 2023

The WCO Asia/Pacific 24th Regional Heads of Customs Administrations (RHCA) Conference, Perth Australia 28 - 31 May 2023

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05 June 2023
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From 28-31 May 2023, the Asia/Pacific Regional Vice-Chair (APVC), Australian Border Force (ABF) Commissioner and Comptroller-General of Customs, Michael Outram APM hosted the 24th World Customs Organization (WCO) Asia/Pacific Regional Heads of Customs Administrations (RHCA) Conference in Perth, Australia. The 24th RHCA marks the first RHCA during Commissioner Outram’s tenure as the APVC. 

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Asia/Pacific Regional Consultation on the development of the WCO Modernization Plan

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31 March 2023
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On 7 and 8 February 2023, the Asia/Pacific Regional Vice-Chair (APVC), Australian Border Force (ABF) Commissioner and Comptroller-General of Customs, Michael Outram APM, along with Wold Customs Organization (WCO) Deputy Secretary General (DSG) Ricardo Treviño Chapa, hosted a virtual Caucus with the Asia/Pacific as part of the WCO’s Regional consultations on the development of the WCO Modernization Plan. The WCO Modernization Plan is the first large scale reform of the Organisation since its establishment in 1952.

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18th Global Meeting of the Regional Entities and Vice-Chairs' Office

The 18th Global Meeting of the Regional Entities

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27 March 2023
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The 18th Global Meeting of the Regional Entities established by the WCO Members and the Council Vice-Chairs’ Offices (GMRE) was held in hybrid format from 20-21 February 2023. The GMRE was established by WCO Members and the Council Vice-Chair Offices. It acts under the overall direction of the WCO Capacity Building

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International Customs Day Poster

International Customs Day 2023

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27 March 2023
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The World Customs Organization (WCO) dedicated International Customs Day (ICD) 2023 to “Nurturing the Next Generation: Promoting a Culture of Knowledge-sharing and Professional Pride in Customs”.

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Attendees at WCO Asia/Pacific Region: 32nd Session Regional Contact Points

WCO Asia/Pacific Region: 32nd Session Regional Contact Points

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29 November 2022
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Australia, in its capacity as the World Customs Organization (WCO) Regional Vice-Chair for the Asia/Pacific region, hosted the 32nd Session Regional Contact Points (RCP) Meeting in Brisbane from 15 to 18 November 2022. The event was the first regional meeting during the Australian Border Force (ABF) Commissioner and Comptroller General of Customs, Michael Outram APM, tenure as the Regional Vice-Chair. It was also the first in-person meeting for the Asia/Pacific region since the COVID-19 Pandemic.

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In Person Attendees to WCO A/P Regional Vice-Chair Capacity Building Workshop: Digital Forensics held in Perth,Australia

WCO Asia/Pacific Regional Vice-Chair Capacity Building Workshop: Digital Forensics

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28 November 2022
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The ABF in its capacity as the World Customs Organization (WCO) Asia/Pacific Regional Vice-Chair hosted the WCO Asia/Pacific Region Digital Forensics Workshop in Perth, Australia, from 17-21 October 2022. This event was undertaken in cooperation with WCO Customs Operational Practices for Enforcement and Seizure (COPES), the Asia/Pacific Regional Office for Capacity Building (ROCB A/P) and sponsored by Japan Customs.

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In Person Attendees to WCO Customs Risk Management Pre-Accreditation Workshop

WCO Customs Risk Management Pre-Accreditation Workshop for the Asia/Pacific Region in Bangkok

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28 November 2022
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The WCO Coordinated a Customs Risk Management Pre-Accreditation Workshop for the Asia/Pacific region. The event was hosted by Thai Customs at their new Reginal Training Centre in Bangkok from 21-25 November 2022 and was supported by the Customs Cooperation Fund (CCF) – China and the Regional Office of Capacity Building Asia/Pacific (ROCB A/P). WCO Members from Australia, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Iran, Japan, Maldives, Mongolia, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Thailand actively participated in several group and individual assessment exercises centred on the topic of operational risk management - in the context of customs border management.

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ABF Commissioner Michael Outram APM during his address at the 2022 ATT Symposium​

Australian Trusted Trader (ATT) Symposium June 2022

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10 August 2022
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The Australian Border Force (ABF) hosted government and industry participants in Sydney for part 2 of the annual Australian Trusted Trader (ATT) Symposium in June 2022, following the virtual session held in March.

At the first in-person ATT Symposium since 2019, participants came together to recognise and celebrate the program's collaborative approach to facilitating legitimate trade, strengthening supply chain security and detecting illicit trade activity.

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