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Belgian customs arrest 45, seize million of counterfeit cigarettes

11/08/2021 19:29 World Customs

VCN - Belgian customs officers arrested 45 people on Wednesday as part of the country's biggest operation into cigarette counterfeiting.

Customs seize meth, cocaine and heroin worth HK$230m

03/08/2021 09:31 World Customs

Customs officers on Sunday said they had made three major drug busts this month

Maldives, India sign MoU to expedite Customs clearance, boost control

24/07/2021 19:55 World Customs

The governments of Maldives and India have signed a Memorandum of Understanding on the exchange of pre-arrival information for trade facilitation and control of customs over goods.

Dubai Customs unveils features of second edition of ‘iDeclare’ smart application

24/06/2021 15:54 World Customs

AI-powered app can reduce time needed to clear customs check points to under four minutes

Customs confiscates 8 kg of peacock feathers in Delhi

17/06/2021 19:56 World Customs

The Air Cargo Commissionerate (Export) seized 10 unregistered parcels destined to Hong Kong containing peacock feathers weighing approx 8 kg at Foreign Post Office, New Delhi, it tweeted

Customs Authority decision to use pallets in shipping goods goes into effect

02/06/2021 20:06 World Customs

The General Authority of Customs has announced the activation of the work of the use of pallet in charge of commercial goods in mandatory when moving between the Gulf GCC countries, as of June 15.

The 5th WCO Global AEO Conference concludes successfully with substantive recommendations for AEO 2.0

11:30 | 01/06/2021 World Customs

The 5th WCO Global AEO Conference, held over three days from 25 to 27 May 2021, concluded successfully with over 3,917 registered participants from 158 World Customs Organization (WCO) Member administrations and stakeholders’ representatives around the world.

UNCTAD and Iraq sign deal to modernize customs procedures | UNCTAD

20:18 | 29/05/2021 World Customs

UNCTAD and Iraq signed an agreement on 27 May to help the country modernize and automate its customs procedures. Acting UNCTAD head Isabelle Durant and Iraq’s finance minister Ali Abdul Ameer Allawi inked the deal to implement a project that will promote trade and development in Iraq. “The agreement that we are signing today signals the beginning of one of the most ambitious projects in the region,” Ms. Durant said.

The 5th WCO Global AEO Conference opens in Dubai

14:55 | 26/05/2021 World Customs

On 25 May 2021, the WCO Secretary General, Dr. Kunio Mikuriya, welcomed approximately 3,650 registered participants from 160 WCO Member administrations to the 5th WCO Global AEO Conference. The Conference is being hosted by Dubai Customs and the Federal Customs Authority (FCA) of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), with support from the Korea Customs Service.

Duterte creates panel to improve customs procedures

19:23 | 20/05/2021 World Customs

President Rodrigo Duterte has formed a panel to improve Philippine customs procedures in line with the country's deal with the World Trade Organization, according to a document that Malacañang released on Thursday.

Customs Union: First phase of new EU import control system – ICS2 – comes into operation

19:56 | 19/05/2021 World Customs

The European Commission is today launching its new import control system (ICS2), a major reinforcement of the Customs Union's "first line of defence" against security and safety threats posed by illicit traffic in goods across the EU's external borders. I

Six arrested, 8,580 cartons of duty-unpaid cigarettes seized in joint Customs-ICA operation

19:38 | 02/05/2021 World Customs

Authorities seized a truck and 8,580 cartons of duty-unpaid cigarettes hidden in 12 concrete blocks last Thursday (April 8).

India exempts oxygen concentrator imports from customs clearance, testing kits from duty

19:29 | 02/05/2021 World Customs

Separately, the government also exempted the imports of Inflammatory Diagnostic (marker) kits, namely- IL6, D-Dimer, CRP, LDH, Ferritin, Pro Calcitonin (PCT) and blood gas reagents, from customs duty till October 31, to supplement testing efforts.

Dubai Customs certified Great Place to Work 2021

15:03 | 05/04/2021 World Customs

Director General of Dubai Customs H.E. Ahmed Mahboob Musabih received the “Great Place to Work” certificate, which puts Dubai Customs as the first customs organization to have received such certification.

Brexit necessitated customs clearance for many companies - foreign trade remained smooth

09:11 | 05/04/2021 World Customs

Careful preparatory work before the UK’s withdrawal from the EU enabled smooth foreign trade and commercial traffic during and after the transition. For Finnish Customs, Brexit had a significant impact on the customs clearance volumes, but also on customer guidance, information systems and customs control.

UAE: All passengers must declare currencies, negotiable instruments valued over Dhs60,000

20:07 | 29/03/2021 World Customs

The value of gifts brought in with travellers should not exceed Dhs3,000.

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Saudi customs receives global acclaim for two-hour clearance service

07:49 | 05/04/2024 World Customs

Saudi customs has garnered global acclaim for implementing the two-hour clearance service at all the country’s ports.

Customs create safe environment for all procedures

10:01 | 22/03/2024 World Customs

VCN - Customs is keen to create a safe environment for all procedures that contribute to the field of customs work for the general interest and work in particular, said an official.

Hong Kong customs arrests 7 for laundering $1.8 billion

14:51 | 23/02/2024 World Customs

VCN - Codenamed “Daybreak”, the operation was linked to a mobile app scam in India and two jewellery companies, the Customs and Excise Department revealed at a press conference on Friday.

The Republic of Nicaragua accedes to the Revised Kyoto Convention as the 136th Contracting Party

17:44 | 21/02/2024 World Customs

On 15 February 2024, His Excellency César Castañeda, Ambassador of the Embassy of Nicaragua to the Kingdom of Belgium and Mission to the European Union, deposited Nicaragua’s Instrument of Accession to the International Convention on the Simplification and Harmonization of Customs Procedures (as amended), commonly known as the Revised Kyoto Convention (RKC), to Ian Saunders, the Secretary General of the World Customs Organization (WCO), who serves as the depositary for the RKC. The ceremony took place at WCO Headquarters in Brussels, Belgium.

Bulgaria Announces Merger of Customs and Revenue Agencies

17:43 | 21/02/2024 World Customs

The Bulgarian Ministry of Finance has unveiled plans to consolidate the National Revenue Agency and the Customs Agency into a single entity, marking a significant step towards streamlining financial operations in the country.