1706.2020
1706.2020
New edition of the WCO/WHO HS Classification List for COVID-19 Medical Supplies now available
In support of trade facilitation during the COVID-19 pandemic, the WCO Secretariat has further enhanced the usefulness of the joint WCO/WHO HS Classification List for COVID-19 Medical Supplies by publishing a new edition with an updated goods list and links to Member’s lists.Following the overwhelmingly positive feedback received after......
1706.2020
Japan supports WCO Project to Build the Capacity of Developing Countries Customs Administrations Respond to COVID 19
The Secretary General of the World Customs Organization (WCO), Dr. Kunio Mikuriya, and the Japanese Ambassador to Belgium, H.E. Mr. Makita Shimokawa virtually exchanged Notes Verbales on 4 June 2020, on the Government of Japan’s financial support of the WCO’s project to improve the capacity of developing countries’ Customs administrations respond......1505.2020
Joint WCO-IRU statement on responding to the impacts of COVID-19 on cross-border transport
The heads of the World Customs Organization (WCO) and the International Road Transport Union (IRU) Secretariats issued a joint statement on 11 May 2020 and jointly called on Customs administrations worldwide to ensure coordinated cross-border interventions in cooperation with other national border agencies and implement international standards such......1505.2020
How to establish and utilize essential goods lists during a disaster
In the response to the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, a number of Members designated priority lanes and introduced facilitative measures with regard to the cross-border movement of essential goods. However, there is no internationally recognized definition of essential goods to support those Members that are yet to consider providing......1505.2020
