Sector of Customs and Trade

(ii) World Customs Organization (WCO) The World Customs Organization and Trade Facilitation

Free trade, customs union, economic partnership

(e) Rationalization and streamlining of trade procedures and facilitation of trade in general, including through the automation of customs operations and reform of customs procedures

The determination of customs duties and other foreign trade revenue.

The China Customs Agency classifies this type of trade as processing trade.

Free trade, customs union, economic partnership or common market agreements

The negotiations shall also aim to achieve effective cooperation between customs and any other appropriate authorities on trade facilitation and customs compliance issues.

II Selected free trade, customs union, economic partnership or common market

5. Special customs and other measures to facilitate transit trade (art. 5 of the Convention)

5. Special customs and other measures to facilitate transit trade (Art. 5 of the Convention)

The secretariat has continued to cooperate with the World Customs Organization and the Committee on Trade and Environment of the World Trade Organization.

The main trade facilitation instrument of the World Customs Organization (WCO) is the Revised Kyoto Convention (International Convention on the Simplification and Harmonization of Customs Procedures), regarded as a blueprint for modern customs procedures.

Trade depends on effective financial systems for imports and exports, including cargo insurance and customs guarantee schemes.

Regional cooperation was important to improve effectiveness of customs controls, and the development of informal regional networks of customs officials could be beneficial in combating illegal trade.

From the point of view of prevention of illegal trade it is very important that HCFCs are included since otherwise CFCs could be traded under trade names and customs codes of HCFCs, thereby escaping by and large customs controls.

While rebalancing is not taking place in processing trade, it is occurring in ordinary trade (China s other major customs regime).

SELECTED FREE TRADE, CUSTOMS UNION, ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP OR COMMON MARKET AGREEMENTS WITH COMPETITION LAW AND POLICY PROVISIONS

(h) To promote the expansion and diversification of trade in goods and services, particularly intraregional trade enhance trade efficiency and reduce transaction costs by introducing new technologies relating to customs data and clearance and transmission of trade related information

The Framework is designed to encourage cooperation among international customs administrations and the trade community to secure international supply chains and facilitate the flow of legitimate trade.

Instead, they would seek to enter the world trade body as a single customs union.

Although the collection of revenues and duties remains an important function, Customs role with regard to protection of society, security and facilitation of legitimate trade is clearly recognized within the Customs community.

Specifically, ECA has pursued the preparation of the protocols on industry, trade and customs, money and finance, and transport and communications.

Among the tools and instruments available to improve transit trade were transit transport regimes, customs systems and cargo tracking schemes.

According to China Customs Statistics, America s combined bilateral deficit in processing and ordinary trade in 2010 totaled 186 billion.

Nevertheless, customs records on illegal shipments do not necessarily reveal the full dimension of such trade.

1. 22 Land Customs Stations have been opened for transit trade of Nepal with third countries.

It considers approaches to the regional customs intelligence network as an effective way to improve the customs enforcement on the cross border illicit arms trade in the region.

He greatly valued country level assistance in areas such as customs reforms, debt management, and trade and investment related technical assistance.

The Peruvian customs administration, which was a member of the World Customs Organization, operated a national and international information network which allowed it to collect data on the illicit trade in weapons and explosives and to exchange such information with customs authorities all over the world.

(a) In the two customs zones, i.e. the land customs zone and the maritime customs zone

Customs declaration for goods and vehicles should be presented to the customs entities before customs control is applied to the goods and vehicles, before they undergo customs processing and are released from customs control.

Customs procedures, which currently obstruct the flow of international trade, must be modernized and simplified in order to facilitate it.

In particular, it will focus on trade supporting services, including the strengthening of transport efficiency, trade facilitation and customs and legal frameworks economic applications of information and communication technologies and development of the capacity of trade and training institutions.

The Central Asian countries opposition to a customs union with Russia reflects their growing trade with China.

In addition, ICTs enable trade in other sectors by enhancing market access and broadening the customer base, facilitating customs, transport and logistics.

Microeconomic factors for investment site selection included the corporate tax structure, trade and customs regimes, the labour market situation and financial infrastructure.

Noted progress in the implementation of the trade information network, automatic system of customs data and preparations for the Fifth Trade Fair, scheduled for August 1994 in Maputo, Mozambique.

Regarding customs operations, a UNDP financed project executed by UNCTAD has assisted the region and individual countries to rationalize and harmonize trade statistics and establish a common information system to facilitate trade flows.

In Europe, Moldova, Ukraine, and the Caucasian countries prefer free trade agreements with the European Union, which the customs union would preempt.

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Customs law and practice

Customs, borders and immigration

Customs modernization and automation.

Customs and Export Control