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• December 2024

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  16 December 2024

  WCO Members engage with IPR rights holders in Latin America and the Caribbean

• Capacity Building - Gender equality and diversity - West Africa Security Project (WASP) |

  09 December 2024

  West Africa Security Project (WASP) Nears Completion, Reflecting on Achievements

• ABF/WCO Supply Chain Integrity Project |

  06 December 2024

  Collaborating to enhance Supply Chain Integrity across the WCO’s MENA region

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  04 December 2024

  Continuous support for the WCO's IPR accredited experts

• November 2024

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  29 November 2024

  WCO holds its Working Group Meeting on Revenue Compliance and Fraud

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  26 November 2024

  Operation Demeter X sheds light on the extent and trends of the trafficking of wastes and ozone depleting substances

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  22 November 2024

  Cultivating Partnerships with the Americas: WCO Insights from the Munich Leaders Meeting

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  20 November 2024

  PGS Operation SECURE HORIZON Southeast European Customs administrations to counter IED threat

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  18 November 2024

  WCO workshop brings together stakeholders involved in the fight against counterfeiting and sub-standard products in Botswana

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  13 November 2024

  WCO holds second Hot Zone Prioritization Forum in Bulgaria

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  12 November 2024

  WCO AML/CTF Program Hosts TENTACLE Asia-Pacific III Post-operational Workshop in Auckland, New Zealand

• Capacity Building - Gender equality and diversity - West Africa Security Project (WASP) |

  12 November 2024

  Nigeria Customs Service enhances awareness and engagement in Gender Equality and Diversity

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  07 November 2024

  Celebrating Partnership and Laying the Ground for New Horizons: WCO Secretary General Contributes to the INTERPOL’s 92nd General Assembly

• October 2024

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  30 October 2024

  The 21st Meeting of the WCO Counterfeiting and Piracy (CAP) Group holds insightful discussions

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  18 October 2024

  Memorandum of Cooperation signed between the WCO-EU COLIBRI Project and the Colombian Air Force

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  14 October 2024

  GEOINT e-learning launched on CLiKC!

• Capacity Building - Gender equality and diversity - West Africa Security Project (WASP) |

  08 October 2024

  WCO promotes awareness on gender equality and diversity in the Customs environment for staff at Benin Customs

• ABF/WCO Supply Chain Integrity Project |

  03 October 2024

  SCI Project holds inaugural regional seminar in Phnom Penh, Cambodia

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  03 October 2024

  WCO Member Customs administrations join forces to combat counterfeiting in the Asia-Pacific region

• September 2024

• West Africa Security Project (WASP) |

  30 September 2024

  Strengthening fragile border controls with GEOINT

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  25 September 2024

  General Aviation Security: highlights of the COLIBRI Project activities (June to August 2024)

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  02 September 2024

  Unlocking the Value of OSINT in Customs Enforcement: A New Study Report by the WCO

• August 2024

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  20 August 2024

  Current mpox outbreak recognized as a global public health emergency

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  13 August 2024

  WCO Conducts a Scoping Mission to Mongolia to Enhance Synthetic Drug Detection in Mail Channels

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  02 August 2024

  Call by UNESCO and partners to fight against illicit trafficking of Sudanese cultural property

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  02 August 2024

  COLIBRI Project holds a regional seminar for focal points in Asuncion, Paraguay

• July 2024

• West Africa Security Project (WASP) |

  25 July 2024

  Benin, Côte d’Ivoire and Togo Customs start building a pool of Programme Global Shield trainers

• Enforcement - RILO |

  24 July 2024

  RILO WE releases this years "Annual report 2023 Routes to and from Europe a review of drug trafficking through European airports and mail centres"

• Capacity Building - Gender equality and diversity - West Africa Security Project (WASP) |

  15 July 2024

  Gender responsive trade and security policies in the focus of national seminar targeting small and medium size traders in Côte d’Ivoire

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  12 July 2024

  WCO regional workshop on combating counterfeiting and piracy organized for the Customs administrations of the West and Central Africa region

• June 2024

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  26 June 2024

  World Customs Organization Releases Illicit Trade Report 2023

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  11 June 2024

  Summary of Operation STOP III Results at WCO Symposium on Counterfeit Goods in E-commerce

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  06 June 2024

  WCO National Workshop on IPR protection in Bosnia and Herzegovina

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  05 June 2024

  World Environment Day 2024 - Customs' Vigilance is key in Protecting Earth's Ecosystems

• May 2024

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  29 May 2024

  Successful Customs Intelligence and Targeting Lead to the Recovery of the 16th Century Book by the Kingdom of Spain

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  24 May 2024

  World Customs Organization and Pakistan Customs Kick-Off the Pakistan Customs Enforcement Curriculum Project

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  22 May 2024

  The WCO expands its network of PCA accredited experts in Asia Pacific region

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  17 May 2024

  Workshop focusing on strengthening strategies on combating counterfeiting and piracy for Customs administrations in the Asia/Pacific region

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  13 May 2024

  20 years of the UN Security Council Resolution 1540 (2004) – a Customs perspective

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  13 May 2024

  The WCO conducted a national workshop on Post Clearance Audit for the Mauritius Revenue Authority

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  06 May 2024

  The WCO holds a National Workshop on Combating Counterfeiting and Piracy in Honduras

• Capacity Building - Gender equality and diversity - West Africa Security Project (WASP) |

  03 May 2024

  Advanced sub-regional workshop on Gender Equality and Diversity (GED) delivered for four countries in West Africa

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  02 May 2024

  From Seizure to Prosecution: ICCWC hosts first global Illegal Wildlife Trade Conference

• April 2024

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  26 April 2024

  World Intellectual Property Day highlights the link between innovation and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  22 April 2024

  WCO IPR border enforcement workshop held in Mozambique

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  22 April 2024

  Customs representatives of Central Asia, Southern Caucasus, Pakistan and the WCO Europe region discuss cooperation mechanisms and information exchange

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  18 April 2024

  WCO engages Customs administrations in ASEAN region to discuss strategic trade controls in Free Trade Zones

• March 2024

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  27 March 2024

  44th Enforcement Committee endorses leveraging partnerships

• Capacity Building - Gender equality and diversity - West Africa Security Project (WASP) |

  25 March 2024

  Advancing gender equality and inclusion through stakeholder engagement in Ghana

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  21 March 2024

  WCO Marks International Day of Forests 2024

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  20 March 2024

  WCO and BRS Conventions Secretariat Strengthen Collaboration on illegal trade of hazardous wastes

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  18 March 2024

  Strategic Partnerships at the forefront of the 44th WCO Enforcement Committee Session

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  13 March 2024

  WCO Global Canine Forum Convinced Canine Forces the Key to Tackling New and Emerging Threats

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  12 March 2024

  WCO convenes the first K9 Expert Group Meeting to foster development and advances in detecting synthetic drugs

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  08 March 2024

  WCO regional workshop on IPR border enforcement for the MENA region

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  07 March 2024

  Strengthening Global Efforts Against Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing: WCO and EG Host Financial Intelligence Compendium Workshop for Customs Administrations and Financial Intelligence Units in Lima, Peru

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  01 March 2024

  WCO calls for digital innovation in wildlife conservation

• February 2024

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  29 February 2024

  COLIBRI holds Regional Focal Point Meeting in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire

• Enforcement - RILO |

  16 February 2024

  WCO Secretary General supports the opening of the new RILO Asia Pacific Office

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  09 February 2024

  Strengthening the Global Response to Environmental Legislation through Partnerships

• Enforcement - RILO |

  09 February 2024

  WCO hosts the Global RILO Meeting to discuss intelligence related topics

• January 2024

• Capacity Building - Gender equality and diversity - West Africa Security Project (WASP) |

  29 January 2024

  West Africa Security Project (WASP) – component on Gender Equality and Diversity (GED)

• December 2023

• Capacity Building - Gender equality and diversity - West Africa Security Project (WASP) |

  15 December 2023

  A new edition of the Gender Equality Organizational Assessment Tool (GEOAT)

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  15 December 2023

  STCE Implementation Guide 2023 version

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  12 December 2023

  2,114 seizures of endangered animals and timber as part of a major international law enforcement operation

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  05 December 2023

  Inaugural COLIBRI Steering Committee Meeting held at WCO Headquarters

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  04 December 2023

  Message from the WCO Secretary General at the Johns Hopkins University Symposium on public health strategies for combating counterfeit drugs

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  04 December 2023

  Regional Workshop for the Americas and Caribbean highlights the importance of information exchange at regional level for enhanced Customs control

• November 2023

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  23 November 2023

  Conclusion of the 20th Meeting of the WCO Counterfeiting and Piracy Group

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  21 November 2023

  Secretary General opens the joint session of the WCO CAP Group Meeting

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  17 November 2023

  WCO Workshop on SMART Borders for the MENA region

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  15 November 2023

  Refresher workshop for WCO accredited PCA experts

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  08 November 2023

  Enhancing Customs Radiological and Nuclear Detection Capabilities: The RANDA Project's First National Awareness Training in Sri Lanka

• October 2023

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  26 October 2023

  WCO Operation TENTACLE Asia/Pacific II: Seizures Exceed 19 Million Euro in Currencies, Gold, and Precious Metals

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  26 October 2023

  Montenegro Customs deploys WCO Cargo Targeting System

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  25 October 2023

  WCO holds the 20th Meeting of the Global Information and Intelligence Strategy Working Group (GIIS WG)

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  24 October 2023

  Strengthened cooperation between WCO and OECD: An updated Memorandum of Understanding signed

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  18 October 2023

  WCO enhances frontline expertise on passenger controls in Samoa

• Enforcement and Compliance - INAMA Project |

  16 October 2023

  Promotion of best Customs investigation practices aimed at fighting the illegal wildlife trade

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  13 October 2023

  WCO holds Operation TENTACLE-Eastern Europe Workshop on Anti-Money Laundering/Counter-Terrorism Financing in Sofia, Bulgaria

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  13 October 2023

  WCO expands its pool of IPR accredited experts for the Asia/Pacific region

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  12 October 2023

  WCO provides the third in a series of post-clearance audit support activities to Mongolian Customs

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  09 October 2023

  National Contact Points of WCO RILO ECE meet to discuss collaboration and intelligence-sharing

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  06 October 2023

  WCO regional workshop on environmental issues in the Dominican Republic

• August 2023

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  01 August 2023

  COLIBRI project reaches new milestones in Ghana

• Enforcement and Compliance - Asia Pacific Plastic Waste Project |

  01 August 2023

  WCO Asia-Pacific Plastic Waste Project implements its objectives

• July 2023

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  26 July 2023

  First WCO Pre-Accreditation Workshop for Technical and Operational Advisors in CEN applications

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  12 July 2023

  Operation Arena Blanca: Customs administrations of the Americas and Caribbean region mobilize to counter IED production

• Capacity Building - Gender equality and diversity - West Africa Security Project (WASP) |

  12 July 2023

  Training on implementing Gender Equality and Inclusion in Customs conducted for Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana and Togo

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  03 July 2023

  WCO hosts 3rd General Aviation Meeting

• West Africa Security Project (WASP) |

  03 July 2023

  WCO security workshops held in Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana and Togo

• June 2023

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  28 June 2023

  Guatemalan Customs works with WCO Secretariat to develop PCA data analysis tools

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  28 June 2023

  The WCO successfully conducted a National Risk Management Workshop in Moldova from 19 to 23 June 2023

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  26 June 2023

  WCO marks the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking

• Enforcement - RILO |

  23 June 2023

  RILO Eastern and Central Europe published Herald issue 1/2023

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  22 June 2023

  The World Customs Organization Releases the Illicit Trade Report 2022

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  20 June 2023

  A WCO Pre-Accreditation Workshop for the Technical and Operational Advisors (TOAs) specialized in Risk Management (RM) for the Americas and Caribbean region successfully completed - 16th June 2023

• Enforcement and Compliance - Asia Pacific Plastic Waste Project |

  20 June 2023

  Participating Members agree on a proposal for a Regional Action Plan following the recommendations of the WCO Asia-Pacific Plastic Waste Project

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  08 June 2023

  WCO sub-regional workshop on combatting counterfeiting and piracy for Mercosur countries and their neighbours

• ABF/WCO Supply Chain Integrity Project |

  06 June 2023

  WCO and ABF sign a grant agreement to ensure Supply Chain Integrity worldwide

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  05 June 2023

  Turkmenistan Customs discusses further improvements to its risk management system

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  05 June 2023

  World Environment Day - Fighting environmental crime remains a key priority for the WCO

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  02 June 2023

  WCO hosted the RANDA Hybrid Launch Meeting with participating WCO Member Customs administrations

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  01 June 2023

  WCO IPR workshop organized for Vietnamese Customs officials

• May 2023

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  22 May 2023

  National Workshop on PCA conducted in Sri Lanka

• Enforcement and Compliance - INAMA Project |

  17 May 2023

  WCO INAMA Project delivers Multi-Regional Workshops on Illegal Wildlife Trade

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  12 May 2023

  Comoros Customs makes progress on post-clearance audit implementation

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  09 May 2023

  WCO National Workshop on Post-Clearance Audit held in Kyrgyzstan

• April 2023

• Enforcement and Compliance - Asia Pacific Plastic Waste Project |

  28 April 2023

  WCO Asia-Pacific Plastic Waste Project Delivers Risk Management Workshop

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  26 April 2023

  The WCO’s Operation SEASCAPE 2 targets IPR violations in the Americas and the Caribbean region

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  18 April 2023

  WCO National Workshop on Post-Clearance Audit for Mongolia Customs

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  13 April 2023

  The Container Control Programme highlights success in preventing the exploitation of the global trade supply chain

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  13 April 2023

  WCO supports Armenia with the launch of trader-focused post-clearance audits

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  06 April 2023

  WCO Enforcement Committee marks its 40th Anniversary

• Capacity Building - Gender equality and diversity - West Africa Security Project (WASP) |

  06 April 2023

  Gender equality organizational assessment conducted for Togolese Revenue Authority

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  03 April 2023

  98 tonnes of cocaine seized in WCO-UNODC Operation TIN CAN Tackling organized crime and insider threats exploiting the supply chain

• March 2023

• Capacity Building - Gender equality and diversity - West Africa Security Project (WASP) |

  29 March 2023

  Gender Equality organizational assessment conducted for Côte d’Ivoire Customs

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  27 March 2023

  WCO marks the 40th anniversary of the Enforcement Committee

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  23 March 2023

  Refresher workshop for WCO accredited IPR experts

• Enforcement - RILO |

  20 March 2023

  RILO Eastern and Central Europe published Herald issue 4/2022

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  08 March 2023

  Launch of the latest version of the WCO Cargo Targeting System

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  03 March 2023

  WCO conducted a comprehensive risk management diagnostic support mission in Uzbekistan

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  03 March 2023

  The WCO celebrates World Wildlife Day in support of partnerships for wildlife conservation

• February 2023

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  22 February 2023

  The 19th Meeting of the Global Information and Intelligence Strategy Project Group (GIIS)

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  16 February 2023

  Data Model Projects Team (DMPT) successfully concludes its 65th Meeting

• Capacity Building - Gender equality and diversity - West Africa Security Project (WASP) |

  16 February 2023

  Gender Equality organizational assessment conducted for the Ghana Revenue Authority

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  13 February 2023

  The WCO and WHO join forces to build the capacity of Customs administrations in Africa to combat substandard and falsified medical products

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  03 February 2023

  30th Global RILO Meeting

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  03 February 2023

  WCO CENMaT Meeting concludes with the approval of key forward-looking initiatives

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  02 February 2023

  Highlights of the WCO Global Conference: “Enabling Customs in Fragile and Conflict-Affected Situations”

• January 2023

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  20 January 2023

  WCO launches the CEN data visualization project at Online Event

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  10 January 2023

  COLIBRI project: the WCO and AFIP sign a Memorandum of Cooperation

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  05 January 2023

  WCO National Workshop on Combatting Counterfeiting and Piracy for the Papua New Guinea Customs Service

• December 2022

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  22 December 2022

  WCO national workshop for the Philippines Bureau of Customs on the protection of IPR

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  16 December 2022

  WCO and US Department of Energy Customs Authority sign a grant agreement for the Radiological and Nuclear Detection Awareness Project

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  15 December 2022

  WCO supports Serbia Customs in building its post-clearance audit capacities

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  15 December 2022

  Ecuador welcomes WCO workshop on IPR protection

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  15 December 2022

  The 9th Session of the Working Group on Revenue Compliance and Fraud Successfully Completed

• Enforcement - RILO |

  15 December 2022

  RILO Eastern and Central Europe published Herald issue 3/2022

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  13 December 2022

  Transboundary trafficking in waste and ozone depleting substances tackled through Operation DEMETER VIII

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  06 December 2022

  Global crackdown on illegal wildlife and timber trade: the World Customs Organization and INTERPOL join forces

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  06 December 2022

  WCO Risk Management Pre-Accreditation Workshop for the Asia Pacific region in Bangkok

• Enforcement and Compliance - Asia Pacific Plastic Waste Project |

  01 December 2022

  WCO conducts a successful regional workshop on the cross-border management of plastic waste

• November 2022

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  25 November 2022

  WCO launches its first Global Trendspotter Report on Customs-related Commercial Fraud

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  16 November 2022

  WCO hosts the 9th Rights Holders Consultative Group Meeting

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  14 November 2022

  Customs community celebrates International Day against Illicit Trafficking in Cultural Property

• October 2022

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  27 October 2022

  Call by UNESCO and partners to fight against illicit trafficking of Afghan cultural property

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  25 October 2022

  WCO and Egmont Group host the Hot-Zone Prioritization Forum

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  13 October 2022

  The Hot-zone Prioritization Forum, the inaugural event of the WCO’s Project OCTAGON, will take place from the 17th to the 20th of October 2022 at WCO HQ

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  12 October 2022

  WCO Environment Programme -Sida Project Regional Multi-stakeholder Workshop on Illegal Wildlife Trade

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  11 October 2022

  WCO workshop on IPR protection held in Lao PDR

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  10 October 2022

  The WCO successfully holds its 18th Global Information and Intelligence Strategy Project Group

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  07 October 2022

  Supporting the call for action on data quantity and quality - new features released on CENcomm

• Enforcement - RILO |

  04 October 2022

  RILO Western Europe published RILO WE INFO magazine issue September 2022

• September 2022

• West Africa Security Project (WASP) |

  19 September 2022

  WCO and German Central Customs Authority sign a grant agreement for the Phase 2 of the West Africa Security Project

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  16 September 2022

  WCO joins the global celebration of World Ozone Day 2022

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  08 September 2022

  PCA Diagnostic Mission conducted in Mongolia

• Enforcement - RILO |

  01 September 2022

  RILO Western Europe published RILO WE INFO magazine issue June 2022

• August 2022

• Enforcement - RILO |

  31 August 2022

  WCO RILO WE presents its “Annual Report - Review of Drug Seizures at Airports and Mail Centers 2021” to the Council of Europe Pompidou Airports Group

• Enforcement - RILO |

  31 August 2022

  RILO Eastern and Central Europe published Herald issue 2/2022

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  01 August 2022

  WCO Secretary General delivered a recorded message to the 6th Annual International Conference “Georgia Against Counterfeiting and Piracy”

• July 2022

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  15 July 2022

  WCO virtual Sub-Regional Workshop on Post-Clearance Audit (PCA) for South Asian Members

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  11 July 2022

  The STOP II Project ends on a high note with outstanding results

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  06 July 2022

  IPR workshop for Customs administrations in the Latin America, Central America and Caribbean region

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  05 July 2022

  WCO Delivers a Risk Management Workshop for Indirect Taxation Authority, Bosnia and Herzegovina

• June 2022

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  30 June 2022

  The COLIBRI Project Geoportal arrives in Latin America and the Caribbean

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  29 June 2022

  First in-person COPES-STCE training course in Senegal

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  28 June 2022

  Cambodia Customs benefits from WCO guidance on IPR border enforcement

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  25 June 2022

  International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  23 June 2022

  The WCO issues its 2021 Illicit Trade Report

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  22 June 2022

  Launch of ExciseNET, a new CENcomm platform focused on tobacco and alcohol fraud

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  21 June 2022

  Advocating the role of Customs at the first Conference of Ministers of Culture of the Euro-Mediterranean region

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  09 June 2022

  501.5 million items seized and participation of 160 WCO Members in Operation STOP II

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  08 June 2022

  WCO joins the global celebration of UN World Oceans Day, reiterating its engagement to protect the environment

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  06 June 2022

  Operation TENTACLE-Latin America successfully concludes with combined seizures worth nearly USD 3 Million

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  03 June 2022

  On World Environment Day, the WCO joins the plea for urgent action to protect our planet

• May 2022

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  13 May 2022

  New funding for the STCE Programme from the US Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA)

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  05 May 2022

  WCO national workshop for the Gabon Customs Administration on the protection of IPR

• April 2022

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  28 April 2022

  Thai Customs benefits from WCO guidance on IPR border enforcement

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  26 April 2022

  WCO holds in-person Workshop on Combating Counterfeiting and Piracy for Iran Customs

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  26 April 2022

  WCO marks World Intellectual Property Day 2022

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  11 April 2022

  WCO IPR diagnostic mission for the Kazakhstan State Revenue Committee

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  07 April 2022

  The WCO and the Oriental Republic of Uruguay renew their partnership to strengthen the control and monitoring of general aviation

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  04 April 2022

  Call by UNESCO and partners concerning the risk of illicit trafficking of Ukrainian cultural property

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  01 April 2022

  42nd Session of WCO Enforcement Committee concludes successfully

• March 2022

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  18 March 2022

  COLIBRI Project: first regional training on the use of the Geoportal and the CENcomm

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  14 March 2022

  WCO builds IPR enforcement capacity for Customs administrations in the Balkan Region

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  04 March 2022

  WCO supports Gambia to strengthen its capacities in Post-Clearance Audit (PCA)

• Enforcement and Compliance - INAMA Project |

  03 March 2022

  WCO celebrates World Wildlife Day in support of the recovery of key species for ecosystem restoration

• February 2022

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  28 February 2022

  Discussions on Asia Pacific Plastic Waste control take center stage at the WCO

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  28 February 2022

  Closing ceremony of the Customs officer training course in Karachi, Pakistan

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  22 February 2022

  WCO Workshop on improving awareness of COVID-19-related goods for Rwanda Customs

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  17 February 2022

  Data management and illicit trafficking of cultural objects at the core of the discussion between the WCO Secretary General and Director General of French Customs

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  11 February 2022

  WCO successfully conducts an IPR Accreditation Workshop for Spanish-speakers

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  09 February 2022

  Launch of Project Hammer: Caribbean Customs Small Arms and Light Weapons and Narcotics Enforcement Project

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  07 February 2022

  First Virtual French language STCE training delivered by the WCO!

• January 2022

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  31 January 2022

  Fiji launches new Air Cargo Control Unit in the framework of the UNODC-WCO Container Control Programme (CCP)

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  31 January 2022

  IPR Accreditation Workshop organized for the WCO West and Central Africa region

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  28 January 2022

  Third training course on general aviation surveillance and control

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  28 January 2022

  WCO CECAC Project launches a six-week training for Assistant Collectors in Karachi, Pakistan

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  24 January 2022

  Regional Workshop on Disruptive Technology for the ESA and WCA Regions

• Enforcement and Compliance - Asia Pacific Plastic Waste Project |

  18 January 2022

  Indonesian Customs take part in a national training on the Basel Convention for plastic waste

• Enforcement - RILO |

  04 January 2022

  RILO Eastern and Central Europe published Herald issue 3/2021

• Enforcement - RILO |

  04 January 2022

  RILO Eastern and Central Europe published the Annual Report 2020

• December 2021

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  22 December 2021

  The WCO Environment Programme publishes a guide on Multilateral Environmental Agreements

• Procedures - Enforcement - Asia Pacific Plastic Waste Project |

  22 December 2021

  National training builds capacity on the Basel Convention for plastic waste in the Philippines

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  17 December 2021

  COLIBRI project: first in-person training courses in Côte d’Ivoire and Mauritania

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  10 December 2021

  The WCO successfully concludes the Enforcement Maturity Assessment exercise with Pakistan Customs

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  07 December 2021

  Publication of the results for Operation STOP II: 365,7 million seized items and participation of 146 Member countries

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  02 December 2021

  CAP Meeting - Members support WCO progress on implementation of COVID-19 Action Plan

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  02 December 2021

  New version of the WCO’s secure CENcomm communication tool now available in Spanish

• November 2021

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  30 November 2021

  Global arrests and seizures: WCO-INTERPOL Operation Thunder 2021 strikes wildlife and timber trafficking networks

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  26 November 2021

  Operation DEMETER VII clamps down on illegal transboundary shipments of waste and ozone depleting substances

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  24 November 2021

  European nCEN countries discuss latest technological advances of WCO nCEN application

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  22 November 2021

  Radiological and Nuclear Detection Awareness pilot training for the Asia Pacific Region

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  18 November 2021

  COPES train-the-trainer session in Pakistan under the CECAC Project

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  17 November 2021

  WCO Secretary General addresses the Meeting of the Parties to the Protocol to Eliminate Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  15 November 2021

  Record attendance for thought-provoking discussions on better intellectual property (IP) protection

• Enforcement and Compliance - Asia Pacific Plastic Waste Project |

  08 November 2021

  National training in Vietnam helps to implement the Basel Convention for plastic waste

• October 2021

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  29 October 2021

  STCE Awareness Workshop for Senior Executive Management of Customs of Indonesia

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  27 October 2021

  Virtual STCE National training for China Customs

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  26 October 2021

  Cash, guns, cocaine and a suspected terrorist captured in international border operations

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  25 October 2021

  COPES CCP Training for Fiji Customs

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  25 October 2021

  COLIBRI Project: fourth expert coordination meeting to be held in Brussels from 25 to 29 October 2021

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  22 October 2021

  WCO and INTERPOL conduct a joint series of training workshops for frontline Customs officers on the use of INTERPOL's ID-Art app

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  19 October 2021

  ESA region discusses the nCEN’s role in Customs operations and intelligence sharing

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  08 October 2021

  Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration hosts a three-day national workshop on combating counterfeiting and piracy

• Enforcement and Compliance - Asia Pacific Plastic Waste Project |

  07 October 2021

  First joint National training in Sri Lanka brought synergies on the implementation of the Basel Convention for plastic waste

• Enforcement - RILO |

  01 October 2021

  RILO Western Europe releases the September edition of RILO WE INFO Magazine

• September 2021

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  29 September 2021

  WCO webinar on "Identifying Military goods at the border" attended by 1000 delegates from Customs around the world

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  27 September 2021

  The WCO carries out an institutional assessment of Pakistan Customs as part of the CECAC Project

• West Africa Security Project (WASP) |

  01 September 2021

  High Level Conference of the WCO West Africa Security Project Phase 1 Review

• August 2021

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  31 August 2021

  The World Customs Organization and the Swedish International Development Agency join forces to combat illegal wildlife trade in East and Southern Africa

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  13 August 2021

  Virtual risk management diagnostic workshop for the Seychelles Revenue Commission

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  13 August 2021

  CARICOM countries receive WCO support in risk management

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  10 August 2021

  Sri Lanka Customs hosts a three-day national workshop on combating counterfeiting and piracy

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  06 August 2021

  WCO and Egmont Group Co-host Global Anti-money Laundering Webinar

• July 2021

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  23 July 2021

  WCO conducts training for Palestine Customs on Small Arms and Light Weapons

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  22 July 2021

  Mozambique Customs receives assistance to enhance its capacity for detecting and confiscating sub-standard and counterfeit products

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  16 July 2021

  Virtual Train the Trainer Workshop for STCE expert trainers

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  16 July 2021

  WCO RILO WE presents its Annual Report 2020 at the Annual Meeting of the Council of Europe - Pompidou Airports Group

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  15 July 2021

  UNODC-WCO Container Control Programme delivers its newly developed Insider Threat Training module to Air Cargo Control Units in Pakistan and Sri Lanka

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  13 July 2021

  STCE Awareness Workshop for Senior Executive Management of the Bureau of Customs of Philippines

• Enforcement - RILO |

  12 July 2021

  RILO Western Europe releases the June edition of RILO WE INFO Magazine

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  12 July 2021

  WCO and UNODC launch new Project to enhance capacity for detecting illegal shipments of plastic and hazardous waste

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  09 July 2021

  WCO Secretariat supports Frontex in the development of a Handbook on Firearms for Customs and Border Guards

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  06 July 2021

  WCO holds Operation TENTACLE- Asia/Asia Pacific II Virtual Regional Workshop on Anti-Money Laundering/Counter-Terrorism Financing

• Enforcement and Compliance - Asia Pacific Plastic Waste Project |

  06 July 2021

  WCO completes virtual diagnostic mission in Sri Lanka for the implementation of the Basel Convention’s plastic waste amendments

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  05 July 2021

  Successful WCO IPR Workshop held online for Philippines Customs

• June 2021

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  23 June 2021

  COPES CCP Training for Kazakhstan Customs

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  16 June 2021

  COPES CCP Training for Iraq Customs

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  09 June 2021

  WCO supports global fight against illicit trafficking during a joint Press Conference in Antwerp

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  07 June 2021

  Virtual PITCH training deployed in Panama within the WCO-UNODC Container Control Programme

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  07 June 2021

  WCO and OLAF strengthen cooperation to tackle customs fraud

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  04 June 2021

  On World Environment Day, the WCO joins the call for action to restore our ecosystems

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  01 June 2021

  WCO Workshop to support Eswatini Customs with Risk Management

• May 2021

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  27 May 2021

  COPES CCP Training for Lebanese Customs

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  11 May 2021

  Over 56,400 cultural goods seized and 67 arrests made in action involving 31 countries

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  07 May 2021

  WCO holds a Virtual National Workshop on Post-Clearance Audit (PCA) for the Republic of Kazakhstan

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  06 May 2021

  First Strategic Trade Control Enforcement (STCE) training in the Portuguese language

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  06 May 2021

  8.5 metric tons of bomb-making materials seized by East African Customs during WCO border Operation

• April 2021

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  30 April 2021

  WCO Cargo Targeting System deployed in Azerbaijan

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  16 April 2021

  Regional workshops held to raise awareness of counterfeit COVID-19-related goods

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  15 April 2021

  The WCO presents the CEN’s new Fauna and Flora section to Customs officers

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  07 April 2021

  The 41st session of the WCO Enforcement Committee concludes successfully

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  01 April 2021

  Strategic Trade Control Enforcement (STCE) National training for Kyrgyzstan Customs

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  01 April 2021

  WCO training on STCE and COPES Programmes to Albania and Kosovo Customs

• March 2021

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  31 March 2021

  WCO signs an agreement with United Kingdom Border Force to enhance the WCO Cargo Targeting System

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  30 March 2021

  COVID-19 vaccine awareness: WCO completes three series of webinars involving the private sector

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  29 March 2021

  More than 2 tonnes of synthetic drugs seized during Operation GOALS

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  22 March 2021

  Sub-regional STCE Risk Management webinar in Spanish

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  19 March 2021

  The WCO STCE Programme delivers a Risk Management webinar in the Russian language

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  18 March 2021

  WCO and OSCE deploy a virtual PITCH training for the Eastern and Central European Customs

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  16 March 2021

  COLIBRI achieves an important milestone presenting the geoportal to beneficiaries and partners

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  15 March 2021

  Launch of WCO West Africa Security Project

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  09 March 2021

  Virtual Train-the-Trainer Workshop on nCEN

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  03 March 2021

  World Customs Organization (WCO) conducts Small Arms and Light Weapons Training for the Government of Palestine

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  02 March 2021

  WCO celebrates World Wildlife Day in support of forests and their contribution to livelihoods

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  02 March 2021

  COPES CCP Training for Tunisian Customs

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  02 March 2021

  COLIBRI presents its Geoportal, featuring a new mapping tool combined with a database completely dedicated to General Aviation

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  02 March 2021

  The STCE Programme delivers a Virtual National Training for Cambodia Customs

• February 2021

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  26 February 2021

  Amidst obstacles posed by pandemic, Container Control Programme cocaine seizures surpassed 100 ton milestone in 2020

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  15 February 2021

  WCO launches CECAC Project two-week training course to support Pakistan Customs with enforcement

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  03 February 2021

  WCO signs an agreement with Ghana Customs to implement the WCO Cargo Targeting System solution

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  02 February 2021

  WCO holds Anti-Money Laundering/Counter-Terrorism Financing Workshop on Operation TENTACLE-Latin America

• January 2021

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  29 January 2021

  WCO supports the initiatives and activities of the Environmental Network for Optimizing Regulatory Compliance on Illegal Traffic

• Enforcement and Compliance - Asia Pacific Plastic Waste Project |

  27 January 2021

  WCO completes two virtual diagnostic missions for the implementation of the Basel Convention’s plastic waste amendments

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  27 January 2021

  WCO Members committed to enhance the global fight against IED threat

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  27 January 2021

  WCO successfully conducts a Virtual National Workshop on Post-Clearance Audit (PCA) for the Republic of Moldova

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  21 January 2021

  WCO supports Montenegro Customs with Risk Management before joining the EU

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  21 January 2021

  WCO delivers virtual Risk Management Workshop to Ecuador Customs

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  18 January 2021

  Regional Meeting of nCEN Programme Leaders in the Asia/Pacific region

• December 2020

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  22 December 2020

  Virtual national workshop for Bosnia and Herzegovina Customs on combating counterfeiting and piracy

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  18 December 2020

  WCO-CITES joint Online Workshop on Modern Customs Procedures for Improved Control of Trade in CITES-listed Species

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  15 December 2020

  First regional meeting of nCEN Programme Leaders for West and Central Africa

• Procedures - Enforcement - Asia Pacific Plastic Waste Project |

  15 December 2020

  WCO completes virtual diagnostic mission for the implementation of the Basel Convention’s plastic waste amendments

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  14 December 2020

  Successful pilot launch of the WCO IPR, Health and Safety Programme online training

• Enforcement and Compliance - INAMA Project |

  09 December 2020

  Online wrap-up meeting of the GIZ-funded WCO INAMA Risk Management Project

• Enforcement and Compliance - Asia Pacific Plastic Waste Project |

  03 December 2020

  New international rules for import and export of plastic waste come into effect on 1 January 2021

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  02 December 2020

  First WCO/ROCB Sub Regional Virtual Workshop on PCA for the Pacific Islands

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  01 December 2020

  The STCE Programme delivers a national training for the Customs Administration of the Philippines

• November 2020

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  30 November 2020

  STCE sub-regional training for Customs Administrations in Western Balkans Countries

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  26 November 2020

  WCO signs an agreement with the Customs administration of Guatemala for the implementation of its CTS and nCEN applications

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  26 November 2020

  Pilot training on Radiological and Nuclear Detection Awareness

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  20 November 2020

  WCO inaugurates the European Regional Meeting of nCEN Programme Leaders

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  20 November 2020

  Botswana Customs chairs the 5th Regional Meeting of nCEN Programme Leaders for East and Southern Africa

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  19 November 2020

  Customs role in the fight against trafficking in cultural property highlighted during UNESCO Conference

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  19 November 2020

  Successful conclusion of the 17th WCO Counterfeiting and Piracy (CAP) Group Meeting

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  18 November 2020

  WCO/ROCB Sub Regional Virtual Workshop on PCA for the ASEAN members

• Enforcement - RILO |

  16 November 2020

  19th RILO Commonwealth of Independent States National Contact Points Meeting

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  16 November 2020

  17th Virtual NCP RILO ESA annual administrative meeting

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  13 November 2020

  WCO Releases an Upgraded New Version of the WCO Cargo Targeting System

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  10 November 2020

  WCO becomes a member of the Basel Convention ENFORCE Network

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  10 November 2020

  Two webinars on STCE Risk Management and Targeting

• Enforcement - RILO |

  02 November 2020

  RILO WE provides virtual CEN training for its affiliated countries

• October 2020

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  29 October 2020

  Operation DEMETER VI thwarts transboundary shipments of illegal waste and ozone depleting substances

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  29 October 2020

  The UNODC-WCO Container Control Programme outperforms in difficult times

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  28 October 2020

  STCE virtual training for Jordan Customs

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  28 October 2020

  14th Session of the WCO/IATA/ICAO API-PNR Contact Committee

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  23 October 2020

  Customs railway and data experts in globe gathered in the first Global Railway Workshop towards the development of WCO Railway Guidelines

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  20 October 2020

  STCE Virtual training for Indian Customs

• Enforcement - RILO |

  16 October 2020

  The Global RILO Network comes together for its 2nd Informal Virtual Meeting since the outbreak of the global pandemic

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  09 October 2020

  Operation Corsair: intelligence exchange led to the seizure of more than 4,000 fossils by Spanish Customs

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  06 October 2020

  Operation STOP: the WCO operation hits hard the illegal trafficking linked to COVID-19

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  06 October 2020

  STCE sub-regional training for Customs Administrations in SADC Countries

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  06 October 2020

  Operation TENTACLE Africa Workshop

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  01 October 2020

  WCO announces new funding for enforcement programmes linked to anti-money laundering, counter-terrorism and canine detection.

• Enforcement - RILO |

  01 October 2020

  Operation ICE BREAK II successfully conducted by RILO A/P and Customs of the region

• September 2020

• Enforcement and Compliance - INAMA Project |

  22 September 2020

  The WCO INAMA-COPES workshops go online

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  17 September 2020

  The STCE Programme conducts a virtual training for Kenya Revenue Authority officers

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  02 September 2020

  Successful conclusion of the WCO Asia/Pacific Security Project

• August 2020

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  31 August 2020

  COLIBRI launches its online training programme

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  26 August 2020

  Passenger Controls training delivered despite COVID-19 challenges

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  24 August 2020

  Fiji is the first country in the Oceania region to join the UNODC-WCO Container Control Programme (CCP) and to implement the WCO Cargo Targeting System (CTS)

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  03 August 2020

  WCO continues to support the delivery of PGS Training despite the challenges

• July 2020

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  30 July 2020

  The WCO issues its 2019 Illicit Trade Report

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  20 July 2020

  Launching of RILO Eastern and Southern Africa’s new Website to enhance communication and cooperation

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  20 July 2020

  WCO project to build border security capacity in West and Central Africa comes to an end

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  13 July 2020

  WCO Participates in the United Nations' Virtual Counter Terrorism Week

• Enforcement - RILO |

  07 July 2020

  RILO Western Europe releases ANNUAL REPORT 2019 - REVIEW OF DRUG SEIZURES AT AIRPORTS AND MAIL CENTERS

• June 2020

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  30 June 2020

  Enforcement goes online

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  26 June 2020

  WCO and INTERPOL jointly mark the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  26 June 2020

  WCO and GIZ support Gambia Revenue Authority with risk management training

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  18 June 2020

  The Global RILO Network Meets to Exchange Best Practices

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  17 June 2020

  Completion of online training on combating the trafficking of cultural property in Africa

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  05 June 2020

  World Environment Day 2020 urges for the preservation of biodiversity

• May 2020

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  29 May 2020

  WCO and OSCE join forces to deploy the PITCH training online for the Balkan Region

• Procedures - Enforcement |

  25 May 2020

  Online training support of the UNODC-WCO Container Control Programme

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  20 May 2020

  First National COPES Workshop conducted remotely for Benin

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  20 May 2020

  Cambodia’s Air Cargo Control Unit successfully targets falsely declared COVID-19 test kits

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  20 May 2020

  119 seizures from 14 WCA countries during WCO operation ALAMBA 2020 targeting suspected transnational terrorist organizations

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  06 May 2020

  101 people arrested and 19,000 artefacts recovered in international crackdown on cultural goods trafficking

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  04 May 2020

  WCO Secretariat receives access to INTERPOL’s iARMS database to search and trace seized firearms

• April 2020

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  23 April 2020

  WCO PITCH training Handbook now available in 4 languages

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  22 April 2020

  First results of a regional operation targeting illegal activities led by terrorist groups

• March 2020

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  27 March 2020

  Publication of the Joint Egmont Group and WCO “Customs – FIU Cooperation Handbook”

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  25 March 2020

  COVID-19: WCO launches an IPR CENcomm Group for data exchange on counterfeit medical supplies and fake medicines

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  23 March 2020

  Azerbaijan hosts WCO Risk Management Diagnostic Mission

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  23 March 2020

  The Global RILO Network continues to support WCO Members in times of crisis

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  18 March 2020

  Strategic Trade Control Enforcement (STCE) Programme French language Train the Trainer workshop

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  03 March 2020

  WCO celebrates World Wildlife Day under the theme “Sustaining all life on Earth”

• February 2020

• Enforcement and Compliance - INAMA Project |

  25 February 2020

  The INAMA Project supports the Malawi Revenue Authority with Risk Management in the field of Illegal Wildlife Trade

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  24 February 2020

  IPR Workshop in Cuba

• Enforcement and Compliance - Asia Pacific Plastic Waste Project |

  19 February 2020

  Japan supports WCO projects on sustainability and border security

• January 2020

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  31 January 2020

  WCO STCE Programme receives funding from Canada

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  31 January 2020

  Uganda strengthens its capacity for controls on air passengers

• December 2019

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  19 December 2019

  The WCO issues its 2018 Illicit Trade Report

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  17 December 2019

  WCO Organizes Security Conference Addressing Security Challenges in Africa

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  11 December 2019

  Electronic crime experts from Customs meet in Tokyo

• Enforcement and Compliance - INAMA Project |

  10 December 2019

  The WCO INAMA Project supports the General Department of Vietnam Customs’ Risk Management Division in a joint effort to mitigate Illegal Wildlife Trade

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  02 December 2019

  Customs' contribution to environmental protection highlighted at an operational debriefing in China

• November 2019

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  26 November 2019

  Strategic Trade Control Enforcement (STCE) Train the trainer workshop in Washington, DC

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  22 November 2019

  Pakistan GTAS Implementation

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  18 November 2019

  WCO Asia/Pacific Sub-regional Workshop for Risk Management Trainers held in India

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  04 November 2019

  Continued support by the WCO to the Antigua and Barbuda Customs and Excise on Risk Management

• October 2019

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  24 October 2019

  Planning PGS operations in Asia/Pacific

• Enforcement - RILO |

  22 October 2019

  18th Meeting of the RILO National Contact Points for the Commonwealth of Independent States

• Enforcement - RILO |

  21 October 2019

  22nd RILO Western Europe National Contact Points Meeting

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  14 October 2019

  Fourth Workshop aiming at training COPES Expert Trainers

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  04 October 2019

  Customs gains recognition for its efforts to regulate trade in ozone-depleting substances

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  03 October 2019

  WCO Workshop on Risk Management and National Targeting Centres held in Malaysia

• September 2019

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  23 September 2019

  Pakistan joins thirty-five other Customs administrations using the WCO nCEN application

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  17 September 2019

  WCO risk management diagnostic mission for the Ministry of Revenue and Customs of Tonga

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  17 September 2019

  Massive cocaine seizure by Brazil Customs as part of the Container Control Programme

• Enforcement - Capacity Building |

  12 September 2019

  WCO Supports Pakistan in enhancing its Post Clearance Audit (PCA) Capacities

• Enforcement and Compliance - INAMA Project |

  04 September 2019

  12 officers accredited as WCO Customs Technical and Operational Advisors in the field of Illegal Wildlife Trade

• August 2019

• Enforcement and Compliance - Capacity Building - INAMA Project |

  23 August 2019

  The INAMA Project supports 9 Asian and sub-Saharan African Customs administrations in the fight against Illegal Wildlife Trade

• July 2019

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  29 July 2019

  Over 18,000 items seized and 59 arrests made in operation targeting cultural goods

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  23 July 2019

  WCO Participate in Conference to launch Small Arms and Light Weapons training in the Middle East and North Africa region

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  18 July 2019

  Gambia Revenue Authority receives support to develop its risk management strategy and implement an intelligence-driven approach

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  16 July 2019

  West and Central Africa Regional Train-the-trainer Workshop on Security Project (10 -21 June 2019)

• Enforcement - RILO |

  10 July 2019

  RILO WE presented this years "REVIEW OF DRUG SEIZURES AT AIRPORTS AND MAIL CENTERS 2018" at the Annual meeting of the Council of Europe – Pompidou Airports Group

• Enforcement and Compliance - INAMA Project |

  10 July 2019

  Wildlife trafficking: Organized crime hit hard by joint WCO-INTERPOL global enforcement operation

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  05 July 2019

  GTAS Go Live in Maldives

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  02 July 2019

  National IPR Seminar on Combating Counterfeiting and Piracy Health and Safety Republic of Armenia 26-28 of June 2019

• June 2019

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  26 June 2019

  WCO hands over detection devices to Vietnam Customs

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  26 June 2019

  Lao PDR Training Session of Use of technical devices for enforcement

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  21 June 2019

  Container Control Programme will expand into the Oceania region

• Enforcement and Compliance - Capacity Building - INAMA Project |

  17 June 2019

  The WCO and INTERPOL join hands once again to strengthen the capacities of Asian Customs and Police administrations to mitigate Illegal Wildlife Trade

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  14 June 2019

  WCO successfully conducted a National Workshop on Post Clearance Audit (PCA) in Vanuatu

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  06 June 2019

  Container Control Programme (CCP) facilitated identification of an international drug trafficking ring

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  06 June 2019

  Accreditation Workshop on IPR for the Asia Pacific region

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  04 June 2019

  National Workshop on Strategic Trade Control Enforcement (Tajikistan, 7 to 10 May 2019)

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  03 June 2019

  COPES Regional Seminar in Japan

• May 2019

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  29 May 2019

  National Workshop on Post Clearance Audit (PCA) in Armenia

• Enforcement - RILO |

  21 May 2019

  RILO CIS trained NCP officers from Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan Customs

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  17 May 2019

  National Workshop on Strategic Trade Control Enforcement (Tunisia, 15 - 18 April)

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  10 May 2019

  WCO Workshop on Risk Management held in the Islamic Republic of Iran

• April 2019

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  29 April 2019

  The World Customs Organization and the European Union join forces on a new project

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  29 April 2019

  Strategic Trade Control Enforcement national training, Jamaica, April 2019

• Enforcement - RILO |

  17 April 2019

  CCWP (CUSTOMS COOPERATION WORKING PARTY) EXPERTS Meeting on 28th of March

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  16 April 2019

  Customs representatives from the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region meet in Tunis for a WCO Regional Security Workshop

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  02 April 2019

  WCO and OSCE deploy specialized PITCH training for Central Asian Customs

• March 2019

• Enforcement and Compliance - INAMA Project |

  29 March 2019

  Operation PRAESIDIO boosts global efforts to combat the illegal wildlife trade

• Enforcement - RILO |

  19 March 2019

  Jamaica becomes the second country in the Americas and Caribbean region to implement the nCEN

• Enforcement - RILO |

  18 March 2019

  RILO WE Meeting with New Director of German Federal Customs Criminological Office – Dr. Rainer Mellwig

• Enforcement - Capacity Building |

  15 March 2019

  New UNESCO tools to fight the illicit trafficking of cultural property

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  13 March 2019

  WCO Risk Management diagnostic mission to support Gambia Revenue Authority

• Procedures - Enforcement |

  01 March 2019

  WCO discusses benefits and challenges relating to free trade zones at The Economist's Asian Trade Summit

• February 2019

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  28 February 2019

  WCO Sub-regional Train-the-trainer Workshop on Programme Global Shield in Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia)

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  28 February 2019

  WCO delivers CITES and Cultural Heritage trainings in Cuba within the framework of the WCO-UNODC Container Control Programme

• Enforcement - RILO |

  28 February 2019

  CEN Training at RILO WE Office for NCP from Malta Customs

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  25 February 2019

  WCO Workshop on Risk and Compliance Management in support of Thai Customs

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  06 February 2019

  The WCO organized a National IPR Workshop for Ghanaian Customs in Accra, 28 January - 1 February 2019

• January 2019

• Enforcement - RILO |

  30 January 2019

  Global Rapid Alert Network (GRAN) exchange platform for urgent and sensitive Customs related messages

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  29 January 2019

  WCO contributes to the dialogue on preventing illicit trafficking of cultural objects in Iraq

• December 2018

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  21 December 2018

  UNODC-WCO Container Control Programme wins prestigious award

• Enforcement - Capacity Building |

  19 December 2018

  First Training on the Prevention of Illicit Trafficking of Cultural Heritage (PITCH) deployed in West and Central Africa

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  18 December 2018

  WCO successfully conducted a National Workshop on Post Clearance Audit (PCA) in Sri Lanka

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  14 December 2018

  WCO National Workshop for Cambodia Customs on Border Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  13 December 2018

  Uzbekistan Customs benefits from WCO risk assessment and selectivity support

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  13 December 2018

  WCO Risk Management Diagnostic Mission to support Antigua and Barbuda Customs and Excise

• Enforcement - RILO |

  12 December 2018

  RILO CIS trained NCP officers of Armenia

• Enforcement and Compliance - Capacity Building - INAMA Project |

  11 December 2018

  Regional Customs - Police Workshop on Wildlife Enforcement

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  04 December 2018

  WCO Supports Myanmar Customs to Strengthen its IPR Border Enforcement

• November 2018

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  30 November 2018

  WCO publishes new tool to assist countries in the prevention of illicit trafficking of cultural heritage

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  29 November 2018

  First Cruise Ships Meeting held in Brussels

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  26 November 2018

  Opening of the WCO Regional Dog Training Centre in Budapest

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  22 November 2018

  Strategic Trade Control Enforcement (STCE) Workshop in Azerbaijan

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  22 November 2018

  National Workshop on Strategic Trade Control Enforcement (Kazakhstan, 5 - 8 November)

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  21 November 2018

  The WCO releases the 2017 Illicit Trade Report

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  15 November 2018

  WCO is again organising the Rights Holders Consultative Group (RHCG) meeting

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  15 November 2018

  WCO publishes Report on Illicit Financial Flows via Trade Mis-invoicing

• Enforcement - RILO |

  12 November 2018

  RILO ECE and WE take part in the PEN-CP kick-off meeting

• Enforcement - RILO |

  09 November 2018

  17th RILO Commonwealth of Independent States National Contact Points Meeting (RILO CIS NCP Meeting)

• October 2018

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  31 October 2018

  WCO Sub Regional Passenger Controls Workshop - Jakarta Indonesia

• Capacity Building - Enforcement - WCO-Bahamas Training Program |

  31 October 2018

  WCO Workshop on Risk Assessment and Selectivity in Bahamas

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  24 October 2018

  Council of Europe Pompidou Group - 2018 Meeting of the International Precursors Network

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  16 October 2018

  COPES National Workshop held in Cotonou

• Enforcement - RILO |

  10 October 2018

  21st RILO Western Europe National Contact Points Meeting (RILO WE NCP Meeting)

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  10 October 2018

  Strategic Trade Control Enforcement (STCE) workshop in Chile

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  08 October 2018

  WCO hands over Raman Spectrometers to National Board of Revenue Bangladesh

• September 2018

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  28 September 2018

  State Revenue Committee of Kazakhstan benefits from a WCO Customs Risk Analysis and Profiling Workshop

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  27 September 2018

  International maritime enforcement operation “Sports Bag-2”

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  20 September 2018

  Operation MIRAGE

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  20 September 2018

  Cambodia representatives from the World Customs Organizations Asia Pacific Security Project

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  20 September 2018

  WCO hands over Raman Spectrometers to Philippines Bureau of Customs

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  20 September 2018

  Strategic Trade Control Enforcement Workshop in Peru

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  17 September 2018

  WCO Working Group on the Comprehensive Review of the RKC holds its First Meeting

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  07 September 2018

  Countries from West and Central Africa define a regional risk management strategy

• Enforcement and Compliance - Capacity Building - INAMA Project |

  06 September 2018

  First regional workshop bringing Customs and Police together to combat wildlife crime

• August 2018

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  30 August 2018

  WCO contributes to strengthening Zimbabwe’s capacities on Authorised Economic Operator and Post Clearance Audit

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  27 August 2018

  Pacific Islands Passenger Controls Workshop and Training (Suva, Fiji)

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  14 August 2018

  COPES Regional Seminar in Mauritius

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  03 August 2018

  WCO Workshop to support Ethiopian Customs with Risk Management

• July 2018

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  16 July 2018

  WCO supports the ASEAN Member States to strengthen their IPR border enforcement

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  16 July 2018

  The WCO presented to the G20 its study report on illicit financial flows

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  13 July 2018

  National Workshop on Strategic Trade Control Enforcement (Pakistan, 25 - 29 June)

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  09 July 2018

  WCO supports Bosnia and Herzegovina Customs to develop its capacities in Post Clearance Audit

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  03 July 2018

  Strategic Trade Control Enforcement (STCE) workshop in Ghana

• June 2018

• Enforcement and Compliance - Capacity Building - INAMA Project |

  26 June 2018

  The WCO-Inama Project builds capacity in targeted French-speaking African countries to combat Illegal Wildlife Trade

• Enforcement - RILO |

  21 June 2018

  Customs administrations in the Asia/Pacific region gather to discuss compliance and enforcement priorities and explore some WCO tools

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  15 June 2018

  Montenegro Customs benefits from a WCO Risk Management Workshop

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  01 June 2018

  Risk-based Passenger Controls in Seychelles

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  01 June 2018

  WCO organized a Regional Workshop on Post Clearance Audit in the Americas and Caribbean Region

• May 2018

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  31 May 2018

  New COPES training delivered for the first time in central Europe

• Enforcement and Compliance - Capacity Building - INAMA Project |

  30 May 2018

  The WCO-Inama project supports African Members (English Speaking countries) in including CITES and Illegal Wildlife Trade (IWT) modules in national training curricula and in developing a group of regional IWT Trainers and Experts

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  23 May 2018

  WCO supports CITES national ivory action plans

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  09 May 2018

  Container Control Programme provided Theoretical Training in Oman

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  09 May 2018

  WCO conducted a National Workshop on Post Clearance Audit (PCA) for the Islamic Republic of Iran

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  08 May 2018

  WCO conducts a Diagnostic mission on Post Clearance Audit for Jordan

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  07 May 2018

  Asia Pacific Regional Workshop on Environmental Issues concludes successfully

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  03 May 2018

  Asia/Pacific Security Project: National Training on Programme Global Shield held in Bangladesh

• April 2018

• Enforcement and Compliance - Capacity Building - INAMA Project |

  26 April 2018

  The WCO-Inama project supports Asian Members in including CITES and Illegal Wildlife Trade (IWT) modules in national training curricula and in developing a group of internal IWT Trainers

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  19 April 2018

  WCO conducts a Diagnostic mission on Post Clearance Audit for Qatar

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  19 April 2018

  WCO Sub-Regional Train-the-Trainer Workshop on Programme Global Shield held in Manila

• Enforcement - RILO |

  17 April 2018

  WCO Operation CATalyst 2 Training Workshop in combating New Psychoactive Substances held in Seoul, Republic of Korea

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  17 April 2018

  Launch of the Customs - Police Cooperation Handbook

• March 2018

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  27 March 2018

  Constructive discussions at the WCO Enforcement Committee on how to secure trade and travel

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  23 March 2018

  Global Travel Assessment System (GTAS) implementation in Maldives

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  16 March 2018

  WCO successfully conducted a National Workshop on Post Clearance Audit (PCA) in Malaysia

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  16 March 2018

  WCO supports Sudan and Palestine Customs Administrations with the implementation of the nCEN application

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  09 March 2018

  The first meeting of the Sub-Committee on Customs Procedures (SCCP), in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  08 March 2018

  Second Training Workshop for COPES Expert Trainers, Paris, 19-23 February 2018

• February 2018

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  21 February 2018

  Over 41,000 artefacts seized in global operation targeting trafficking of cultural goods

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  20 February 2018

  WCO supports Sudan Customs to develop its capacities in post-clearance audit

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  16 February 2018

  National Workshop on Strategic Trade Control Enforcement (Jakarta, 5 - 8 Feburary)

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  16 February 2018

  Specialized training on countering trafficking of cultural objects deployed within the scope of the WCO-UNODC Container Control Programme in Jordan

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  08 February 2018

  WCO delivers a Risk Management Framework Workshop in Jordan

• January 2018

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  08 January 2018

  WCO supports Brazilian Customs Action Plan on Enforcement

• December 2017

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  15 December 2017

  WCO Asia/Pacific Regional Workshop on Risk Management and Post Seizure Analysis in Kashiwa, Japan

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  14 December 2017

  WCO supports the improvement of the Risk Management functions of the Indirect Taxation Authority of Bosnia and Herzegovina

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  12 December 2017

  WCO supports Cambodia Customs to strengthen its IPR border enforcement

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  12 December 2017

  WCO Sub-Regional Workshop for Oceania Members on combating counterfeiting and piracy

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  08 December 2017

  WCO assists Cameroon Customs with the development and improvement of its Post-Clearance Audit system

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  01 December 2017

  WCO and Uganda Revenue Authority launch Global Travel Assessment System GTAS pilot

• November 2017

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  29 November 2017

  WCO Global Accreditation Workshop on Risk Management in Brussels

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  29 November 2017

  Strategic Trade Control Enforcement (STCE) National Training, Tirana, 14-18 November 2017

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  29 November 2017

  WCO Members conduct their own Strategic Trade Control Enforcement (STCE) Training

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  22 November 2017

  Major WCO operation in Sub-Saharan Africa results in the seizure of substantial amounts of rhino horns, ivory tusks and pangolin scales

• Enforcement - RILO |

  17 November 2017

  WCO Operation CATalyst 2 Briefing Seminar in combating New Psychoactive Substances held in Seoul, Republic of Korea

• Enforcement - RILO |

  06 November 2017

  WCO attends the ceremony marking the 30th Anniversary of the RILO Asia/Pacific and the global RILO network

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  02 November 2017

  The WCO releases the 2016 Illicit Trade Report

• October 2017

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  31 October 2017

  Strategic Trade Control Enforcement (STCE) Expert Trainer Accreditation Workshop

• Procedures - Enforcement |

  13 October 2017

  WCO Working Group on ECommerce moves closer to providing new deliverables in the coming months

• September 2017

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  26 September 2017

  WCO supports Bahrain in enhancing its Post-Clearance Audit function and developing a Pre-arrival Processing System

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  26 September 2017

  The WCO rolls out the first practical training for Customs officers on the protection of cultural heritage

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  04 September 2017

  Strategic Trade Control Enforcement Expert Trainer Accreditation Workshop

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  04 September 2017

  WCO supports Pakistan in implementing Post Clearance Audit

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  04 September 2017

  WCO supports Sudan in developing Post Clearance Audit

• July 2017

• Enforcement - IFF |

  17 July 2017

  WCO welcomes 2017 G20's recognition of its work on Illicit Financial Flows

• May 2017

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  04 May 2017

  WCO Asia-Pacific Regional Strategic Workshop on the WCO Security Programme

• April 2017

• Enforcement - RILO |

  21 April 2017

  WCO Europe Regional Heads of Customs Conference in Austria

• February 2017

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  22 February 2017

  New WCO Counter-Terrorism Initiative for South East Asia to be funded by Japan

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  22 February 2017

  WCO participates in Global Illicit Trade Summit organized by The Economist

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  21 February 2017

  Denmark Customs inaugurates a mobile body scanner

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  20 February 2017

  WCO National Workshop on Post-Clearance Audit in Tunisia

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  16 February 2017

  WCO Regional Workshop on IPR Border Enforcement held in Namibia

• January 2017

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  23 January 2017

  Operation Pandora: 3,561 artefacts seized and 75 people arrested

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  23 January 2017

  WCO urges for partnership to combat illicit trafficking of cultural heritage in Davos

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  23 January 2017

  From 9th to 11th January 2017 a Regional Security Workshop for the MENA Region was held in Amman, Jordan

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  20 January 2017

  New record seizures of illicit medicines in Africa

• December 2016

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  21 December 2016

  Sri Lanka Customs hosts Risk Assessment and Selectivity Workshop

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  19 December 2016

  WCO Regional Workshop on Post Clearance Audit for the East and Southern Africa Region

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  16 December 2016

  Tunisia joined the UNODC-WCO Container Control Programme

• November 2016

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  10 November 2016

  The WCO and INTERPOL sign an arrangement facilitating Customs administrations’ access to information on stolen vehicles

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  10 November 2016

  WCO-OECD Regional Policy Dialogue: taking scope of illicit trade in Europe

• October 2016

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  26 October 2016

  USD 460 million and hundreds of weapons seized in global counter-smuggling operation

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  18 October 2016

  The WCO welcomes 'New Deal' to phase out HFCs under the Montreal Protocol

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  17 October 2016

  WCO Cargo Targeting System Air Cargo Pilot Commences in New Zealand

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  14 October 2016

  Regional Security Workshop held in Pretoria, South Africa

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  13 October 2016

  WCO advocates for more resources for Customs to combat illicit wildlife trade at the European Parliament’s public hearing

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  06 October 2016

  WCO International Seminar on Countering New Psychoactive Substances (NPS)

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  06 October 2016

  WCO ESA Regional Accreditation Workshop on Risk Management Hosted by SARS

• September 2016

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  28 September 2016

  The WCO and GSMA sign agreement to combat mobile device fraud

• Enforcement - Capacity Building |

  23 September 2016

  WCO addresses a “Ministerial Lekgotla” as an introduction to the CITES Conference in Johannesburg

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  23 September 2016

  Canadian Ambassador meets with participants of the Container Control Programme training in El Salvador

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  23 September 2016

  First WCO Post-Clearance Audit Workshop in Asia Pacific Region

• Procedures - Enforcement |

  21 September 2016

  WCO Asia/Pacific Regional Workshop on Non-Intrusive Inspection

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  16 September 2016

  First drug seizure under the new Air Cargo Control Unit in Pakistan

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  16 September 2016

  Customs-Police cooperation with Europol

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  14 September 2016

  WCO delivers a Risk-based Passenger Selectivity Workshop in Mongolia

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  08 September 2016

  WCO Cargo Targeting System Deployed to Kenya Revenue Authority and User Training Delivered

• Procedures - Enforcement |

  01 September 2016

  WCO contributes to trade facilitation and security for Asia-Pacific Region

• August 2016

• Procedures - Enforcement |

  29 August 2016

  WCO Represents the Customs Community at the Sixth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD VI)

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  22 August 2016

  Drug precursor concealed in automotive parts seized by Iran Customs

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  10 August 2016

  Vanuatu Customs implements the WCO nCEN system

• July 2016

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  22 July 2016

  Iran Customs seizes 536 kilograms of heroin

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  15 July 2016

  WCO steps up efforts to deter the illicit trafficking of cultural objects

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  12 July 2016

  Millions of cigarettes seized during Operation GRYPHON II

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  04 July 2016

  Role of Customs highlighted at the First Global Law Enforcement Forum on Diamond Trafficking

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  04 July 2016

  WCO Compliance and Enforcement tools outlined during a Regional Workshop in the Asia/Pacific Region

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  04 July 2016

  Strategic Trade Control Enforcement Expert Trainer Certification Workshop

• June 2016

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  30 June 2016

  WCO contributes to the Comprehensive Review of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1540

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  28 June 2016

  Global Customs community marks the 2016 International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  28 June 2016

  First WCO Post-Clearance Audit Workshop in the Americas and Caribbean Region

• Procedures - Enforcement |

  28 June 2016

  Workshop on risk assessment and selectivity with advance cargo information in the Asia/Pacific region

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  23 June 2016

  Fifth WCO COPES Project Regional Seminar held in Casablanca

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  10 June 2016

  Cultural diversity under attack: protecting culture for peace

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  10 June 2016

  WCO Security Summit takes place in Brussels

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  09 June 2016

  WCO participates in Operation Pangea IX against fake and illicit medicines

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  09 June 2016

  2016 WCO IT Conference & Exhibition, 1-3 June, Dakar, Senegal

• Procedures - Enforcement |

  03 June 2016

  Workshop on risk-based passenger selectivity in the MENA region

• Enforcement - Capacity Building |

  03 June 2016

  The nCEN application to support enforcement efforts in Oceania

• May 2016

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  31 May 2016

  Customs seizes counterfeit dollars and euro worth milllions of Chilean pesos

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  27 May 2016

  WCO’s contribution to countering terrorism and violent extremism recognized at G7 Ise-Shima Summit

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  26 May 2016

  WCO organizes a Regional Workshop on combating cross-border smuggling of goods for the MENA region

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  25 May 2016

  Brazilian Customs detects 811 kg of cocaine inside a large block of granite

• Enforcement - Capacity Building |

  19 May 2016

  WCO Accreditation Workshop on Post-Clearance Audit in RTC Korea

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  13 May 2016

  WCO National Workshop on Post-Clearance Audit in Bahrain

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  13 May 2016

  WCO participates in the International Expert Meeting on safeguarding Libyan cultural heritage

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  13 May 2016

  Seizure of one million pairs of counterfeit glasses by Brazilian Customs during an operation

• April 2016

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  25 April 2016

  WCO participates in the United Nations General Assembly Special Session on the world drug problem

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  21 April 2016

  COPES workshop in Dakar in partnership with the UNODC-WCO-INTERPOL Project AIRCOP

• Valuation - Enforcement |

  20 April 2016

  WCO signs Memorandum of Understanding with OECD

• Procedures - Enforcement |

  14 April 2016

  WCO attends Ministerial Conference on Aviation Security and Facilitation in Africa

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  07 April 2016

  2015 Annual Report of the UNODC-WCO Container Control Programme is now online

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  06 April 2016

  Iranian Customs Seizes 50 kilograms of opium at Imam Khomeini International Airport

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  04 April 2016

  Nuclear Security Summit (NSS) in Washington D.C.

• March 2016

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  31 March 2016

  UNESCO holds a unique round table on regulation, cooperation and diligence of professionals for cultural heritage protection

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  24 March 2016

  Solidarity

• Enforcement - RILO |

  18 March 2016

  Heads of Customs Administrations in the Asia/Pacific Region elevate engagement with stakeholders

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  17 March 2016

  WCO Accreditation Workshop on Post-Clearance Audit (PCA)

• Enforcement - RILO |

  16 March 2016

  Successful Conclusion of Operation SKY-NET II Combating Illicit Drugs and Precursor Chemicals Trafficking through Postal and Express Parcels

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  16 March 2016

  Successful Conclusion of Action IPR A/P Combating Counterfeiting and Piracy

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  15 March 2016

  WCO signs United for Wildlife Transport Taskforce Buckingham Palace Declaration

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  04 March 2016

  35th Session of the Enforcement Committee concludes

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  04 March 2016

  Chilean Customs Seizures of 300 seahorses and 33 turtle shells

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  03 March 2016

  World Wildlife Day: the future of wildlife is in our hands

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  03 March 2016

  Brazilian Customs seizes 234 kg of cocaine in export cargo

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  02 March 2016

  G7 expert group in support of Customs contribution to security

• February 2016

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  26 February 2016

  UNODC-WCO Container Control Programme (CCP) Theoretical Training in Lao PDR launched

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  25 February 2016

  WCO COPES Project – Third Regional Seminar in Santo Domingo in partnership with the UNODC-WCO Global Container Control Programme

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  18 February 2016

  Dubai Customs seized AED 17 million of counterfeit goods in 2015

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  12 February 2016

  French Customs seizes hundreds of archeological objects and endangered wildlife products

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  10 February 2016

  Iranian Customs Seizes 11,500 kilograms of drug precursors

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  10 February 2016

  WCO Addresses UN 1540 Committee

• January 2016

• Procedures - Enforcement |

  25 January 2016

  WCO at World Economic Forum 2016

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  18 January 2016

  Seizure of nearly 22 tons of Acetic Anhydrite by Pakistan Customs

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  13 January 2016

  WCO announces the results of Operation COCAIR V

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  13 January 2016

  WCO and INTERPOL reaffirm their commitment to work together against crime

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  08 January 2016

  WCO National Workshop on PCA in Podgorica, Montenegro

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  07 January 2016

  WCO and WCS to collaborate on illegal wildlife trade

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  07 January 2016

  Developing Enforcement Cooperation in the WCO European Region

• December 2015

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  22 December 2015

  WCO supports Kenya Revenue Authority in the area of Customs Compliance and Risk Management

• Enforcement - RILO |

  18 December 2015

  Successful Conclusion of Operation CATalyst

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  17 December 2015

  Launch of the Air Cargo segment of the UNODC-WCO Container Control Programme at Karachi Airport, Pakistan

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  14 December 2015

  Operation Cocair 5 brings first impressive results

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  10 December 2015

  WCO Issues the Punta Cana Resolution

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  10 December 2015

  WCO supports UNESCO efforts in the fight against trafficking in cultural property in Syria and Lebanon

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  08 December 2015

  Second WCO COPES Regional Seminar held in Baku

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  07 December 2015

  The WCO publishes the 2014 Illicit Trade Report

• Enforcement - Capacity Building |

  02 December 2015

  Qatar Customs hosts a Workshop on Risk-Based Selectivity

• November 2015

• Procedures - Enforcement |

  25 November 2015

  WCO attends the General Assembly and International Congress of the Association of Professional Customs Brokers of the Americas (ASAPRA)

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  18 November 2015

  UNODC-WCO Container Control Programme (CCP) Practical Training in Jordan resulted in two big seizures

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  11 November 2015

  WCO National Workshop on PCA in Amman, Jordan

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  06 November 2015

  UNODC – WCO Container Control Programme: Work Study Visit to the Port of Rijeka, Croatia

• October 2015

• Procedures - Enforcement |

  27 October 2015

  Fifth WCO Technology and Innovation Forum is underway

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  22 October 2015

  UNODC-WCO Container Control Programme Theoretical Training successfully completed by Philippines officers

• Procedures - Enforcement |

  09 October 2015

  WCO attends 11th Meeting of the ASEM Customs Directors-General/Commissioners' Meeting in Goa, India

• Enforcement - RILO |

  09 October 2015

  Final evaluation of Operation Cosmo

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  07 October 2015

  First WCO COPES Regional Seminar in Hong Kong, China

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  02 October 2015

  WCO launches the new IPM platform

• September 2015

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  28 September 2015

  WCO announces the final results of Operation Westerlies 3

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  21 September 2015

  Dubai Customs foils attempt to smuggle 35m tramadol pills

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  16 September 2015

  Building regional cohesion around the WCO nCEN application

• Enforcement - Capacity Building |

  09 September 2015

  Azerbaijan’s Dog Training Centre certified as a WCO Regional Centre

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  03 September 2015

  Launch of the UNODC-WCO Container Control Programme Women’s Network

• August 2015

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  14 August 2015

  India Hosts Global Shield Operational Coordination Meeting

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  03 August 2015

  New WCO COPES Programme training tested in Peru

• July 2015

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  15 July 2015

  Dubai Customs foils attempt to smuggle 1kg of heroin at the airport

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  15 July 2015

  Multi-agency efforts disrupt wildlife trafficking

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  03 July 2015

  Third Global Canine Forum in Argentina

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  01 July 2015

  Russian Customs hosts CIS regional meeting of the Committee on Law Enforcement

• June 2015

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  26 June 2015

  Programme Global Shield expands to monitor movements of detonators in its efforts to combat the threat of improvised explosive devices (IEDs)

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  22 June 2015

  Large heroin seizure in Ukraine

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  19 June 2015

  The nCEN application launched in Asia-Pacific

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  18 June 2015

  Millions USD worth illicit medicines seized in global operation

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  18 June 2015

  Successful operation highlights growing cooperation to combat wildlife crime

• Procedures - Enforcement |

  05 June 2015

  National Workshop on PCA conducted in Maldives

• Procedures - Enforcement |

  03 June 2015

  WCO Workshop on the Use of PNR in the Asia Pacific region

• May 2015

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  29 May 2015

  Regional Workshop on Post-Clearance Audit (PCA) in Doha, Qatar

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  28 May 2015

  WCO International Seminar on Combating New Psychoactive Substances (NPS)

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  21 May 2015

  Visit to Italy’s Guardia di Finanza

• Enforcement - RILO |

  20 May 2015

  Dubai Customs fosters regional intelligence cooperation on its Suspicious Cargo Initiative

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  20 May 2015

  Singapore makes the largest seizure of illegal wildlife products in decade

• Enforcement - Capacity Building |

  13 May 2015

  Creation of a WCO Regional Dog Training Centre in Riyadh

• April 2015

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  27 April 2015

  Thailand seizes over seven tonnes of elephant ivory within a week

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  24 April 2015

  French Customs makes the biggest cocaine seizure in its 200-years’ history

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  21 April 2015

  First Experts Group on Post-Clearance Audit meets to develop new WCO Tools

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  21 April 2015

  US ICE-Homeland Security Investigations pilots WCO IPM Mobile application in the USA

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  14 April 2015

  International Consortium on Combating Wildlife Crime (ICCWC) high-level side event on "Wildlife and Forest Crime: A Serious Crime"

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  01 April 2015

  High Level Meeting with UNESCO partners on the implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 2199 and the Safeguarding of Iraqi and Syrian Heritage

• March 2015

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  26 March 2015

  WCO Enforcement Committee Endorses New Initiatives

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  20 March 2015

  WCO Enforcement Committee Set to Commence

• Procedures - Enforcement |

  18 March 2015

  Indonesia launches AEO programme

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  17 March 2015

  The nCEN application makes its debut in Europe

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  17 March 2015

  UNODC-WCO Container Control Programme Practical Training successfully completed by Thai Customs officers

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  12 March 2015

  First WCO Accreditation Workshop on Post-Clearance Audit (PCA)

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  10 March 2015

  WCO delivers Risk Management Workshop in Azerbaijan

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  03 March 2015

  Global Customs community marks World Wildlife Day 2015

• February 2015

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  20 February 2015

  WCO Accreditation Workshop for Technical Operational Advisers on Combating Counterfeiting and Piracy (A/P Region)

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  16 February 2015

  Sub-Regional Workshop on Post-Clearance Audit (PCA) in Tbilisi, Georgia

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  09 February 2015

  Viet Nam joins the UNODC-WCO Container Control Programme

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  02 February 2015

  German Dog Training Centre certified as WCO Regional Centre

• January 2015

• Procedures - Enforcement |

  29 January 2015

  French Customs symposium on coordinated border management highlighted a new way for partnership approach

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  28 January 2015

  Transportation and logistics sector lends support to global efforts tackling wildlife crime

• Procedures - Enforcement |

  14 January 2015

  Customs’ contribution to security against violent extremism

• December 2014

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  19 December 2014

  Sri Lanka Customs hosts a Risk Management Workshop

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  15 December 2014

  Liquid meth concealed in moist towelettes detected due to profiling by New Zealand Customs

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  09 December 2014

  The slogan “Break the corruption chain” marks International Anti-Corruption Day

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  08 December 2014

  WCO launches Iris, an application exploiting open source information

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  03 December 2014

  Container Control Programme - Albanian officers visit the Italian port of Gioia Tauro

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  03 December 2014

  Working Group on Revenue Compliance and Fraud meets for the first time

• November 2014

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  27 November 2014

  UK Border Force and National Crime Agency win Wildlife Crime Operation of the Year

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  19 November 2014

  National IPR Seminar on Combating Counterfeiting and Piracy Health and Safety in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 3-7 November 2014

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  13 November 2014

  From the crime scene to the courtroom: ICCWC releases Guidelines on ivory

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  06 November 2014

  IPM goes mobile

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  06 November 2014

  Saudi Customs hosts Risk Management Workshop

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  05 November 2014

  WCO Council Chairperson addresses INTERPOL 83rd General Assembly

• October 2014

• Enforcement - RILO |

  31 October 2014

  Operation Cosmo’s interdiction phase concludes

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  29 October 2014

  nCEN goes live in Botswana

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  13 October 2014

  WCO announces the results of its first global operation against illicit trade in tobacco

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  13 October 2014

  National Post-Clearance Audit (PCA) Workshop in Papua New Guinea

• September 2014

• Enforcement - RILO |

  25 September 2014

  The WCO is preparing to launch the nCEN application in Asia-Pacific

• August 2014

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  27 August 2014

  Dubai Customs seizes 139 different categories of counterfeit items worth 17.6 million AED (4.8 million USD) in the first half of 2014

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  19 August 2014

  Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak

• July 2014

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  11 July 2014

  Smuggled iguanas returned to Bahamas

• Enforcement - Capacity Building |

  03 July 2014

  WCO National Intellectual Property Rights Seminar in Thailand

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  02 July 2014

  WCO IPM Mobile helps the detection and seizure of counterfeit footwear during Operation Biyela 2

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  01 July 2014

  Largest heroin seizure in 10 years by Dubai Customs

• June 2014

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  26 June 2014

  WCO publishes the Illicit Trade Report 2013

• Enforcement - Capacity Building |

  18 June 2014

  Workshop on risk-based passenger selectivity in the Asia/Pacific region

• Enforcement - Capacity Building |

  16 June 2014

  WCO Strategic Trade Control Enforcement Implementation Guide

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  13 June 2014

  The Customs Administration of Montenegro announces major drug seizure

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  10 June 2014

  Thousands of fake sporting goods intercepted ahead of 2014 World Cup

• April 2014

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  15 April 2014

  Operation COCAIR IV Results Announced

• March 2014

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  26 March 2014

  WCO welcomes The Hague Nuclear Security Summit Communiqué

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  03 March 2014

  Tokyo Conference to promote international collaboration to protect wildlife

• February 2014

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  11 February 2014

  Operation COBRA II:African, Asian and North American law enforcement officers team up to apprehend wildlife criminals

• January 2014

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  20 January 2014

  Armenia makes the largest heroin seizure in its history

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  20 January 2014

  Tons of illegal waste seized under Operation Demeter III

• Enforcement - Capacity Building |

  16 January 2014

  United Nations launches global campaign targeting the criminal counterfeit trade

• December 2013

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  19 December 2013

  Customs officers intercept illicit drugs, weapons, ivory, currency and cigarettes during a global enforcement operation

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  19 December 2013

  The WCO successfully launches its IPM Connected program

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  12 December 2013

  WCO Asia Pacific Regional Workshop on IPR Border Enforcement in Shanghai, China 2-6 Dec 2013

• Enforcement - Capacity Building |

  04 December 2013

  The WCO launches the nCEN application in the ESA region

• November 2013

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  06 November 2013

  The Americas/Caribbean Region meets again to further enhance regional risk management capabilities

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  05 November 2013

  The Secretary General welcomes and commends the seconded experts involved in the Operation COCAIR IV

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  05 November 2013

  Director General of German Customs visits the WCO

• October 2013

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  21 October 2013

  WCO Secretary General meets the Director-General of the Joint Research Centre

• September 2013

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  30 September 2013

  WCO presents its perspective on fighting against illegal trade

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  20 September 2013

  Strengthening relations between Customs and Tax Authorities to fight tax fraud

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  19 September 2013

  Workshop on risk-based cargo selectivity in the Asia/Pacific region

• June 2013

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  28 June 2013

  International operation targets online sale of illicit medicines

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  14 June 2013

  Record seizure of illicit medicines in Africa

• May 2013

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  03 May 2013

  Huge success for the WCO’s IPM at the 7th Global Congress on Combating Counterfeiting and Piracy

• April 2013

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  26 April 2013

  The WCO and ANDEMA sign a cooperation agreement

• Enforcement - Capacity Building |

  26 April 2013

  WCO, FESI, MOVE and RASIE sign an MOU to combat counterfeiting

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  24 April 2013

  Seventh Global Congress on Combating Counterfeiting and Piracy opens in Istanbul

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  23 April 2013

  The WCO to sign three important cooperation agreements

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  22 April 2013

  WCO welcomes outcomes of the 2013 Meeting of APEC Ministers Responsible for Trade

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  22 April 2013

  WCO and GS1 join forces in the fight against counterfeiting and launch the new mobile IPM

• March 2013

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  05 March 2013

  Global consortium to fight wildlife crime meets to discuss future strategies

• February 2013

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  22 February 2013

  INTERPOL President welcomed at WCO Headquarters

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  19 February 2013

  Asia and Africa join hands to crack down on wildlife crime syndicates

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  14 February 2013

  International partnership to fight trafficking in fraudulent medicines

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  05 February 2013

  Multi-agency operation targets methamphetamines across the Americas

• January 2013

• Procedures - Enforcement |

  25 January 2013

  WCO Secretary General addresses the issue of supply chain resilience in Davos

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  16 January 2013

  WCO and WHO strengthen cooperation to fight illicit tobacco trade

• December 2012

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  19 December 2012

  Massive Ivory Seizure by Royal Malaysian Customs

• November 2012

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  29 November 2012

  Customs officials intercept illicit drugs, ivory and currency in global enforcement operation

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  23 November 2012

  WCO and INTERPOL bolster fight against transnational organized crime

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  20 November 2012

  Customs operation nets exceptional quantities of drugs in postal parcels

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  19 November 2012

  Customs ready to cooperate on implementation of new WHO tobacco protocol

• Enforcement - Capacity Building |

  19 November 2012

  Enhancing cooperation with Romanian Customs

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  14 November 2012

  WCO Conference on Strategic Trade Controls Enforcement

• Procedures - Enforcement |

  12 November 2012

  Amendment to UPU Convention boosts global aviation security and Customs' fight against illicit trade

• October 2012

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  25 October 2012

  High-impact Customs operation tackles illicit medicines in Africa

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  23 October 2012

  Strong political support for Russian Customs reform highlighted at international event in Moscow

• Enforcement - Capacity Building |

  22 October 2012

  Russia's commitment to fight against counterfeits pledged by political leaders

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  20 October 2012

  Major ivory seizures in Hong Kong, China

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  04 October 2012

  Tackling organized crime networks behind global crackdown on illicit online pharmacies

• September 2012

• Enforcement - Capacity Building |

  19 September 2012

  WCO and German Customs to continue their excellent cooperation

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  16 September 2012

  Seminar on the Sharing of Maritime and River Information to combat illicit trade

• Procedures - Enforcement |

  06 September 2012

  Customs capacity to fight counterfeits strengthened by WCO/GS1 cooperation agreement

• August 2012

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  27 August 2012

  WCO and INTERPOL joint operation against illicit trafficking in Africa leads to tobacco and alcohol seizures

• Enforcement - Capacity Building |

  14 August 2012

  ROCB hosts WCO Global Shield

• Enforcement - Capacity Building |

  08 August 2012

  WCO Leadership and Management Development Workshop in Kenya Revenue Authority

• July 2012

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  25 July 2012

  ICCWC launches wildlife and forest crime toolkit and secures 600,000 US dollars to strengthen national enforcement capacities

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  04 July 2012

  WCO publishes its three annual reports on IPR, Drugs and Tobacco

• June 2012

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  30 June 2012

  WCO makes a dent in counterfeit goods and narcotic drug shipments

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  26 June 2012

  International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking

• Enforcement - Capacity Building |

  19 June 2012

  The Europe ROCB hosts WCO Global Shield workshop in Baku

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  15 June 2012

  WCO and UNIFAB sign an MOU to combat counterfeiting

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  08 June 2012

  WCO honoured with global anti-counterfeiting award

• May 2012

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  04 May 2012

  Meeting of the Multilateral Agreement on Mutual Assistance for Directors General of Latin America, Spain and Portugal (COMALEP)

• Procedures - Enforcement |

  02 May 2012

  WCO welcomes US-Japan Joint Statement on Global Supply Chain Security

• April 2012

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  16 April 2012

  Second Global Shield Seminar

• Enforcement - Capacity Building |

  11 April 2012

  WCO launches second major project to combat illicit wildlife trade and corruption-related wildlife crime

• March 2012

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  30 March 2012

  Practitioner’s Workshop on “Improving Effectiveness for Seized Asset Management”

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  30 March 2012

  WCO and INCB join forces to enhance international drug control efforts

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  27 March 2012

  WCO urges Customs administrations to actively secure borders from nuclear threats

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  19 March 2012

  WCO calls for increased border vigilance to protect Syria’s cultural heritage

• February 2012

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  22 February 2012

  Cooperation between WCO and the Kimberley Process continues

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  20 February 2012

  Global operation nets tens of thousands of counterfeits

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  15 February 2012

  World’s remaining wild tiger range countries agree on Customs and police enforcement measures for nearly-extinct species

• January 2012

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  31 January 2012

  Global Forum on Combating Illicit Drug Trafficking and Related Threats

• December 2011

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  16 December 2011

  International workshop focuses on controlled delivery to fight forest and wildlife crime

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  09 December 2011

  Latin America unites to launch Operation Tigre 2 to fight counterfeiting and piracy

• November 2011

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  28 November 2011

  WCO Secretary General welcomes Operation COCAIR 3 experts

• October 2011

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  27 October 2011

  WCO Members join together to fight imports of substandard and counterfeit electrical products

• Enforcement - Capacity Building |

  13 October 2011

  Training for DRC Customs Officers on the Kimberley Process

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  03 October 2011

  Protection of Intellectual Property and recovery from East Japan disaster

• September 2011

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  30 September 2011

  Global operation strikes at online supply of illegal and counterfeit medicines worldwide

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  08 September 2011

  WCO calls for increased border vigilance to protect Libya’s cultural heritage

• July 2011

• Procedures - Enforcement |

  26 July 2011

  India prepared for AEO program launch supported by Globally Networked Customs

• June 2011

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  28 June 2011

  WCO and World Anti-Doping Agency sign ground-breaking partnership

• Procedures - Enforcement |

  28 June 2011

  ICAO and WCO join forces to strengthen air cargo security

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  25 June 2011

  International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  23 June 2011

  Global customs and police operation nets large seizures of bomb-making material

• March 2011

• Procedures - Enforcement |

  24 March 2011

  WCO and US Transportation Security Administration discuss coordinated measures to strengthen air cargo security

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  22 March 2011

  CITES Secretary-General delivers keynote remarks at WCO Enforcement Committee

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  16 March 2011

  WCO and World Anti-Doping Agency agree on further collaboration

• Procedures - Enforcement |

  16 March 2011

  ICAO and WCO agree to firm up cooperation on global air cargo security

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  15 March 2011

  UNESCO celebrates 40 years of combating illicit trafficking in cultural property

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  09 March 2011

  Debriefing Meeting for Operation GAPIN

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  01 March 2011

  Customs capacity building in Africa to combat illicit wildlife trade yields spectacular results

• February 2011

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  09 February 2011

  WCO calls for increased border vigilance to protect Egypt’s cultural heritage

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  02 February 2011

  Sixth Global Congress on Combating Counterfeiting and Piracy

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  02 February 2011

  Sixth Global Congress on Combating Counterfeiting and Piracy

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  02 February 2011

  New IPR tool bolsters Customs-Business partnership

• January 2011

• Procedures - Enforcement |

  13 January 2011

  Inaugural meeting of the CTITF Working Group on Border Management

• Procedures - Enforcement |

  10 January 2011

  Policy Briefing on securing the global supply chain

• Procedures - Enforcement |

  06 January 2011

  WCO and United States explore Customs measures to strengthen air cargo security

• November 2010

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  23 November 2010

  Powerful alliance to fight wildlife crime comes into effect

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  10 November 2010

  Joint WCO/UNEP operation nets large haul of ozone depleting substances

• October 2010

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  18 October 2010

  WCO, INTERPOL and UNODC collaborate on illicit use of precursor chemicals

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  15 October 2010

  Mountains of pirated and counterfeit CDs and DVDs seized in global operation

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  01 October 2010

  Hundreds arrested in Customs and police anti-counterfeiting operations across South America

• September 2010

• Procedures - Enforcement |

  23 September 2010

  UPU Strategy Conference in Kenya

• August 2010

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  26 August 2010

  Operation Mamba III bolsters fight against counterfeit medicines in East Africa

• July 2010

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  29 July 2010

  Massive heroin seizure by Pakistani authorities

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  28 July 2010

  Africa’s efforts to combat fake trade during 2010 FIFA World Cup applauded

• June 2010

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  24 June 2010

  Chirac applauds Customs' fight against fake medicine

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  23 June 2010

  WCO publishes its three Annual Reports on Drugs, Tobacco and IPR

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  18 June 2010

  WCO Secretary General to sign Cotonou Declaration

• April 2010

• Enforcement - RILO |

  14 April 2010

  Visit to German Customs and the Regional Intelligence Liaison Office in Cologne

• March 2010

• Procedures - Enforcement |

  30 March 2010

  WCO and UPU meet to enhance cooperation between Customs and postal administrations with the support of innovation and technology

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  30 March 2010

  15th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  23 March 2010

  WCO and the UNODC sign a Memorandum of Understanding to implement Project AIRCOP

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  08 March 2010

  Director of the SECI Center visits the WCO

• December 2009

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  17 December 2009

  Meeting to discuss cooperation on the implementation of the Protocol to eliminate the illicit trade in tobacco products

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  03 December 2009

  Counterfeiting and piracy endangers global economic recovery, say Global Congress leaders

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  01 December 2009

  Global Congress calls for coordinated response to counterfeit threat

• November 2009

• Enforcement - Capacity Building |

  09 November 2009

  WCO strategic planning mission to Liberia

• October 2009

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  08 October 2009

  Joint Container Control Programme targets international trade criminals

• September 2009

• Enforcement - RILO |

  29 September 2009

  Visit to Poland by the WCO Secretary General

• April 2009

• Enforcement - RILO |

  20 April 2009

  Joint meeting of National Contact Points for the West and Central Africa Regional Intelligence Liaison Offices (RILOs)

• February 2009

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  02 February 2009

  Global CITES operation nets over 4500 endangered species in one day

• January 2009

• Enforcement and Compliance |

  14 January 2009

  Press Conference: results of Operation COCAIR (available in French only)