World Customs Organization Current Affairs, GK & News

International Customs Day celebrated on 26th January

Every year on 26th January, International Customs Day (ICD) is celebrated worldwide by the custom organizations to commemorate the very first official conference of the Customs Co-operation Council which means the World Customs Organization (WCO) which was established in the year 1952 comprising of 182 custom administration members and is called as the only intergovernmental ..

Month: Current Affairs - January, 2020

Topics: Customs Co-operation Council • International Customs Day • World Customs Organization

Ministry of Finance conducts India’s first national Time Release Study (TRS)

The Department of Revenue under the Ministry of Finance is conducting India’s first national Time Release Study (TRS) between 1st – 7th August to enable faster movement of cargo across borders to benefit traders. The exercise will be institutionalized on an annual basis, during the same period every year hereafter. The TRS is an internationally ..

Topics: Customs • Customs duties • Customs services • International law • International Relations • Organizations • Political geography • Port • World Customs Organization

National Time Release Study

For the first time the Ministry of Finance conducting national Time Release Study (TRS) as part of its strategic commitment for improving global trade. Time Release Study TRS is an internationally recognized tool advocated by World Customs Organization to measure the efficiency and effectiveness of international trade flows. The initiative on the ground is lead ..

Topics: Bottleneck • Business • Customs • Customs duties • Customs services • Economy • Ministry of Finance • Production planning • Project management • Touchpoint • Trade • trade flow • Trading Across Borders • World Customs Organization

Kochi hosts World Customs Organisation (WCO) regional custom heads meeting

The meeting of the Regional Heads of Customs Administration of Asia Pacific Region of the World Customs Organisation (WCO) is being organized by Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) in Kochi from 08th to 10th May, 2019. India is hosting this meeting in its capacity as Vice Chair of the Asia Pacific region ..

Topics: Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs • Chairperson Central Board of Excise & Customs • Commercial policy • Customs • Customs duties • Customs services • International Relations • Ministry of Finance • Organizations • WCO • World Customs Organization

Mumbai venue of 80th Session of Policy Commission of World Customs Organization (WCO)

On 3rd December 2018, the 80th Session of the Policy Commission of the World Customs Organization (WCO) was held in Mumbai, Maharashtra . The Session is being organized by the WCO and hosted by the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC), India. The Indian delegation was headed by CBIC Chairman, S Ramesh. The ..

Topics: Commercial policy • Customs • Customs duties • Customs services • International Relations • Kunio Mikuriya • Political geography • Trade facilitation • WCO • World Customs Organization