There is a training need of the private sector to encourage economic growth and ease international trade. Working closely together with the WCO, DEMOS brings together the foremost experts in customs and trade matters to meet the demand of a complex international and cross border trading system.

Pieter Haesaert and Joris Zaman of Customs4trade will be your trainers for 3 different areas:
* AEO / SAFE
* Customs Valuation / Transfer Pricing
* Risk Management

The courses will be organised in Brussels with a duration of 2 days each one, from 9H to 17H. The registration fee is €1.600 per course. At the end of the course participants receive a certificate issued by the WCO.
For detailed course descriptions and informations on dates, rates and registration, visit www.wcoomdtraining.org/en/home

An update of the Compendium of AEO Programmes is now available. The June 2011 edition of the AEO Compendium updates the data presented in the previous edition (July 2010).
The paper identifies existing AEO programmes and Customs compliance programmes. As of May 2011 the AEO Compendium includes information on 31 different programmes, both AEO and Compliance programmes. While technically not AEOs, Customs compliance programmes can be regarded as an initial step towards the establishment of an AEO programme.

To arrange the data systematically, all programmes are divided into 3 types: operational AEO programmes, AEO programmes to be launched in the near future and Customs compliance programmes.

Besides providing basis information on AEO and Customs compliance programmes, the Compendium also includes a short overview of AEO authorisation procedures and benefits offered by programmes.

The paper was written by Mariya Polner of the WCO’s Research and Strategies Unit in the Office of the Secretary General. Please click here to read the Compendium of Authorised Economic Operator Programmes (2011 edition).

On June 27th and 28th, the World Customs Organisation opens the doors to the Business world to enhance the Customs-Business Partnership through continuous dialogue. This event provides another opportunity for Customs leaders and Business experts to share their mutually beneficial knowledge and experiences.
For more information on the Open Day for Trade ‘Sharing Knowledge to Strenghten the Customs-Business Partnership’, click here.

Following the Open Day for Trade, targeted for the international trading community and the WCO to enhance the Customs-Business Partnership through continuous dialogue, the Knowledge Academy for Customs & Trade offers a training programme on a variety of topics. The Academy takes place from June 29th till July 8th in the the WCO Headquarters in Brussels.

The Academy is divided into three learning tracks: one for the Customs Administrations and two for the private sector, organised in two main areas: “Compliance & Facilitation” and “Tariff and Trade Affairs”.
The agenda covers the WCO Data Model, Harmonised System, Risk Management, IPR, ATA, WCO Integrity Program, AEO/SAFE, Rules of Origin, Customs Valuation and Transfer Pricing.

The Academy brings together the leading experts in Customs and Trade matters to meet the demands of a complex international trading system.

For more information and registration, click here.

The World Customs Journal has dedicated its October issue to the capacity building subject.  This special edition has also dedicated an article on the WCO e-learning program.

Click here to read the article.