The WCO Council tackles the tough challenges facing Customs worldwide

During the 123rd / 124th Sessions of the WCO Council which took place this year, Heads of Customs administrations representing the 179 Members of the WCO conferred on many issues, including, but not limited to, the World Trade Organization (WTO) Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA), reform of the WCO Private Sector Consultative Group (PSCG), the transition away from pre-shipment inspection (PSI) and destination inspection (DI) service companies, and announcements about donor funding for WCO technical assistance, capacity building, and research. In this article, I will take up each of these topics in turn.