Customs & Trade Facilitation

To promote simplified customs and transport policies and procedures as well as other measures to facilitate international trade.

Deliver business insights into key World Customs Organization workstreams – including on valuation and product classifications.
Deliver thought leadership on emerging challenges for national customs agencies in areas such as circular economy, e-commerce and digitalization.^[1]
Advocate for improved “trusted trader” programmes, including through amendments to relevant WCO standards.
Provide a platform to identify – and respond to – key in-country trade facilitation challenges utilising the full reach of ICC’s national committee network.

^[1] In conjunction with the ICC Global Trade Commission

Provide input into the work of the World Customs Organization (WCO) on customs valuation and classification including through the WCO Private Sector Consultative Group.
Build on the success of the inaugural ICC Symposium on Trade Facilitation and hold follow-up event.
Encourage convergence between tax and customs authorities on transfer pricing and customs valuation.
Produce “ICC Guidelines for Traders” and increase dissemination of ICC Customs Guidelines to national customs administrations.
Revisit the impact of customs duties on trade in intellectual property and services.
Map out work on rules of origin to address the growing number of bilateral/regional FTAs.