WCO Secretary-General, Kunio Mikuriya, announced the 2015 theme of the year will be to promote coordinated border management with the slogan "Coordinated Border Management - A Holistic Approach to Connecting Stakeholders mandarin" .
WCO members will have the opportunity to strengthen the border management coordination mechanisms and practices that they already have in place at their own and foreign Customs and other Government agencies, who are not involved in the coordination of border management. economic activity related to cross-border trade
The term coordinated border management (CBM) refers to a new approach to cooperation between border control agencies, both at the national and international levels, in the context of the search for greater efficiency in border management. managing trade and travel flows while maintaining a balance with compliance requirements.
CBM can help deliver public services more efficiently, with less duplication, cost-effectiveness through economies of scale, enhanced risk management with minimal but effective interventions, and transportation costs. Cheaper, less waiting time, lower cost of infrastructure improvements, more widely shared information and intelligence, enhanced connectivity between all stakeholders at the border .
According to WCO Secretary-General, Mr. Kunio Mikuriya, "Border agencies need to work together for the common good, despite their differences in management duties. With this, the WCO administration and the Customs authorities have has long supported the concept of coordinated border management (CBM), which aims to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the many public service functions performed at the border.
“In 2015, I will call on all WCO members to promote and share information on coordinated domestic and international efforts with other border management agencies, including border agencies,” he added. economic activities related to cross-border trade”
The aforementioned theme will also be announced on International Customs Day, which is annually celebrated by the global Customs community on January 26, in commemoration of the founding anniversary of the Customs Cooperation Council (CCC). Released on January 26, 1953.
Hoang Nam
source: General Department of Customs