International Customs Day

The WCO is dedicating the International Customs Day 2024 to Customs Engaging Traditional and New Partners with Purpose. The WCO Members will have the opportunity to showcase their efforts and activities in this domain.

Join us at the 6th WCO Global AEO Conference in Shenzhen, China, from 8 to 10 May 2024, and explore the theme of "Harnessing the Power of AEO Programmes for Inclusive and Sustainable Global Trade." This global 3-day event will bring together key stakeholders from around the world to delve into the transformative potential of Authorized Economic Operator (AEO) programmes.

Experience insightful plenary sessions, engaging discussions on empowering women in global trade, leveraging technology for risk management and trade facilitation, and much more. The Exhibition, running in parallel to the Conference, offers ample opportunities for networking and gaining detailed insights concerning the AEO programmes all over the world. Do not miss this unique opportunity to shape the future of AEO programmes and their impact on global trade. Follow us on social media using #WCOAEO2024 for updates and join us in Shenzhen to be part of this dynamic conversation.

WCO Global AEO Conference 2024 START DATE: 08 May 2024 END DATE: 10 May 2024 LOCATION: Shenzhen, China

Don’t miss your chance to run at the annual International Customs Day Virtual Run & Walk 2024

The Directorate General of Customs and Excise presents the International Customs Day Virtual Run & Walk 2024: "Running Together, Inspiring Forever"

Registration: 08  January – 20 January 2024 Running Period: 19 January (Friday) – 26 January (Friday) 2024 Participants: DGCE Officers and WCO Members. Each DGCE office or Customs Administration of WCO Member is represented by a minimum of 1 (one) group consisting of 5 (five) participants (at least one female participant). Time: 06.00 AM (19 January 2024) until 12.00 PM (26 January 2024) Jakarta Time, GMT+07:00 Place: Virtual Distance: Group (26 KM) @5,2KM for each participant (single run & submission) Prize: Doorprize for DGCE Customs and Excise Officers Benefit: Leaderboard, e-certificate, Doorprize ( DGCE participants only) Registration Fee: Free Add-ons: Jersey = IDR 185.000,- (DGCE participants only) Social Media Instagram: @bcrunners @beacukaiinternasional

Registration Website: event.bcrunners.id

His Majesty’s Customs is observing its 2024 Customs Week from January 21 to 27. The week of activities commenced with a church service at the St. Georges Anglican Church in Road Town on January 21. Throughout the week, various social events will take place to honor and appreciate the dedication of the hardworking officers who have contributed tirelessly throughout the year of 2023 and those that have retired within that time. International Customs Day will also be recognised on Friday, January 26th under the theme, "Customs Engaging Traditional and New Partners with Purpose”.

WCO dedicates International Customs 2023 to Nurturing the next generation by promoting a culture of knowledge-sharing and professional pride in Customs The theme of this year is about placing human capital, and especially the new generation, at the heart of the transformation of Customs - an approach the WCO has been advocating for a number of years. Young Customs officers often have particular strengths, but they need to acquire specific, and often tacit, knowledge and know-how. This approach to learning must be rooted in the culture of the administration, holding true throughout the officers’ careers. It requires not only dynamic inter-generational relationships, but also an outward-looking attitude, characterized by exchanges with the actors engaged in the movement of goods and passengers, as well as with service providers and with academia.

The International Customs Day 2022 (ICD) onJanuary 26th will be dedicated to the efforts of Customs to operate in a fully digital environment and create an operating model that captures and exploits data from across the trade ecosystem. Thus, throughout 2022, under the slogan “Scaling up Customs Digital Transformation by Embracing a Data Culture and Building a Data Ecosystem”, Customs will further evaluate how to tap into data from other government agencies, commercially available databases, and open-source information platforms such as digitized global public records and multilingual news sources. In this video the Secretary General as well as the Chairperson of the WCO Council, the six Vice-Chairs and the Directors and the Head of Administration of the WCO addresses the Members on the theme of the year and wishes a "Happy International Customs Day" to Customs' stakeholders.

The WCO is dedicating International Customs Day 2021 on 26th February to the united efforts of Customs to emerge from the coronavirus crisis and support people and businesses by strengthening the global supply chain, reinforcing collaboration, harnessing technology and putting “people” at the centre of the transformation process.

2021 Communications materials