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The WCO Experience in T&TA and Capacity Building

The WCO Experience in T&TA and Capacity Building. By Leonid Lozbenko Deputy Secretary General www.wcoomd.org leonid.lozbenko@wcoomd.org WTO Workshop on TA and Capacity Building in Trade Facilitation Geneva, 10-11 May 2001.

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The WCO Experience in T&TA and Capacity Building

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  1. The WCO Experience in T&TA and Capacity Building By Leonid Lozbenko Deputy Secretary General www.wcoomd.org leonid.lozbenko@wcoomd.org WTO Workshop on TA and Capacity Building in Trade Facilitation Geneva, 10-11 May 2001

  2. The WCO represents the interests of 156 member nations from all geographic regions of the world and at all stages of socio - economic development.

  3. Governments rely upon effective and efficient Customs administrations to implement a wide range of policies from their fiscal, economic and social programmes.

  4. A modern Customs administration carries out its important control function by targeting resources to areas of serious risk. • Efficient trade facilitation is achieved through the use of effective selectivity methods and the implementation of international Conventions and instruments which simplify and harmonize processes.

  5. The Political Menu Revenue Collection Social Protection Environmental Protection Information Collection Trade Compliance Trade Facilitation Cultural Preservation

  6. Trade & CommerceTransport WTO IFCBA IATA ICS UPU FIATA UNECE ICAO IMO ICC IECC BIMCO IRU Law Enforcement UNDCP UCLAF ICPO EUROPOL INCB APEC CCLEC FATF EURODOUANE G7 (P8) EU (DG21) Environment IAEA OPCW Poverty WORLD BANK Statistics UNSD Health WHO CUSTOMS (WCO) Revenue OECD IMF Consumer Protection WIPO Heritage UNESCO Development UNCTAD Endangered Species CITES

  7. THE TRIANGLE OF INFLUENCE WTO, World Bank, IMF, etc GOVT World Customs Organization International Chamber of Commerce CUSTOMS BUSINESS

  8. The WCO Pathway • Instruments and Trade Rules • Procedural Best Practices • Institution Building and • Organizational Best Practices

  9. Instruments and Trade Rules • HARMONIZED COMMODITY DESCRIPTION AND CODING SYSTEM • WTO VALUATION AGREEMENT • WTO RULES OF ORIGIN AGREEMENT (being developed)

  10. Standard and simplified procedures and practices PROCEDURAL BEST PRACTICES THE REVISED KYOTO CONVENTION Risk management programme Partnership with the Trade Maximum use of Information Technology Minimum controls necessary System of appeals Accurate, up-to-date, easily available information

  11. Institution Building • Technical Assistance Programme • Customs Reform and Modernization • Programme

  12. Analysis of WCO Member Administrations (1999)

  13. The Objectives • Simple, standard, harmonized, fair and easily accessible procedures • Enforcement of restrictions and prohibitions • Enforcement of international trade rules • Increased efficiency and effectiveness • Increased Customs Integrity (transparency) • Promotion of basic trade principles (due-process, non-discrimination, least-trade restrictiveness, and predictability)

  14. WCO T&TA Activities • Courses, seminars, expert missions and workshops • Target population: Customs (sometimes the Trade) • 200 activities to the value of 2 million USD/ year ( WCO budget: mUSD 0.4 donors’ budget: mUSD 1.6)

  15. Geographical Distribution of WCO T&TA (2000/2001) WCO Region No. of % of % of Members Members T&TA N. Africa / M. East 17 10.89 8.76 W & Cent. Africa 21 13.46 8.03 E. & S. Africa 21 13.46 20.44 Americas 24 15.38 17.52 Asia/Pacific 25 16.02 27.00 Europe 48 30.76 18.25

  16. Allocation of WCO T&TA activities 2000/2001 Proposal for 2001/2002 (based on the first 3 priorities set by Members in reply to the Needs Assessment Questionnaire)

  17. Lessons learnt • Misperception about the role of Customs • Lack of support from government • Lack of commitment to change • Lack of co-operation with other government agencies • Evaluation of T&TA activities

  18. Future trade facilitation challenges • Simplification and harmonization of procedures • Implementation of WTO / regional commitments • Increasing border control capacity (modernization of infrastructure and computerization) • Harmonization of data elements and requirements • “Single window” and “one stop” solutions • E-commerce

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