Customs & Global Trade Consultants
United Kingdom | Philippines
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Nigeria: NSW Phase 2 is to take import duty exemption certificates and export forms onto the portal, with approval staying with the Finance Ministry; 156,000+ permits processed since March, as reported by BusinessDay. bit.ly/488kfE7
#SingleWindow #Nigeria
WCO SG Ian Saunders in Bishkek (16 Oct): keynote to the 12th OTS Heads of Customs meeting, encouraging data exchange and AEO mutual recognition; support for the OTS Customs Road Map 2027–2031 and a Simplified Customs Corridor pilot. bit.ly/48eJRiA
#AEO #CentralAsia #WCO
WCO (20 Oct): the EU-WCO Rules of Origin Africa Programme releases an intermediate-level RoO training package on CLiKC!, covering AfCFTA Annex 2 and Appendix IV. Five years: 150+ activities, 2,000+ beneficiaries, 200+ trainers. bit.ly/4yWldP3
#RulesOfOrigin #AfCFTA #WCO
WTO/IFC roundtable in Bangkok (16 Oct): direct MDB financing has grown from c.USD 35bn a year pre-COVID to c.USD 65bn in 2026, of which USD 10bn is supply chain finance in developing economies, a 2–3x rise since 2024. bit.ly/47AkXdg
#TradeFinance #WTO #SupplyChain
Viet Nam: Decree 336/2026/ND-CP on the National Single Window and ASEAN Single Window took effect 15 Oct 2026. VNeID login now accepted; declarant details verified within one working day. Procedures go live on MoF dates. bit.ly/4yGv4rL
#SingleWindow #Vietnam #ASEAN
UK Notice to exporters 2026/23: from 14 Oct the dual-use OGEL covers 12 more destinations (incl. Bahrain, Jordan, Kuwait, Morocco, Oman, Philippines, Qatar) and the MGST OGELs are widened. Could remove 800+ SIELs a year. bit.ly/4i2Cgtw
#ExportControls #DualUse #OGEL
SARS has published draft rules 74B on customs advance rulings (tariff, valuation, origin) under the Customs and Excise Act, 1964: eFiling applications, R2,500 fee plus hourly cost recovery. Comments due 4 Nov 2026. bit.ly/4zOM8No
#Customs #SARS #AdvanceRulings
EU/EUIPO report for 2025: 196m+ counterfeit items intercepted, est. €6.3bn, 67% up on 2024. Customs at the external border detained c.42m items (almost €2bn), most in courier and postal consignments. bit.ly/3VQBB5M
#Customs #IPR #EUCustoms
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My attempt at discussing what has driven violent riots & wanton destruction in France (not without interruption). I was also reacting to unhelpfully labelling Kemi Badenoch's mention of challenges of migration y'day, as a Trump-like dog whistle #PoliticsLive
UK TRA (7 Oct): initial recommendation for a 5-year anti-dumping duty on rutile titanium dioxide from China – 48.29% (min £0.665/kg) for cooperating exporters, 63.66% (min £0.876/kg) for others. Comments due 26 Oct. bit.ly/4jNlrnm #TradeRemedies #AntiDumping #UKTrade
Vietnam Customs has recognised or extended priority-enterprise (AEO) status for 7 firms, taking the scheme to 74 companies carrying c.30% of H1 2026 trade turnover. As reported by Vietnam Investment Review. bit.ly/3TJ5oww #Vietnam #AEO #TradeFacilitation
Malaysia: import duty on minted gold bars falls from 10% to 0% from 1 Nov 2026 under the Customs Duties (Amendment) Order 2026, P.U.(A) 350. Cast bars were already duty-free. As reported by The Star. bit.ly/4AYyMiZ #Malaysia #Tariff #Customs
Nigeria Customs (6 Oct) activated an Internal Corruption Risk Analysis and Mapping (ICRAM) framework developed with the WCO and partners incl. HMRC; nationwide rollout ordered. As reported by BusinessDay. bit.ly/3TxQLfr #Nigeria #RiskManagement #WCO
Mexico: Deputies approved (334–119, 6 Oct) a Ley Aduanera reform removing the 50% threshold for precautionary seizure of undervalued goods; now to the Senate, proposed start 1 Jan 2027. As reported by Bloomberg Línea. bit.ly/4yPfwTB #Mexico #CustomsValuation
OECD 'Better Borders for Trade, Traceability and Enforcement': fewer than 20% of new environmental and social requirements on traded goods are designed with border implementation in mind. bit.ly/4dWTPsk #OECD #TradeFacilitation #Customs
UNCTAD launches an online course on AI for trade facilitation and supply chains with LEARN Logistics (Kuehne Foundation): opening session 27 Oct 2026, self-paced, for customs officials and NTFC members. The gap in customs AI is usually people. bit.ly/4rN3MhU #UNCTAD #AI
Vietnam: Decree 336/2026/ND-CP on import, export and transit procedures through the National Single Window and ASEAN Single Window takes effect 15 Oct 2026, replacing Decree 85/2019. Via Vietnam Briefing. bit.ly/3TJywDR #Vietnam #SingleWindow #TradeFacilitation
EFTA-Kosovo FTA (signed Jan 2025) now in force for all parties: Iceland, Norway and Kosovo from 1 Sept 2026, Switzerland and Liechtenstein from 1 Oct. Goods, services, SPS/TBT, trade facilitation; origin rules in Annex I worth a look. bit.ly/4zvO9hx #EFTA #RulesOfOrigin
WTO (8 Oct): world merchandise trade volume now forecast to grow 3.9% in 2026 (March forecast 1.9%) and 4.1% in 2027; services trade cut to 3.3%. AI-enabling goods drove 47% of H1 growth. Regional gains uneven. bit.ly/4dZlZms #WTO #GlobalTrade #Customs