Vietnam steps up international customs cooperation

VOV.VN - Vietnam Customs will continue to pioneer applying information technology and building modern customs information systems as a way of creating a transparent, efficient, and sustainable global trade environment.

The 245th/246th Sessions of the Permanent Technical Committee (PTC) were recently at the World Customs Organization (WCO) headquarters in Brussels, Belgium. The meeting gathered together over three hundred delegates from WCO members, international organisations, the private sector, and academia to discuss, guide, and endorse work on a variety of topics.

This represents the first meeting under Vietnam’s current PTC chairmanship, chaired by Nguyen Thi Vinh Hoai, counselor of the Vietnamese Embassy in Belgium and representative of Vietnam Customs to the WCO.

Participants at the event discussed key activities of the committee for the 2022 to 2025 period and a series of topics such as smart customs, single-window connectivity, the green customs initiative, and the promotion of customs’ role in disaster relief.

Actively engaging in the session, Hoang Dinh Trung, deputy director of International Cooperation Department - General Department of Vietnam Customs provided valuable insights and shared practical experience in time release studies (TRS), reviewing customs terminology, whilst also discussing the role of the sector in disaster relief efforts.

Other PTC members applauded Vietnamese experience and encouraged active information sharing among members to optimise commitments to co-operation and sustainable development.

Concluding the meeting, Hoai underscored the importance of maintaining connections and collaboration among customs agencies, using digital technology and data ecosystems as a way of facilitating trade and ensure supply chain security.

She therefore affirmed the vision of the WCO and member countries in pursuing sustainable development goals through digital customs, smart customs, green customs, and adaptive responses to deal with global challenges.

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