The World Customs Organization (WCO) Working Group on E-Commerce (WGEC) met from April 9 to April 12, 2018 to finalize a draft framework of standards on cross-border e-commerce.
The WGEC had over 150 delegates from Customs administrations, other government agencies, the private sector, other international organizations, e-vendors/platforms, express service providers, postal operators, freight forwarders, customs brokers and academia develop the final draft of the framework of standards.
The WGEC expects this framework of standards to act as a comprehensive instrument for assisting in developing e-commerce strategic and operational frameworks. The framework will be supported by an implementation strategy and action plan based on national and regional needs. According to the WGEC, technical specifications, guidelines and case studies will be added to the framework at a later time.
The WCO press release may be found here:
