TIOL-DDT 1477 · Friday, 29 October 2010 · story 7 of 7

WCO Chief requests Customs Agents to help Customs in Modernisation

WORLD Customs Organisation Secretary General Mikuriya attended the 41st annual meeting of ASAPRA (Association of Professional Customs Agents in America) which was held in Lima, Peru on 26 and 27 October 2010 to enhance the Customs-Business partnership with the Customs broker industry in Latin America.

In his keynote address, the Secretary General highlighted the building blocks necessary for Customs administrations to be successful which were contained in the WCO Customs in the 21st Century vision. During his presentation, he promoted the importance of Customs brokers joining forces with Customs administrations in advancing Customs modernization and in remaining visionary, relevant and indispensable to global trade.

Customs Agents are powerful everywhere!