We are delighted to welcome GTDW Advisory Council Member, Dr Lars Karlsson CEO & MD KGH Customs Services will be joining us at the 19th Edition of Global Trade Development Week event in Shanghai on the 16-18 June 2020 under the theme of 'Tradetech Interoperability, Digitalisation & Standardisation For eTrade, Secure Supply Chain, Compliance & Anti Illicit Trade​'. Join us to welcome international governments, regulators, business & technologies in Shanghai. Limited exhibitio

There was no change among the world’s top five cargo gateways in 2018 but there was movement further down the table, reported Airports Council International. Hong Kong International Airport, Memphis International, Shanghai Pudong, Incheon and Ted Stevens Anchorage all held their positions from the previous year as the top five cargo hubs. But among the smaller gateways, Los Angeles jumped three places from 13th to 10th this year and Doha International advanced five places fro

“The move by governments around the world to employ #blockchain to improve cross-border trade marks a step toward #paperless customs processes, which originally began with the #digitization of #informationflows by making trade-related data and documents available and exchangeable electronically. For all the improvements they’ve brought to paper-heavy processes, traditional electronic data exchange systems still face the challenges of #authenticity and the unavailability of re

Interesting article that underlines why the GTDW China Trade Development Week program incorporates trade facilitation, compliance, anti illicit trade and brand protection sharing the same platform - the article underlines the need for collaboration across government to IP stakeholders to technologies that we are driving through the GTDW agenda as well as our access programs with free participation from customs, tax & trade ministries + brand owners & heads of IP: 'Ultimately,

“As a National Interest Project (NIP), GUCEG will enable trade and transport stakeholders to provide standardized information and documents through a single entry point allowing the swiftness, simplification, dematerialization, anticipation and cost reduction related to procedures. This cutting edge technology platform will boost the Guinean Government revenues.” VIEW ARTICLE Webb Fontaine #globaltrade #tradefacilitation #singlewindow #paperlesstrade #tradetech #tradetechnolo

There have been a number of significant changes at the Korean Customs Service (“KCS”) in the last 12 months, with amendments to the Guidelines for Customs Clearance of International Mail Import and Guidelines for Protection of IP Rights in Customs Clearance of Imports and Exports respectively taking effect in November 2018 and January 2019. Below we provide an overview of the revisions most relevant to tackling the import of counterfeit goods, as well as the preliminary resul