World Customs Organization

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intergovernmental organization international organization

The World Customs Organization is an intergovernmental body that develops international customs standards and promotes cooperation among national customs administrations to facilitate trade and ensure border security.

Aliases (15)

World Customs Organization headquarters ×2
World Customs Organization headquarters in Brussels ×2
Council of the World Customs Organization ×1
Customs Co-operation Council ×1
Customs Data Model ×1
Technical Committee on Customs Valuation ×1
WCO ×1
WCO Capacity Building Directorate ×1
WCO Council ×1
WCO Customs Enforcement Network ×1
WCO Members ×1
WCO SAFE Package ×1
WCO Strategic Plan ×1
WCO risk management guidelines ×1
World Customs Organization Secretariat ×1

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	intergovernmental organization → international organization →
abbreviation	WCO →
cooperatesWith	International Civil Aviation Organization → International Maritime Organization → International Monetary Fund → Interpol → United Nations Conference on Trade and Development → World Bank → World Health Organization → World Trade Organization →
developsStandard	Arusha Declaration on Integrity in Customs → Customs Data Model → Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System → Revised Kyoto Convention → SAFE Framework of Standards →
fieldOfWork	border management → customs → international trade facilitation → trade security →
formerName	Customs Co-operation Council →
hasOrgan	Capacity Building Committee → Council → Enforcement Committee → Finance Committee → Harmonized System Committee → Permanent Technical Committee → Policy Commission → Secretariat → Technical Committee on Customs Valuation → Technical Committee on Rules of Origin →
headquartersLocation	Belgium → Brussels →
inception	1952 →
leaderTitle	Secretary General →
legalStatus	independent intergovernmental body →
mainGoverningBody	Council of the World Customs Organization →
memberCount	over 180 customs administrations →
membershipType	sovereign states and customs territories →
officialLanguage	English → French →
purpose	combat customs fraud → develop international customs standards → ensure border security → facilitate international trade → promote cooperation among customs administrations → protect society and public health at borders → support revenue collection by customs →
regionServed	worldwide →
renamed	1994 →
website	http://www.wcoomd.org →

Referenced by (52)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Capacity Building Committee → Council of the World Customs Organization → Enforcement Committee → Finance Committee (World Customs Organization) → Harmonized System Committee → Permanent Technical Committee → Policy Commission (World Customs Organization) → Secretariat of the World Customs Organization →	partOf
Directorate-General for Taxation and Customs Union → Facilitation Committee → Interpol → World Intellectual Property Organization →	cooperatesWith
Council of the World Customs Organization ("World Customs Organization headquarters in Brussels") → Enforcement Committee ("World Customs Organization headquarters in Brussels") → Finance Committee (World Customs Organization) ("World Customs Organization headquarters") → Permanent Technical Committee ("World Customs Organization headquarters") →	meetsAt
Council of the World Customs Organization → Finance Committee (World Customs Organization) → Harmonized System Committee → Permanent Technical Committee →	parentOrganization
Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System → Revised Kyoto Convention → SAFE Framework of Standards →	administeredBy
Arusha Declaration on Integrity in Customs → Arusha Declaration on Integrity in Customs ("WCO Council") → Revised Kyoto Convention →	adoptedBy
Capacity Building Committee → Enforcement Committee →	hasParentOrganization
Capacity Building Committee ("WCO Capacity Building Directorate") → SAFE Framework of Standards ("WCO SAFE Package") →	relatedTo
Enforcement Committee ("WCO Customs Enforcement Network") → Enforcement Committee ("WCO risk management guidelines") →	usesInstrument
World Customs Organization ("WCO") →	abbreviation
Office of Law Enforcement →	collaboratesWith
SAFE Framework of Standards →	developer
World Customs Organization ("Customs Data Model") →	developsStandard
World Customs Organization ("Customs Co-operation Council") →	formerName
World Customs Organization ("Technical Committee on Customs Valuation") →	hasOrgan
Belgium →	hostsHeadquartersOf
Policy Commission (World Customs Organization) →	isKeyBodyOf
Brussels →	isSeatOf
Arusha Declaration on Integrity in Customs →	issuedBy
World Customs Organization ("Council of the World Customs Organization") →	mainGoverningBody
Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System ("World Customs Organization Secretariat") →	maintainedBy
SAFE Framework of Standards →	publisher
Arusha Declaration on Integrity in Customs →	revisedBy
Capacity Building Committee ("WCO Members") →	serves
Arusha Declaration on Integrity in Customs →	sponsoredBy
Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System →	standardizedBy
Secretariat of the World Customs Organization →	supports
Policy Commission (World Customs Organization) ("WCO Strategic Plan") →	worksOn
CITES Secretariat →	worksWith