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WTO Joins Rules of Origin Database Initiative
October 18, 2019 |World Customs Organization

The World Trade Organization will collaborate with the International Trade Centre and the World Customs Organization on the rules of origin database tool that the ITC and the WCO announced last year, the ITC said in a news release. The Rules of Origin Facilitator is a free online tool meant to help companies figure out the rules of origin that are part of trade agreements around the world. "With the WTO on board we will be able to make this invaluable digital tool available to more enterprises in developing countries and ensure greater transparency in trade," ITC Deputy Executive Director Dorothy Tembo said.

WCO Secretary General Meets With Officials in Washington
September 17, 2019 |World Customs Organization

World Customs Organization Secretary General Kunio Mikuriya met with Acting CBP Commissioner Mark Morgan and other officials while in Washington Sept. 12 and 13, the WCO said in a news release. Mikuriya "had separate meetings with the Department of State, the Office of the United States Trade Representative, the Department of the Treasury, and the White House National Security Council and National Economic Council" and "they all expressed their appreciation for the work undertaken by the WCO." He also "interacted" with U.S. Council for International Business CEO Peter Robinson.