1. Combatting Customs Frauds
- Policy developments and best practices
Pashupati. N. Pandey
Senior Technical Officer
Compliance and Facilitation
World Customs Organization
European Parliament
Public hearing on
“Combatting Customs fraud”
 8 April 2019, Brussels
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2. Customs Frauds - Emerging Challenges Digital economy and E-Commerce
- Counterfeit goods total $509B, 3.3% of global trade and growing (OECD)
Revenue collection – loss of revenue
Darknet – illicit trade
Safety and security
Transnational organized crime
drug trafficking
illicit financial flows
cultural heritage
CITES goods
hazardous goods
Origin frauds
Passenger controls
Foreign terrorists fighters (FTFs)
Smuggling
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3. - Global standards and best practices
WCO initiatives
- Global standards and best practices
Global Standards
SAFE Framework of Standards
E-Commerce Framework of Standards
Security Programme
Programme Global Shield (PGS)
Strategic Trade Control Enforcement Project (STCE)
Small arms and light weapons initiative
Advance passenger Information/Passenger Name Record
Comprehensive Risk Management based on electronic advance data
Data analytics
Non Intrusive Inspection and other modern technologies
International cooperation : exchange of information
Joint operations
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4. Thank you!
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