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GCI Overview
The
U.S. Trade and Development Agency’s (USTDA) Global
Customs Initiative (GCI) addresses critical customs training
and infrastructure requirements, and incorporate private
sector-driven approaches to customs-related technical assistance
for countries and regions around the world. GCI aims to
improve host country policies, procedures, and regional
cooperation; integrate participating countries more closely
into the global trading environment; and enhance the international
environment for trade and investment.
Programs/Training
The first set of activities under GCI includes a series
of senior-level policy dialogues and training workshops
on various topics related to the modernization of customs
operations worldwide. Customs-related topics to be discussed
during the programs include supply chain security, port
and cargo security, intellectual property rights licensing
and enforcement, anti-counterfeiting and anti-piracy measures,
customs valuation, rules of origin, advance ruling regimes,
classification, compliance with bilateral and multilateral
agreements, customs personnel and process integrity, technology
assessments, single window systems, enhancing domestic customs
training and education capabilities, small and medium enterprise
customs issues and rapid release of goods.
List of Programs and Training
Senior-Level
Policy Dialogues
•
Southeast Asia Senior-Level
Policy Dialogue (Indonesia, the Phillipines,
Malaysia and Vietnam) - June 1-12, 2008
(Completed)
• Southeast
Asia Business Briefing - June 11, 2008 (Completed)
Training
Workshops
•
Southeast Asia
Training Workshop - Hanoi, Vietnam, November 3-7,
2008 (Completed)
•
Brazil Training
Workshop - Fortaleza, Brazil, November 16-17,
2009 (Completed)
• East
African Community Training Workshop - Mombasa,
Kenya, March 29-31, 2010
Participation in GCI
While
the initial GCI activities for Southeast Asia and Brazil
were concluded in 2008 and 2009, opportunities to participate
in the East Africa Communities portion of the program still
exist! Contact
GCI headquarters for details.
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