CAREC Training Workshop on Modernization of Customs Management

This CAREC training covered a set of key subjects related to modernization of customs management, including

• customs for the 21st century,
• customs information system and e-port development,
• risk management,
• special customs zone management, and
• customs compliance facilitation.

The training combined classroom lectures, case studies, and on-site learning. It also provided opportunities for cross-country experience sharing on these subjects.

Senior and mid-level officials from customs agencies of eight CAREC countries — namely Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, Mongolia, Pakistan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan — participated in the training workshop.

The Asian Development Bank and the General Administration of Customs of the People’s Republic of China, through the Shanghai Customs College, cosponsored this training.