The World Customs Organisation (WCO) hosted the Women in Trade Network Brussels, on 10 October, an event designed to highlight the opportunities and challenges of E-Commerce from a Customs and Trade Compliance point of view.
A panel discussion represented the views of online marketplaces, customs administrations, postal operators and the private sector at large. The speakers were from Amazon, the Universal Postal Union (UPU), the General Administration of China Customs (GACC), and the American Association of Exporters and Importers (AAEI).
The UPU representative spoke about the many challenges that the “tsunami of packages” had brought to postal operators, yet at the same time, how this phenomenon had also been the lifeline for many postal operators who had seen the rapid decline in letter class mail. She also spoke about the important work of the UPU in helping their member postal operators to adapt to the new realities and meet the demands of the growing volumes and the risks associated with them. She highlighted the importance of the collaboration with the WCO, International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) and International Air Transport Association (IATA), among others, to help develop standards and harmonize the necessary evolution of the postal sector.
