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The WCO’s 2019 Illicit Trade Report

Publish Date: 
03 Aug 2020

On 30 July the World Customs Organization (WCO) issued its 2019 Illicit Trade Report (ITR). The ITR is an annual publication which offers a comprehensive study of illicit trade flows through an in-depth analysis of seizure data and case studies voluntarily submitted by Member Customs administrations worldwide.

The information captured in the ITR provides essential insight into the occurrences of illicit trade, thereby assisting Customs administrations in understanding trends and patterns and making enlightened decisions to secure cross-border trade. The importance of comprehensive data analysis is indisputably a key component to support effective and efficient Customs enforcement activities.

This year, the analysis provided in this Report is based on data collected from 137 Member administrations and the report consists of six sections: Cultural Heritage; Drugs; Environment; IPR, Health and Safety; Revenue and Security.

For the fourth year in a row, the WCO has partnered with the Center for Advanced Defense Studies (C4ADS), a Washington, D.C.-based non-profit organisation dedicated to providing data-driven analysis and evidence-based reporting, thereby enriching readers’ experience with advanced data visualisation technologies and enhanced data analysis.

The Illicit Trade Report is accessible at:

http://www.wcoomd.org/-/media/wco/public/global/pdf/topics/enforcement-and-compliance/activities-and-programmes/illicit-trade-report/itr_2019_en.pdf?db=web

Story by: Riaan de Lange

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