Committee for Dialogue and Cooperation between Public and Private Sector Entities in Customs Affairs

Improve trade facilitation and transparency in customs management

The Committee for Dialogue and Cooperation between Public and Private Sector Entities in Customs Affairs serves as a platform for public and private sector representatives to discuss potential improvements in areas such as customs procedures, processes, systems, and risk assessments, as well as to share the results of studies or proposals to improve trade facilitation and transparency in customs management.

The Committee brings together 29 public and private entities involved in the cross-border movement of goods. Among them are the main business chambers, transporters, shipping companies, cargo agents, airlines, port authorities, warehousing firms, customs agents, public institutions and customs.

By participating in this Committee, all participants are able to demonstrate their goodwill and commitment to making things better in an environment characterised by respect and cooperation. In addition, ideas that emanate from this Committee are submitted to the Superintendence of Tax Administration (SAT), who carefully analyses and priorities them.

The Committee is composed of three groups:

• a High-Level Group, which comprises the most senior representatives of the participating entities, who meet twice a year to review progress made;
• a Technical Working Group, which meets at least four times a year to discuss the work plan and how it has been executed;
• two Coordinating Groups, one managed by the Customs service and the other by the private sector entities, which discuss, at their respective level, issues reported by their members, and who meet as often as necessary.