In this issue...
Who Wants to Be an AEO?
SITPRO has found that many experienced traders are still uncertain whether to become an Authorised Economic Operator (AEO). [... full story]
Roadmap for East African Capacity Building
Developing a list of priority areas for improvements in customs, with an aim to transform customs administrations in the region in the 21st century, was the goal when SITPRO and the World Customs Organisation (WCO) brought together some of the key players in East Africa this September.[... full story]
Senegal Pilots to Capitalise on Paperless Trade Benefits
A series of pilot projects are being planned where Senegal will begin connecting, through IT systems using UNeDocs standards, with customs systems across international borders. [... full story]
Students Identify International Trade e-Gaps
Over the summer, SITPRO commissioned four students from Lancaster University Management School who were undertaking an MSc in E-Business and Innovation to look at current issues in paperless trading. [... full story]
Teaching New Dogs Old Tricks
Ten years after it was first published by SITPRO, the International Trade Transaction Framework Model (ITT) looks to have been given a new lease of life. [... full story]
EUROPRO Pushes Into New Areas
The expansion of Europe and a growing acknowledgement of the importance of facilitation is all grist to the mill for European trade facilitation umbrella body EUROPRO. [... full story]
Hull Students Seek to Master International Trade Developments
A partnership with the Institute of Logistics at Hull University gave two students the opportunity to work with SITPRO on some of the issues of greatest concern in Europe at the moment. [... full story]
Quot Homines Tot Sententiae (So many men so many questions)
Over the summer, SITPRO's helpdesk has been busy answering traders export queries, taking around four hundred calls encompassing a variety of issues. [... full story]
Survey Says...
Sincere thanks to everyone who answered our recent survey on the burden of security. [... full story]
Farewell to a Pioneer
Trade facilitation lost a great innovator and implementer when Don Trafford passed away peacefully on 14 September. [... full story]
New Arrival Brings Customs Expertise
SITPRO is delighted to announce the arrival of Peter Kenton on secondment from HMRC. [... full story]
Also in this issue...
CEO Perspective
SITPRO's Chief Executive, Malcolm McKinnon, examines SITPRO's work on capacity building.
Editor's Notes: A Trade Perspective?
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