Customs Calendar 2026

Information available so far

2026 is the coming year. The start of the new annual cycle, which began on Thursday, January 1st, finds international trade immersed in a complex scenario and in transition towards a new era marked by increasing innovation, the demand for greater customs agility and the need to control, while at the same time facilitating, trade through digitalization processes.

In this context, the Customs Calendar 2026 It seeks to indicate the events that will mark—or should mark—the guidelines for customs work during the year.

Based on this premise, the calendar presents the organized events of January to December, prepared based on the technical information available to date. Includes:

Global meetings, led by the World Customs Organization (WCO) and the World Trade Organization (WTO).
Regional bodies of dialogue, especially those that will take place in Peru and Brazill.
National events of interest to the customs, academic, professional and student community.

In detail:

JANUARY

26 January: International Customs Day.
28 to 30 for January: WCO Technology Conference & Exhibition 2026, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

FEBRUARY

12 and 13 for February: WCO Global Forum on Origin Self-Certification – Topic: “Building Trust and Compliance Through Origin Self-Certification”. Brussels, Belgium.

MARCH

First Monday of the month: Meeting of the Faculty of the Argentine Institute of Customs Studies.
26 to March 29: Fourteenth WTO Ministerial Conference (MC14), Yaoundé, Cameroon.
March 30 to April 1: WCO Finance Committee (111th session).

APRIL

First Monday of the month: Meeting of the Faculty of the Argentine Institute of Customs Studies.
April 14-16: WCO Revised Kyoto Convention Management Committee (36th session).

MAY

First Monday of the month: Meeting of the Faculty of the Argentine Institute of Customs Studies.
May 5-8: WCO Standing Technical Committee (STC) (251st and 252nd sessions).
May 27 and 28: XII International Seminar OAS 2026 – Topic: “Connections for a Safe, Efficient and Compliant International Logistics”. Organized by: Procomex, with the participation of the Federal Revenue of Brazil. São Paulo, Brazil.

JUNE

1 June: Argentine Customs Day.
First Monday of the month: Meeting of the Faculty of the Argentine Institute of Customs Studies.
Date to be determined: Meeting of Directors General of Customs of the Americas and the Caribbean (28th WCO Regional Conference), Peru venue.
22 23 and June: WCO Policy Committee (95th session), Brussels, Belgium.
24 June: WCO Policy Commission Dialogue with the Private Sector Consultative Group (PSCG), Brussels, Belgium.
25 to the 27 of June: WCO Council Sessions (147th and 148th sessions), Brussels, Belgium.
24 to the 26 of June: XVIII International Congress of Customs Studies, organized by ABEAD – Associação Brasileira de Estudos Aduaneiros, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil.

JULY

First Monday of the month: Meeting of the Faculty of the Argentine Institute of Customs Studies.

AUGUST

First Monday of the month: Meeting of the Faculty of the Argentine Institute of Customs Studies.
August 16: Customs Broker's Day in Argentina.

SEPTEMBER

First Monday of the month: Meeting of the Faculty of the Argentine Institute of Customs Studies.

OCTOBER

First Monday of the month: Meeting of the Faculty of the Argentine Institute of Customs Studies.
30 October: XII Conference on Customs Law – UBA.

NOVEMBER

First Monday of the month: Meeting of the Faculty of the Argentine Institute of Customs Studies.
November 27: International Customs Broker Day.

DECEMBER

First Monday of the month: Meeting of the Faculty of the Argentine Institute of Customs Studies.

That's all for now. This calendar can be added to Google Calendar or other calendars, and we hope it will be useful throughout 2026, helping you organize your year and maintain a forward-looking perspective.

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