The World Customs Organization has decided to postpone the 5th Global Customs Conference, which was scheduled for March 10-12, 2020, after it was cancelled, the World Customs Organization reports. release. The meeting was rescheduled for 15 and February 17 2021, in Dubai, a city in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) .

Text of the international organization based in Brussels.

Since the first edition of the WCO World Conference held in Korea in 2012, the World Customs Organization (WCO) has brought together Customs administrations, the business community, policy makers, legal and academic representatives, as well as other government agencies to build capacity, enhance cooperation and foster a global public-private dialogue for the implementation of AEO Programs worldwide.

In order to ensure the success of the Conference in view of the prevailing global circumstances, Dubai Customs and the UAE Federal Customs Authority proposed to the WCO to postpone the Conference which was scheduled for 10-12 March 2020. After careful consideration, the WCO Secretariat has agreed to the host administration's request to reschedule the 5th WCO World Conference to 15-17 February 2021, in Dubai, UAE.

Aware of the impact this will have on participants, speakers, sponsors and exhibitors, we are confident that everyone will understand this decision and we take this opportunity to invite everyone to save the new dates and join us in Dubai in 2021.