WCO SAFE Framework of Standards to Secure and Facilitate Global Trade (2025)
Pillar 1: Customs-to-Customs standards – WCO SAFE Framework of Standards to Secure and Facilitate Global Trade (2025)

WCO SAFE Framework of Standards to Secure and Facilitate Global Trade (2025) P1.S1-CTRL: Standard 1: general control measures (control, risk assessment, departure controls, sealing, UCR)

All goods and means of transport entering or leaving the territory are subject to Customs control, with consignment integrity assured from loading into the container (or onto the conveyance) until release at destination, and transit facilitation for landlocked countries. Risk assessment is a continuous shared process from export preparation, supported by agreed control and risk standards, shared intelligence and profiles and joint quality monitoring. The office of departure acts to identify the consignment and detect interference, screening maritime containers on risk before loading and exchanging control results and arrival notices electronically, amending its powers if needed to screen high-risk cargo fully. Customs runs a seal integrity programme per the Revised Kyoto Convention guidelines (ISO 17712 high-security seals or smart devices at stuffing, with recorded affixing, changing and checking at key points such as modal change), facilitates voluntary container security devices and learns from industry sealing innovation, and applies the WCO Unique Consignment Reference recommendation.

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