WCO SAFE Framework of Standards to Secure and Facilitate Global Trade (2025)
The WCO SAFE Framework of Standards to Secure and Facilitate Global Trade, June 2025 edition: the World Customs Organization's minimum standards for supply chain security and facilitation, adopted in 2005 and last updated in 2025. Pillar 1 (Customs-to-Customs: integrated supply chain management, advance electronic goods and cargo declarations with maximum time limits, pre-loading air cargo data, risk management and targeting, non-intrusive inspection, outbound inspection, seal integrity), Pillar 2 (Customs-to-Business: Authorized Economic Operator partnership, security, authorization, technology, communication and facilitation) and Pillar 3 (cooperation with other government agencies, including environmental authorities, and Single Window), plus trade continuity, mutual recognition and Annex IV AEO requirements A to M (compliance, records, solvency, communication, training including insider threats, information security, cargo, conveyance, premises and personnel security including a Code of Conduct, trading partners, crisis management, self-assessment).
WCO SAFE Framework of Standards to Secure and Facilitate Global Trade (2025) is a compliance framework from International (WCO Members) with 6 domains and 65 controls. The largest domains are Pillar 1: Customs-to-Customs standards – WCO SAFE Framework of Standards to Secure and Facilitate Global Trade (2025) (23 controls), Annex IV: AEO conditions, requirements and validation – WCO SAFE Framework of Standards to Secure and Facilitate Global Trade (2025) (15 controls), Pillar 3: Customs-to-other government and inter-government agencies standards – WCO SAFE Framework of Standards to Secure and Facilitate Global Trade (2025) (12 controls). Every control below carries what it requires and what an assessor expects to see.
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Framework Domains (6)
Annex IV: AEO conditions, requirements and validation – 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)
Pillar 2: Customs-to-Business standards – WCO SAFE Framework of Standards to Secure and Facilitate Global Trade (2025)
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| wco-safe-framework-of-standards-to-secure-and-facilitate-global-trade-2021::P2.S1 | Pillar 2 Standard 1: partnership |
| wco-safe-framework-of-standards-to-secure-and-facilitate-global-trade-2021::P2.S2 | Pillar 2 Standard 2: security |
| wco-safe-framework-of-standards-to-secure-and-facilitate-global-trade-2021::P2.S3 | Pillar 2 Standard 3: authorization and benefits |
| wco-safe-framework-of-standards-to-secure-and-facilitate-global-trade-2021::P2.S4 | Pillar 2 Standard 4: technology and seals |
| wco-safe-framework-of-standards-to-secure-and-facilitate-global-trade-2021::P2.S5 | Pillar 2 Standard 5: communication |
| wco-safe-framework-of-standards-to-secure-and-facilitate-global-trade-2021::P2.S6 | Pillar 2 Standard 6: facilitation |
Pillar 3: Customs-to-other government and inter-government agencies standards – WCO SAFE Framework of Standards to Secure and Facilitate Global Trade (2025)
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| wco-safe-framework-of-standards-to-secure-and-facilitate-global-trade-2021::P3.S1 | Pillar 3 Standard 1: mutual cooperation within government |
| wco-safe-framework-of-standards-to-secure-and-facilitate-global-trade-2021::P3.S10 | Pillar 3 Standard 10: harmonisation of cross-border control measures |
| wco-safe-framework-of-standards-to-secure-and-facilitate-global-trade-2021::P3.S11 | Pillar 3 Standard 11: cooperation among international bodies |
| wco-safe-framework-of-standards-to-secure-and-facilitate-global-trade-2021::P3.S12 | Pillar 3 Standard 12: arrangements with international governmental bodies |
| wco-safe-framework-of-standards-to-secure-and-facilitate-global-trade-2021::P3.S2 | Pillar 3 Standard 2: cooperative arrangements and procedures |
| wco-safe-framework-of-standards-to-secure-and-facilitate-global-trade-2021::P3.S3 | Pillar 3 Standard 3: alignment of security programmes |
| wco-safe-framework-of-standards-to-secure-and-facilitate-global-trade-2021::P3.S4 | Pillar 3 Standard 4: harmonisation of national control measures |
| wco-safe-framework-of-standards-to-secure-and-facilitate-global-trade-2021::P3.S5 | Pillar 3 Standard 5: continuity and resumption measures |
| wco-safe-framework-of-standards-to-secure-and-facilitate-global-trade-2021::P3.S6 | Pillar 3 Standard 6: harmonisation of data filing (Single Window) |
| wco-safe-framework-of-standards-to-secure-and-facilitate-global-trade-2021::P3.S7 | Pillar 3 Standard 7: mutual cooperation across borders |
| wco-safe-framework-of-standards-to-secure-and-facilitate-global-trade-2021::P3.S8 | Pillar 3 Standard 8: cooperative arrangements or protocols at shared borders |
| wco-safe-framework-of-standards-to-secure-and-facilitate-global-trade-2021::P3.S9 | Pillar 3 Standard 9: harmonisation of security programmes |
Seal integrity for secure containers: responsibilities along the chain of custody – WCO SAFE Framework of Standards to Secure and Facilitate Global Trade (2025)
Trade continuity and resumption; mutual recognition – WCO SAFE Framework of Standards to Secure and Facilitate Global Trade (2025)
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| wco-safe-framework-of-standards-to-secure-and-facilitate-global-trade-2021::VI | Trade continuity and resumption |
| wco-safe-framework-of-standards-to-secure-and-facilitate-global-trade-2021::VII | Mutual recognition |
What is WCO SAFE Framework of Standards to Secure and Facilitate Global Trade (2025) and who does it apply to?
WCO SAFE Framework of Standards to Secure and Facilitate Global Trade (2025) is a compliance framework from International (WCO Members) with 6 domains and 65 controls. The WCO SAFE Framework of Standards to Secure and Facilitate Global Trade, June 2025 edition: the World Customs Organization's minimum standards for supply chain security and facilitation, adopted in 2005 and last updated in 2025. Pillar 1 (Customs-to-Customs: integrated supply chain management, advance electronic goods and cargo declarations with maximum time limits, pre-loading air cargo data, risk management and targeting, non-intrusive inspection, outbound inspection, seal integrity), Pillar 2 (Customs-to-Business: Authorized Economic Operator partnership, security, authorization, technology, communication and facilitation) and Pillar 3 (cooperation with other government agencies, including environmental authorities, and Single Window), plus trade continuity, mutual recognition and Annex IV AEO requirements A to M (compliance, records, solvency, communication, training including insider threats, information security, cargo, conveyance, premises and personnel security including a Code of Conduct, trading partners, crisis management, self-assessment). It is used by organisations to establish and maintain compliance with industry standards and regulatory requirements.
What does WCO SAFE Framework of Standards to Secure and Facilitate Global Trade (2025) actually require?
WCO SAFE Framework of Standards to Secure and Facilitate Global Trade (2025) has 65 controls organised across 6 domains. The largest domains are Pillar 1: Customs-to-Customs standards – WCO SAFE Framework of Standards to Secure and Facilitate Global Trade (2025) (23 controls), Annex IV: AEO conditions, requirements and validation – WCO SAFE Framework of Standards to Secure and Facilitate Global Trade (2025) (15 controls), Pillar 3: Customs-to-other government and inter-government agencies standards – WCO SAFE Framework of Standards to Secure and Facilitate Global Trade (2025) (12 controls). Each control defines specific requirements that organisations must implement to achieve compliance.
If I already comply with another framework, how much of WCO SAFE Framework of Standards to Secure and Facilitate Global Trade (2025) do I already cover?
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