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The commission is chaired by Anthony Barone, director of global logistics policy with Pfizer Inc. “The objective of the new commission is to identify strategic issues that will have a material impact on trade,” noted Barone. “Ideally we would like to achieve significant modernization rather than incremental steps.”
USCIB members will play an active role in the commission’s work, both directly and via USCIB’s very active Customs and Trade Facilitation Committee, which is chaired by Jerry Cook (HanesBrands).
“Determining procedures to facilitate trade by combining the expertise of specialists in customs and transport is a tremendous contribution to world trade and therefore to job creation,” said ICC Secretary General Jean-Guy Carrier. “ICC is enthusiastic about the potential of this new approach to attract new member companies to our work, as they see for themselves the advantage of working together.”
Commission projects for 2013 include producing guidelines for traders and providing input on customs valuation and classification to the World Customs Organization.
Read more on the ICC website.
Staff contact: Nasim Deylami
More on USCIB’s Customs and Trade Facilitation Committee
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