Customs & Trade Facilitation

Roundtable with Executive Assistant Commissioner (EAC) Brenda Smith

On November 30, the US-ASEAN Business Council and AmCham Singapore co-hosted a roundtable discussion in Singapore featuring Executive Assistant Commissioner (EAC) Brenda Smith and her team from the U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Trade. EAC Smith and member companies had a wide-ranging discussion on the CBP’s work on customs modernization, the role of technology in supporting trade facilitation, the U.S. Single Window, e-commerce, blockchain and the CBP’s perspective on free trade agreements and regional economic issues.

Customs Technology Workshop with the CPTFWG

On October 22, the Council held a one-day workshop alongside the October 2018 meeting of the ASEAN Customs Procedures and Trade Facilitation Working Group (CPTFWG). The workshop explored the potential of emerging technologies like distributed ledger technology, advanced data analytics, artificial intelligence, and global data standards to support trade facilitation and trade integration in ASEAN.

Third Symposium on the ASEAN Single Window: Current Impact and Future Opportunities, June 4, Singapore

Council Senior VP and Regional Managing Director Ambassador Michael Michalak and Council members presented on potential future improvements to the newly launched ASEAN Single Window at the Third Symposium on the ASEAN Single Window in Singapore.

Mission to the 2018 ASEAN Directors-General of Customs Meeting, May 2-4, Langkawi, Malaysia

Council Senior VP and Regional Managing Director Ambassador Michael Michalak and the leadership of the Council’s Customs and Trade Facilitation Committee present on emerging policy issues at the joint consultation with the ASEAN Customs DGs in Langkawi, Malaysia.

Mission to the 2017 ASEAN Directors-General of Customs Meeting, May 16-18, Bali, Indonesia

Shay Wester of the US-ASEAN Business Council joins Director-General of Indonesian Customs and Excise Heru Pambudi, Director General of Cambodian Customs Dr. Kun Nhem, and representatives of other business associations for a press conference ahead of the Customs and Trade Facilitation Committee’s annual Dialogue Partner Consultation with the ten ASEAN Directors-General of Customs.

2017 Vietnam Business Mission, March 7, Ministry of Industry and Trade

On March 7, the Council 2017 Vietnam Business Mission delegation met with representatives from the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Vietnam.

Mission to the 2016 ASEAN Directors-General of Customs Meeting, May 25-26, Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Ambassador Michael W. Michalak of the US-ASEAN Business Council and Director-General of Indonesian Customs and Excise Heru Pambudi lead the Customs and Trade Facilitation Committee’s annual Dialogue Partner Consultation with the ten ASEAN Directors-General of Customs.

Paper Launch: Enabling Cross-Border e-Commerce Trade in ASEAN – April 13, 2016

US-ABC, in partnership with MASTEL, held a launch event to mark the release of a new paper, "Enabling Cross-Border e-Commerce Trade in ASEAN." The event included remarks from the U.S. government, a presentation of the paper by USABC member representatives, and a panel discussion with Indonesian government officials. The new report offers clear recommendations to ASEAN policymakers to support the development of e-Commerce in the region.

2015 Mission to the ASEAN Directors-General of Customs Meeting, May 20-21, Brunei Darussalam

Members of the Council’s Customs Committee met with Mr. Htun Thain, Director-General of Myanmar Customs at the 24th ASEAN Directors-General of Customs Meeting in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam.

USABC Mission to the ASEAN Customs Directors-General Meeting - Jun 4 - 5, 2013

Malaysian Director General of Customs Dato’ Sri Khazali bin Haji Ahmad meets with US-ABC Customs Committee Chair Andrew Jackson of IBM and US-ABC Regional Managing Director Kathy Santillo during the annual US-ABC Mission to the ASEAN Customs Directors General Meeting June 5th, 2013 in Singapore.

NEWS & UPDATES

Customs Update: 16 January, 2019
16 Jan 2019

Customs Update: October 25, 2018
25 Oct 2018

Customs Update: September 20, 2018
20 Sep 2018

Customs Update: August 23, 2018
23 Aug 2018

Customs Update: July 12, 2018
12 Jul 2018

Customs Update: June 14, 2018
14 Jun 2018

Customs & Trade Facilitation Committee Chair

Vice Chairs

Our Team

Shay Wester
Director, Customs
swester@usasean.org

L ucius Lee
Manager, Customs
l lee@usasean.org

Michaela Wong
Manager, Customs
mwong@usasean.org

Last updated: 17 January 2019