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The World Customs Organization (WCO) has released the 2017 Edition of the WCO Compendium of Authorized Economic Operator (AEO) Programs, based on data available as of April 2017.
Since its first publication in 2010, the AEO Compendium has become an important source of information for Customs and other key stakeholders, such as the business community, academia and all those who have a professional interest in the latest developments concerning AEO programs around the world.
The compendium contains concise but concrete and structured overview of the current AEO programs and MRAs implemented by WCO Members, so that all interested persons can use it as a reference to existing practice on national, regional and global levels.
The 2017 Edition of the AEO Compendium identifies:
- 73 operational AEO programs and 17 AEOs that are to be launched.
- 44 + 3 (China Taipei) Mutual Recognition Agreements (MRAs) and 42 + 4 MRAs being negotiated.
- 29 Operational Customs Compliance programs and 3 Customs Compliance programs to be launched.
