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South Africa leads the Continent in Illicit Cigarette Trade
South Africa leads Africa in the illicit trade in tobacco and is listed among the top five illicit markets globally, according to the Tobacco Institute of Southern Africa, which represents tobacco...
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ZIM Police struggle to bust cigarette racket
An intricate web of smugglers, which reportedly involves manufacturers and middlemen, has been illegally carting cigarettes worth millions of dollars out of the country over the years, prejudicing the...
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Its Annual Budget time – Tobacco, Tax and the Black Market
The nation awaits the 2015 Budget Speech with trepidation to know if income taxes will rise. But there is unanimous certainty there will, as per usual, be an increase in ‘Specific Excise Duties’. The...
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WCO News – June 2016
The WCO has published the 80th edition of WCO News, the Organization’s flagship magazine aimed at the global Customs community. This edition features a special dossier on illicit trade which gathers...
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WCO to unveil future norms for e-commerce trade
The Hindu Times reports that the World Customs Organization (WCO) will soon bring out guidelines on ‘cross-border e-commerce’, which will focus on preventing illegal trade as well as addressing the...
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How SA’s abalone ends up on China’s plates
Oxpeckers’ environmental investigative journalist, Crystal Chow, digs up the dirt on the illicit abalone trade. Abalone tops the list of the most exquisite seafood in Chinese cuisine, and fresh South...
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Illicit Trade Rankings – 2018
The Economist Intelligence Unit and the Transnational Alliance to Combat Illicit Trade (TRACIT) have released their Global Illicit Trade Environment Index, ranking 84 countries on the extent they...
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WCO – Blockchain for Customs
The World Customs Organization (WCO) has initiated work to identify possible case studies and uses of blockchain for Customs and other border agencies with a view to improving compliance, trade...
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OECD – Recommendations on Tightening Controls over Free Trade Zones
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has drawn up recommendations on free trade zones (FTZs) in a bid to stop them being used for illicit trade. The new guidance –...
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WCO – Illicit Trade Report 2018
Download a copy from the WCO website During December 2019, the World Customs Organization (WCO) issued its 2018 Illicit Trade Report, the annual publication in which the Organization endeavours to...
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South African Customs – Recent Illicit Goods Busts
Customs teams from Durban, Cape Town, Gauteng and the Free State recently dealt a blow to non-compliant traders by busting drugs, illicit cigarettes and undeclared fuel. Customs officers at OR Tambo...
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WCO News – February 2020
This edition’s “Dossier” focuses on how Customs can foster sustainability for people, prosperity and the planet, the WCO’s theme for 2020, and includes a selection of articles on the implementation of...
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