How to enhance customs risk management with external data?

Toni Männistö
Cross-Border Research Association, Switzerland
Juha Hintsa
Cross-Border Research Association, Switzerland
Vladlen Tsikolenko
Cross-Border Research Association, Finland
Published 27 Mar 2021
How to enhance customs risk management with external data?
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The Pan-European Network of Customs Practitioners (PEN-CP) has published a study that explores the data landscapes of the today’s customs world, marking yet another concrete highlight for the world’s first innovation-boosting customs network.

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