Customs knowledge in our countries: Is it sufficient? What is ‘sufficient’?

Enrika Naujokė
Enrika Naujokė
Co-founder and Director, CustomsClear, Lithuania
Published 03 Nov 2020
Customs knowledge in our countries: Is it sufficient? What is ‘sufficient’?
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In August 2020, during the 1-st Authors' Meeting, Dr. Talke Ovie emphasized the importance of knowledge: “Customs and trade law is becoming ever more complex and a way must be found to secure the transfer of know-how and knowledge in the current [Covid-19 related] situation". This inspired the topic of the second meeting "Customs knowledge in our countries: Is it sufficient? What is ‘sufficient’?", which took place on 21 October, 2020. Views were exchanged by participants from Brazil, Colombia, India, Latvia and Lithuania.

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