Global cross-border e-commerce conference concludes in Beijing
- By Zhang Liying
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E-mail China.org.cn, February 11, 2018
The first Global Cross-Border E-Commerce Conference, co-hosted by the World Customs Organization (WCO) and the General Administration of China Customs (GACC) , concluded in Beijing on Feb. 10.
Consensus was reached at the conference on improving the WCO Framework of Standards on Cross-Border E-Commerce, the first guiding document on how world customs can better regulate and provide services for cross-border e-commerce.
The document was drafted during the meetings of the WCO E-Commerce Sub-Groups held at the WCO headquarters in Brussels from Jan. 23 to 25 this year.
The Beijing Declaration was adopted as the conference's outcome, showcasing the consensus and vision of WCO member administrations and other stakeholders on boosting sound development of global cross-border e-commerce.
"The release of the declaration will help enhance consensus among all relevant parties on upgrading regulation principles, promote trade security and facilitation and achieve the balanced development of global cross-border e-commerce," said GACC Vice Minister Zou Zhiwu at a press briefing concluding the conference.
Another key outcome of the conference was the Initiative for Action of the Global Cross-Border E-Commerce Sector launched by representatives from cross-border e-commerce enterprises.
The initiative called for governments, the business community and third-party organizations to uphold the consensus achieved at the conference and jointly promote the development of global cross-border e-commerce.
"The conference will be held biennially to make the work on cross-border e-commerce more institutionalized," Zou announced.
Kunio Mikuriya, secretary-general of the WCO, stressed the significance of the conference, saying that the WCO would like to take stock of what progress has been made and what kind of technology is available for cross-border e-commerce, a new type of international trade.
Nearly 2,000 representatives from customs, government departments, international organizations, e-commerce enterprises and academia of 125 countries and regions attended the conference.
Themed "An Innovative, Inclusive, Strategic and Collaborative Approach to Sustainable Cross-Border E-Commerce," participants discussed trends in the development of cross-border e-commerce, and formulated regulatory rules and scalable solutions over the course of the two-day event.
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