The Director General of Uruguay Customs, Mr. Jaime Borgiani, attended the Third Global Origin Conference of the World Customs Organization (WCO), held in Santiago de Chile on November 8, which gathered over 500 experts from 82 countries, most of them on-site and others via streaming.
At the meeting there were six discussion panels led by experts, as well as conversations on Origin, which allowed to discuss further on the implementation of commercial agreements, streamlining implementation processes, factors influencing the utilization of trade preferences, and establishing trust.
Other topics that were addressed were digitalization within origin procedures, spotlighting best practices in exchange of data between Customs Administrations and the benefits of Single Window for Foreign Trade, as well as advances in sustainability.