Dear readers,

Hello! and welcome to the ROCB Website. We are so happy to meet you online.

The ROCB is an organization which supports, together with the World Customs Organization (WCO), Asia/Pacific Member Customs Administrations in its modernisation efforts through Capacity Building and Development support.

This Website is just an introduction of our work but you can be well informed of some of the activities we do.

To begin with, let us introduce Workshops that we handle. The ROCB A/P supports WCO Workshops on a variety of Customs topics.  Customs is at the frontline of international trade 24/7, to control illegal goods. Successful seizures on contrabands have huge impact on our society. At the same time, when  goods cross the border, they passes Customs twice: Customs of exporting country and importing country. That is an important factor why Customs Procedures are ideally harmonised for the smooth flow of legitimate trade, for better life of people and a country’s economic growth.  The ROCB A/P supports WCO Workshops for its Members to effectively control the contrabands, or to harmonise their application of international standards set by the WCO. The ROCB A/P makes efforts to make these activities to be more effective, and  have better impact on Members.

The ROCB is also a “regional hub” of activities.  You can refer to Regional facilities like drug detector dog centres, scientific laboratories and training centres on this Website, as well as easy-to-read essays on various Customs topics written by the staff of the ROCB A/P. You are welcome to read those materials and give us feedback for better dissemination of knowledge in the Region.

Lastly, we look forward to welcoming you here in Bangkok, as we value in-person exchange, too!

Jun Tajima

Head of the ROCB A/P