## Navigating eCommerce and Customs

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**Canonical URL:** [Navigating eCommerce and Customs](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/sa/2025/nccsa25-41)

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## Bibliographic details
- Session: SA 25.41
- Location: New Delhi, India
- Dates: November 10-14, 2025 (1 week)
- Delivery method: In-person Training
- Primary language: English
- Status: Deadline passed

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### Target audience
- Officials from customs administrations, including customs officers, policy advisors, and managers responsible for eCommerce-related customs processes, who have the capacity to influence change.
- Objective of participants: to enhance operational efficiency and effectively adapt to the rapidly evolving landscape of cross-border trade.

### Qualifications (expected of participants)
- Minimum of 10 years in customs administration,
- Experience in managing or overseeing customs processes
- Familiarity with international trade regulations and customs compliance.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to collaborate effectively with stakeholders in the trade ecosystem.
- Willingness to share insights and best practices from their respective countries.

### Course description and focus areas
- The Navigating eCommerce and Customs Workshop aims to enhance participants' understanding of the intersection between eCommerce and customs procedures.
- Workshop focus areas:
  - Various eCommerce models and the implications for customs procedures
  - The implications of customs regulations for eCommerce
  - The importance of collaboration among stakeholders
  - Trends in eCommerce, risk management, and technological advancements in customs clearance
- Learning formats:
  - Discussions
  - Country presentations
  - Development of actionable plans to address challenges in participants' customs environments
- Expected outcome: attendees leave with practical insights and strategies to improve customs processes in the context of the growing eCommerce landscape.

### Course objectives (learning outcomes)
- Understand various eCommerce models and their implications for customs procedures.
- Explore the WCO Framework of Standards for Cross-Border E-Commerce.
- Discuss the challenges and risks associated with eCommerce customs management.
- Enhance collaboration between customs authorities and eCommerce stakeholders.
- Develop actionable strategies to improve customs clearance processes.
- Assess the impact of technology and automation on customs operations.
- Share country-specific experiences and best practices in managing eCommerce-related customs challenges.

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## References

- [In-person Training](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/delivery-methods)
- [Integrating Basel III Liquidity Standards with ILAAP A Framework for Effective Liquidity Risk Management](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/ce/2026/ce26-31)
- [Climate in Macroeconomic Framework (CMF)](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/at/2026/cmfat26-22)
- [Big Data for Macroeconomic Statistics (BDMS)](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/at/2026/bdmsat26-27)
- [Financial Development and Financial Inclusion (FDFI)](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/at/2026/fdfiat26-24)

_Source: https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/sa/2025/nccsa25-41_