Korea Central Customs Laboratory hosted the 3rd Meeting of Heads of WCO Asia/Pacific Regional Customs Laboratories (RCLs), on 23-25 April 2024 in Jinju, the Republic of Korea.
The delegates from RCLs, RILO and ROCB in AP, and the WCO had the opportunity to attend the proceedings of the meeting and engage in rich exchanges with representatives of RCLs from China, India, Indonesia, Japan and the Republic of Korea with the delegates from Algeria, Ghana, Kenya and Uganda, having the opportunity to attend the proceedings of the meeting as observers.
As part of the programme, KCCL organized tours to RCL in Korea and to Busan Customs Laboratory. Participants explored the premises of the laboratories and were introduced to the methods and equipment used to analyze various categories of merchandise, along with the sampling techniques, safety requirements, analysis purposes, laboratory standards, and procedural aspects of laboratory work.
The Meeting concluded successfully and the RCLs agreed to continue to exchange information and work together to strengthen the functioning of customs laboratories within the region and other regions.
