On October 24-25, 2018, with the support from the Federal Customs Service, the International Customs Forum will be held for the first time, as a new format for the annual specialised exhibition “Customs Service” held since 1999. The Forum will be hosted by the World Trade Centre in Moscow.
The key mission of the Forum is to create an effective platform for the exchange of experience, interaction between government authorities and the business community aimed at developing the external economy. A distinctive feature of the Forum will be a rich business programme (sessions, round tables, master classes and presentations) to discuss current problems in the development of foreign economic activities, improvement of customs administration, export support, and other topics. In addition, the Forum will present an extensive interactive displays and exhibition booths, which will demonstrate the present-day capabilities of the Russian Federal Customs Service, financial and logistical structures.
The event will involve the participation of top officials from the Russian Federation Government, heads of federal ministries and agencies, customs authorities of foreign countries, international organisations (WTO, World Customs Organisation, World Bank, Eurasian Economic Commission), societal organisations (Russian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs, Opora Russia All-Russian NGO for Small and Medium-Sized Businesses, Business Russia All-Russian Public Organisation), foreign trade-focused unions and associations, major Russian and foreign companies.
More information can be found at www.expocustoms.ru