With the accession of the Kyrgyz Republic, the Convention now has 129 Contracting Parties.

A training on criminal intelligence was held from 14 to 19 November 2021 for Azerbaijan Customs at the Regional Office for Capacity Building of the World Customs Organization. The training is part of the Global Container Control Program, a joint project of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime and the World Customs Organization.

Employees of the Sanitary, Phytosanitary, and Veterinary Control Division of the Customs Department of the Revenue Service of the Ministry of Finance participated in a training held in Batumi, which was supported by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).

Officials from the Žilina customs office in Slovakia helped the driver who came sick last week. The officials noticed the driver in a parked vehicle while on duty.

In close cooperation between the WCO Secretariat and the Regional Office for Capacity Building for the World Customs Organization Europe Region (ROCB Europe), practical training for the National Customs Laboratory of Bosnia and Herzegovina was held from August 31 to September 3 in Banja Luka, HQ Indirect Taxation Authority (ITA) Bosnia and Herzegovina.

A meeting was held at the European Regional Office for Capacity Building of the World Customs Organization (WCO) on the development of cooperation that attended by representatives of the State Customs Service under the Ministry of Economy and Finance of the Kyrgyz Republic including RTC Bishkek, the OSCE Program Office in Bishkek and ROCB Europe team.

11th Meeting of the Regional Structures of the World Customs Organization (WCO) Europe Region was held on 12-15 October 2021. The meeting, organized by the Regional Office for Capacity Building for the World Customs Organization Europe Region (ROCB Europe), was hosted by Regional Training Center (RTC) in Bishkek of the State Customs Committee of the Kyrgyz Republic with support of the OSCE Program

On October 22, 2021, Deputy Chairman of the State Customs Service of Ukraine , Mr. Ruslan Çerkasskiy, visited the ROCB Europe office as part of his official visit to Azerbaijan. During the meeting with Mr. Eser Çengel, Director of the ROCB Europe, discussions were held on the prospects for the development of bilateral relations.

Azerbaijan Customs continues its operations in order to prevent illicit trafficking of drugs and psychotropic substances going through the territory of the country. Successful operations by Azerbaijani Customs Officers that prevent an attempt to smuggle more than 660.4 kilograms of heroin.

Today, on the eve of the 30th anniversary of the formation of the customs service, the XII International Scientific and Practical Conference "30 years of the Customs Service of Independent Belarus: from the experience of the past to the synergy of the future" was held in Minsk, organized by the State Customs Committee.

The World Customs Organization in close cooperation with the Regional Office for Capacity Building for the World Customs Organization Europe Region (ROCB Europe) organized a virtual National Workshop on Customs Valuation for Customs Officials of Turkmenistan.

The Customs Temporary Admission Manual has been amended to include further information on the process of applying for authorisation on the Customs Decisions System (CDS).