26^th Meeting of the SACU Heads of Customs

27 February 2025

The 26^th Meeting of the SACU Heads of Customs that was held on the 24^th February 2025 in Windhoek, Namibia. The Heads of Customs engaged on progress update on the implementation of the SACU Customs Modernisation Program including successes achieved and areas of improvement towards the implementation of the SACU Regional AEO Program Mutual Recognition Arrangement, Automated Exchange of Information under IT Connectivity, Risk Management, Compliance and Enforcement, Harmonized System, Valuation and Rules of Origin, Capacity Building and Gender Mainstreaming, Customs Legal as well as Monitoring and Evaluation. In his remarks, the Chairperson and Head of Customs and Excise at the Namibia Revenue Agency, Mr. Willbroad Poniso stressed that “over the years, we have made significant progress. SACU has successfully developed tools and frameworks that enable regional collaboration, strengthening our ability to harmonise customs procedures and facilitate seamless trade. However, the true measure of our success lies in the implementation of these frameworks at the national level”.