Customs Administration & Trade Facilitation Award

Evaluation

100% automatic, from the data and evidence you submit

Minimum score to win

70 / 100

Measurement period

The full financial year 2025 (or the latest financial year completed before nominations open); growth is measured against financial year 2024

Who can apply

• A national customs authority or national trade single window, or an initiative run by one of them
• Release time measured under the WCO Time Release Study method or a similar documented method
• No proven corruption case with a final judgment against the authority’s leadership during the measurement period

Indicators and weights

1. Average import release time

   Average hours from lodging an import declaration to final release across all border points

   20%
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   Points

   • ≥ 96 hours 15
   • 48 – < 96 hours 45
   • 24 – < 48 hours 75
   • 0 – < 24 hours 100

   Evidence

   Time Release Study or a customs system report with its method

2. Release without physical inspection

   Share of customs declarations released without physical inspection based on the risk management system

   15%
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   Points

   • 85 – < 100 % 100
   • 70 – < 85 % 75
   • 50 – < 70 % 45
   • 0 – < 50 % 15

   Evidence

   Channel (green, yellow, red) report from the customs system

3. Physical inspection hit rate

   Share of physical inspections that ended in a duty reassessment, a penalty or a seizure, out of all physical inspections (formal remarks with no resulting action do not count)

   15%
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   Points

   • 15 – < 100 % 100
   • 8 – < 15 % 80
   • 3 – < 8 % 50
   • 0 – < 3 % 20

   Evidence

   Inspection results report from the risk management system

4. Single window coverage

   Share of import and export permits and certificates required by other government agencies that are issued and received through the national single window

   15%
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   Points

   • 90 – < 100 % 100
   • 70 – < 90 % 80
   • 40 – < 70 % 50
   • 0 – < 40 % 20

   Evidence

   List of required regulatory documents with the single-window integration status of each

5. Trade Facilitation Agreement implementation

   Share of Trade Facilitation Agreement commitments implemented per the WTO TFA database; for non-members, share of measures implemented per a published self-assessment or a WCO or UNCTAD assessment

   15%
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   Points

   • 90 – < 100 % 100
   • 75 – < 90 % 80
   • 50 – < 75 % 50
   • 0 – < 50 % 20

   Evidence

   The country’s page in the TFA database or the approved assessment report

6. Authorised Economic Operator share

   Share of the value of external trade (imports and exports) handled by Authorised Economic Operators

   10%
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   Points

   • 40 – < 100 % 100
   • 25 – < 40 % 80
   • 10 – < 25 % 50
   • 0 – < 10 % 20

   Evidence

   AEO register and trade statistics by trader

7. Fully paperless declarations

   Share of customs declarations lodged, processed and paid electronically without paper documents

   10%
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   Points

   • 99 – < 100 % 100
   • 90 – < 99 % 80
   • 70 – < 90 % 50
   • 0 – < 70 % 20

   Evidence

   Channel and payment report from the customs system

Each indicator gives 0 to 100 points; its share of the total is its weight. Ties are decided by the indicators listed first in the scorecard; payment or package never affects the score.

1. Done

   Nominations open

   26 October 2026 · 13:10

2. Upcoming

   Nominations close

   27 November 2026 · 01:10

3. Upcoming

   Judging starts

   27 November 2026 · 01:11

4. Upcoming

   Judging ends

   4 December 2026 · 13:00

5. Upcoming

   Results announced

   4 December 2026 · 13:10

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