25 years ago. We all remember where we were the moment when the terrorist attack happened.
2977 victims. I had with my team visited the twin towers 28 days before the attack.for meetings with USCBP that had their office in one of the WTC buildings.
Since then a large part of my professional life has been dedicated to make movement of goods and people safe and secure.
Today we remember. We remember all the direct and indirect victims, the heroes that saved lives that day – and all people dedicated to never let this happen again.
Global trade by continents in 2025. This visualization compares goods and services trade across continents and leading economies in 2025.
The data for this visualization comes from the World Trade Organization its statistics on merchandise and commercial services trade by economy. Figures represent the combined trade by economy. Figures represent the combined value of exports and imports and are shown in U.S. dollars.
Asia and Europe together account for more than three-quarters of the goods trade represented in the dataset, but the balance shifts when looking at services.
The EU Council on September 3rd gave its final approval for an ambitious overhaul of the EU customs framework – the most comprehensive reform of its kind in decades.
The updated legislation gives the Union a more modern toolbox and innovative new instruments to better facilitate global trade, especially in e-commerce, collect customs duties more efficiently and tighten controls on non-compliant, dangerous or unsafe goods.
A massive reform of the e-Commerce sector shapes a fundamental part of the reform.
In addition a new decentralised EU agency for customs to coordinate governance of the customs union.
The authority will also help establish priority control areas and risk criteria, and coordinate EU-level crisis management for customs. It will be located in Lille, France and begin operations in 2027.
The new legislation creates a new category of the most transparent businesses – trust and check traders.
Under this scheme, companies providing comprehensive information on the movement and compliance of their goods, along with other stringent criteria, will enjoy simplified customs procedures, saving them time and money.
The most reliable companies will be able to release their goods into circulation in the EU without any active customs intervention at all.
What are next steps? The European Parliament is expected to approve the final text later in September, ahead of its signature and publication in the EU’s official journal. Use of the new data hub to record imports to and exports from the EU will become mandatory for e-commerce businesses on 1 July 2028 and for all traders from 1 March 2034.
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