India has become the Vice-Chair (Regional Head) of the Asia Pacific Region of World Customs Organisation (WCO) for a period of two years beginning July 2018. The WCO has divided its Membership into six Regions. Each of the six Regions is represented by a regionally elected Vice-Chairperson to the WCO Council. WCO represents 182 Customs administrations across the globe that collectively process approximately 98% of world trade. WCO is the only international organization with competence in Customs matters and can rightly call itself the voice of the international Customs community. To mark the assumption of Vice Chair, Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) is organising an event on Monday (16th July, 2018) in New Delhi in partnership with Confederation of Indian Industry (CII). The event will be attended by the Customs delegations of 33 countries of the Asia-Pacific Region, Customs officers from different Ports in India, Partner Government Agencies and representatives from the trade among others. The Secretary General of WCO, Kuniyo Mikuriya will deliver the Key Note Address, while Heads of Customs from Japan and Fiji, and senior officials from Korea, Singapore, China among others, shall participate in the Ceremony. The Ceremony, with "Customs - Fostering Trade Facilitation" as inaugural theme, shall be followed by a Seminar on Cross Border Trade through e-commerce and the role of Customs administration. It would focus on the framework of standards spearheaded by WCO to cope with the exponential growth in e-commerce shipments and the tsunami of parcels that cross borders every day. Recognising that e-commerce has become a Game Changer in the International Trade Arena, bringing in efficiency of clearance and delivery of low value and high volume shipments has become a matter of critical interest for every Customs administration.