The International Air Cargo Organisation (TIACA) has welcomed new World Customs Organisation rules on safer and easier international trade.
WCO has formally adopted the so–called ‘7 + 1’ data set for risk data analysis, helping to standardise basic Pre-Loading Advance Cargo Information (PLACI) processes.
It forms part of WCO’s SAFE Framework of Standards to Secure and Facilitate Global Trade.
TIACA secretary general, Doug Brittin also praised WCO for its close collaboration with industry.
PLACI initiatives have been carried out by the US, European Union and Canada after the 2010 ‘Yemen cartridge bomb incident’, using advance data for risk assessment as an additional layer of security.
The ‘7 + 1’ data elements include the number of pieces, total weight, general cargo description, shipper name and address, and consignee name and address (the seven), plus the house air waybill number.
“Unless the new PLACI regimes are standardised overall, there is a very real risk that cargo will be left sitting on the tarmac if it is transiting more than one regime," said Brittin.
