Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
07TAIPEI129
2007-01-18 03:15:00
CONFIDENTIAL
American Institute Taiwan, Taipei
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C O N F I D E N T I A L TAIPEI 000129
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
STATE FOR EAP/TC AND ISN/MTR
E.O. 12958: DECL: 01/16/2026
TAGS: ETTC TW ETRD WCO
SUBJECT: MTAG: WCO SAFE PROGRAM
REF: A. STATE 4098
B. STATE 4109
Classified By: AIT Econ Chief Daniel K. Moore, 1.4 B/C
C O N F I D E N T I A L TAIPEI 000129
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
STATE FOR EAP/TC AND ISN/MTR
E.O. 12958: DECL: 01/16/2026
TAGS: ETTC TW ETRD WCO
SUBJECT: MTAG: WCO SAFE PROGRAM
REF: A. STATE 4098
B. STATE 4109
Classified By: AIT Econ Chief Daniel K. Moore, 1.4 B/C
1. (C) Action request para 2. Ministry of Economic Affairs,
Bureau of Foreign Trade, Export Control Head Wally Su
expressed his Ministry's concern about the World Customs
Organization (WCO) Framework of Standards (SAFE) program
during AIT/Econ's delivery of the export control information
in refs A & B on January 12. As Su described it, the WCO
SAFE program calls for WCO Members to implement a supply
chain security system that would be inspected and certified
by other WCO Members, and to provide preferential treatment
for Members that have certified SAFE systems. Su said Taiwan
officials are concerned that since Taiwan is excluded from
the WCO, no WCO Member will be willing to inspect and certify
a supply chain security system in Taiwan, and thus Taiwan
would be disadvantaged in international trade. Su suggested
that U.S. agencies could inspect and certify supply chain
security in Taiwan on behalf of the WCO.
2. (C) Action request: AIT requests guidance from Washington
agencies on how to respond to Taiwan concerns that it will be
disadvantaged in international trading by its exclusion from
the WCO SAFE program.
YOUNG
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
STATE FOR EAP/TC AND ISN/MTR
E.O. 12958: DECL: 01/16/2026
TAGS: ETTC TW ETRD WCO
SUBJECT: MTAG: WCO SAFE PROGRAM
REF: A. STATE 4098
B. STATE 4109
Classified By: AIT Econ Chief Daniel K. Moore, 1.4 B/C
1. (C) Action request para 2. Ministry of Economic Affairs,
Bureau of Foreign Trade, Export Control Head Wally Su
expressed his Ministry's concern about the World Customs
Organization (WCO) Framework of Standards (SAFE) program
during AIT/Econ's delivery of the export control information
in refs A & B on January 12. As Su described it, the WCO
SAFE program calls for WCO Members to implement a supply
chain security system that would be inspected and certified
by other WCO Members, and to provide preferential treatment
for Members that have certified SAFE systems. Su said Taiwan
officials are concerned that since Taiwan is excluded from
the WCO, no WCO Member will be willing to inspect and certify
a supply chain security system in Taiwan, and thus Taiwan
would be disadvantaged in international trade. Su suggested
that U.S. agencies could inspect and certify supply chain
security in Taiwan on behalf of the WCO.
2. (C) Action request: AIT requests guidance from Washington
agencies on how to respond to Taiwan concerns that it will be
disadvantaged in international trading by its exclusion from
the WCO SAFE program.
YOUNG