Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs organises global India Authorised Economic Operator (AEO) programme in association with World Bank

Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs has organised global India Authorised Economic Operator (AEO) programme in association with World Bank. AEO is a programme under the aegis of the World Customs Organisation (WCO) SAFE Framework of Standards to secure and facilitate Global Trade. AEO is a voluntary compliance programme which enables Indian Customs to enhance and streamline cargo security through close cooperation with the principal stakeholders of the international supply chain viz. importers, exporters, logistics providers, custodians or terminal operators, custom brokers and warehouse operators. Indian AEO programme started in 2011 and was strengthened in 2016. It is implemented by Directorate of International Customs of  CBIC. There has been exponential increase in the AEO certified clients.