Anchor of Global Cooperation in Customs Matters: An Analysis of the Convention Establishing a Customs Cooperation Council

International trade underwent a major reorganization after the end of World War II with the signing of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) in 1947. This was followed with the conclusion of a Convention establishing a Customs Cooperation Council (CCC Convention) in 1950, demonstrating a determined effort by the respective contracting parties (CPs) to cooperate on issues regarding Customs. The CCC Convention created a Customs Cooperation Council (CCC), the present-day World Customs Organization (WCO), that has played a major role in transforming national and global Customs operations. The CCC Convention entered into force in November 1952, and it has consolidated itself as an anchor of global cooperation in Customs matters. The CCC now has 186 members, who among them, process 98% of global trade. It has eased with the seamless flow of goods in international trade. The legal texts of the CCC Convention have contributed towards effective cooperation among Customs administrations in the world. This paper is a textual analysis of the CCC Convention.