BABEL is a “big data” analysis tool for best practices developed by Moroccan Customs for use by the customs community, on the basis of information contained in the review WCO News and the “News” section of the WCO website.
The benchmarks result from the textual analysis of all the issues available in structured digital format, from issue 77 of June 2015 to issue 100 of February 2023.
Also integrated are the news published since 2009.
Customs laboratories in the United States: at the frontline of fighting fraud
June 2015
Collaboration between the United Kingdom and the United States crushes trade fraud
June 2015
A new tool to assess capacities in the enforcement area
October 2022
Analysis of trade data pays off, so why is Customs not embracing it more widely?
June 2021
Project TENTACLE: enhancing law enforcement capacity to tackle money laundering and terrorism financing
February 2021
Environmental enforcement: overview of WCO latest and future activities
February 2021
Controlling the invisible trade: wild plant resources and their sustainability
June 2020
Internet domain name ownership data: understanding changes and useful suggestions for Customs
June 2020
Ensuring effective implementation of various environmental agreements is key to shaping a sustainable future
February 2020
Illegal logging under the microscope
February 2020
Compliance and Enforcement
October 2019
E-commerce security and safety concerns require forceful action
October 2019
Illegal wildlife trade: overview of airport assessments
February 2019
Respect for IP – Growing from the Tip of Africa
February 2019
Compliance and Enforcement
October 2018
This CBP beagle isn’t your typical canine
October 2018
Storage and destruction of counterfeit goods: the safety and environmental challenges
June 2018
Compliance and Enforcement
October 2017
Using open data to combat transnational criminal networks
February 2016
E-commerce and revenue collection
October 2015
Leveraging data analysis to identify irregularities at the border between Peru and Ecuador
February 2018
Illegal wildlife trade: an outline of the problems facing Peru
October 2015
Environmental enforcement: overview of WCO latest and future activities
February 2021
Illegal logging under the microscope
February 2020
Compliance and Enforcement
October 2019
Compliance and Enforcement
October 2017
Evolution of data analysis at Dominican Customs
June 2020
Overview of the Dominican Republic’s free zone sector
February 2019
Analysis of trade data pays off, so why is Customs not embracing it more widely?
June 2021
Compliance and Enforcement
October 2017
Clearance of express cargo and postal items: Korea tests new analytical tools to root out fraud
June 2018
Supporting e-commerce: Korea Customs Service’s strategy
October 2015
To read: WCO Trendspotter Study on Customs-Related Commercial Fraud
February 2023
Illicit trade in waste: it is time to raise the alarm and mobilize
June 2019
National Customs Enforcement Network: a look at country-specific implementation
February 2019
Leveraging data analysis to identify irregularities at the border between Peru and Ecuador
February 2018
Ecuador undertakes a mirror analysis
June 2015
Analysis of trade data pays off, so why is Customs not embracing it more widely?
June 2021
Environmental enforcement: overview of WCO latest and future activities
February 2021
China Customs disrupts major wildlife trafficking syndicate
February 2019
Controlling the invisible trade: wild plant resources and their sustainability
June 2020
Ensuring effective implementation of various environmental agreements is key to shaping a sustainable future
February 2020
Shining a light on dangerous commodities
February 2020
Illegal logging under the microscope
February 2020
Compliance and Enforcement
October 2019
Illicit trade in waste: it is time to raise the alarm and mobilize
June 2019
Illegal waste trafficking: more data is key to getting a better grip on this trade
February 2019
Respect for IP – Growing from the Tip of Africa
February 2019
Compliance and Enforcement
October 2018
This CBP beagle isn’t your typical canine
October 2018
Storage and destruction of counterfeit goods: the safety and environmental challenges
June 2018
E-commerce and revenue collection
October 2015
Fighting illicit financial flows: Brazilian Customs´ approach
June 2019
Analysis of trade data pays off, so why is Customs not embracing it more widely?
June 2021
Environmental enforcement: overview of WCO latest and future activities
February 2021
Compliance and Enforcement
October 2018
E-commerce and revenue collection
October 2015
Collaboration between the United Kingdom and the United States crushes trade fraud
June 2015
Environmental enforcement: overview of WCO latest and future activities
February 2021
Illegal logging under the microscope
February 2020
E-commerce and revenue collection
October 2015
Free zones: Georgia’s experience
June 2019
Compliance and Enforcement
October 2019
National Customs Enforcement Network: a look at country-specific implementation
February 2019
Compliance and Enforcement
October 2018
Compliance and Enforcement
October 2017
Customs partners with express carriers to fight illicit trade in Hong Kong
February 2020
Illicit trade in waste: it is time to raise the alarm and mobilize
June 2019
Illegal waste trafficking: more data is key to getting a better grip on this trade
February 2019
Respect for IP – Growing from the Tip of Africa
February 2019
E-commerce and revenue collection
October 2015
GTAS implementation: an historic milestone for the Maldives
October 2019
Compliance and Enforcement
October 2019
Compliance and Enforcement
October 2018
Compliance and Enforcement
October 2017
Overview of German Customs’ fight against illicit financial flows
June 2018
Environmental enforcement: overview of WCO latest and future activities
February 2021
Controlling the invisible trade: wild plant resources and their sustainability
June 2020
Illegal logging under the microscope
February 2020
Implementing nCEN helped Uganda strengthen its targeting capacities
June 2020
Environmental enforcement: overview of WCO latest and future activities
February 2021
The ozone layer and climate protection: Customs’ essential role
February 2020
Compliance and Enforcement
October 2019
Illegal wildlife trade: overview of airport assessments
February 2019
Compliance and Enforcement
October 2018
Compliance and Enforcement
October 2017
Burkina Faso: the problem of gold smuggling
June 2018
Compliance and Enforcement
October 2019
Compliance and Enforcement
October 2018
Compliance and Enforcement
October 2017
Dubai Customs introduces blockchain-based platform to facilitate cross-border e-commerce
February 2020
Using open data to combat transnational criminal networks
February 2016
Customs implements the WCO nCEN in Palestine
February 2020
Compliance and Enforcement
October 2019
Compliance and Enforcement
October 2018
Analysis of trade data pays off, so why is Customs not embracing it more widely?
June 2021
UNODC-WCO Container Control Programme: 15 years old and still going strong
October 2019
Compliance and Enforcement
October 2019
Illicit trade in waste: it is time to raise the alarm and mobilize
June 2019
Illegal waste trafficking: more data is key to getting a better grip on this trade
February 2019
Compliance and Enforcement
October 2018
Storage and destruction of counterfeit goods: the safety and environmental challenges
June 2018
Compliance and Enforcement
October 2017
Project TENTACLE: enhancing law enforcement capacity to tackle money laundering and terrorism financing
February 2021
Controlling the invisible trade: wild plant resources and their sustainability
June 2020
WCO’s development of draft “Practical Guidance on Free Zones”
June 2020
Internet domain name ownership data: understanding changes and useful suggestions for Customs
June 2020
Ensuring effective implementation of various environmental agreements is key to shaping a sustainable future
February 2020
Illegal logging under the microscope
February 2020
From the WCO drawing board to Customs strategic plans: is the nCEN Programme taking Customs by storm?
October 2019
Compliance and Enforcement
October 2019
National Customs Enforcement Network: a look at country-specific implementation
February 2019
Illegal waste trafficking: more data is key to getting a better grip on this trade
February 2019
Respect for IP – Growing from the Tip of Africa
February 2019
Compliance and Enforcement
October 2018
Addressing challenges related to Customs controls in free zones
October 2018
Storage and destruction of counterfeit goods: the safety and environmental challenges
June 2018
Compliance and Enforcement
October 2017
Using open data to combat transnational criminal networks
February 2016
E-commerce and revenue collection
October 2015
A new tool to assess capacities in the enforcement area
October 2022
Compliance and Enforcement
October 2019
Illegal waste trafficking: more data is key to getting a better grip on this trade
February 2019
Compliance and Enforcement
October 2017
Controlling general aviation: WCO mapping tool nearing completion
June 2020
Internet domain name ownership data: understanding changes and useful suggestions for Customs
June 2020
Ensuring effective implementation of various environmental agreements is key to shaping a sustainable future
February 2020
Focus on the transboundary movements of wastes
February 2020
Illegal logging under the microscope
February 2020
Light aviation, a new line of work for the WCO
June 2019
Respect for IP – Growing from the Tip of Africa
February 2019
Addressing challenges related to Customs controls in free zones
October 2018
Storage and destruction of counterfeit goods: the safety and environmental challenges
June 2018
Compliance and Enforcement
October 2019
Illegal wildlife trade: overview of airport assessments
February 2019
Compliance and Enforcement
October 2018
Compliance and Enforcement
October 2017
Using open data to combat transnational criminal networks
February 2016
Project INAMA: enhancing Sub-Saharan Customs’ capacity to fight illegal wildlife trade
October 2015
Compliance and Enforcement
October 2019
National Customs Enforcement Network: a look at country-specific implementation
February 2019
Compliance and Enforcement
October 2018
Compliance and Enforcement
October 2017
Environmental enforcement: overview of WCO latest and future activities
February 2021
Illegal logging under the microscope
February 2020
UNODC-WCO Container Control Programme: 15 years old and still going strong
October 2019
Compliance and Enforcement
October 2019
Illicit trade in waste: it is time to raise the alarm and mobilize
June 2019
Illegal wildlife trade: overview of airport assessments
February 2019
Illegal waste trafficking: more data is key to getting a better grip on this trade
February 2019
This CBP beagle isn’t your typical canine
October 2018
Compliance and Enforcement
October 2017
Using open data to combat transnational criminal networks
February 2016
Analysis of trade data pays off, so why is Customs not embracing it more widely?
June 2021
Environmental enforcement: overview of WCO latest and future activities
February 2021
Respect for IP – Growing from the Tip of Africa
February 2019
Compliance and Enforcement
October 2017
Compliance and Enforcement
October 2019
Illegal wildlife trade: overview of airport assessments
February 2019
Compliance and Enforcement
October 2018
Compliance and Enforcement
October 2017
Project INAMA: enhancing Sub-Saharan Customs’ capacity to fight illegal wildlife trade
October 2015
Environmental enforcement: overview of WCO latest and future activities
February 2021
Controlling the invisible trade: wild plant resources and their sustainability
June 2020
Illegal logging under the microscope
February 2020
Compliance and Enforcement
October 2019
Compliance and Enforcement
October 2018
Compliance and Enforcement
October 2017
Controlling the invisible trade: wild plant resources and their sustainability
June 2020
Compliance and Enforcement
October 2019
Illegal wildlife trade: overview of airport assessments
February 2019
Respect for IP – Growing from the Tip of Africa
February 2019
Compliance and Enforcement
October 2018
Compliance and Enforcement
October 2019
Compliance and Enforcement
October 2018
Compliance and Enforcement
October 2017
Project TENTACLE: enhancing law enforcement capacity to tackle money laundering and terrorism financing
February 2021
Controlling general aviation: WCO mapping tool nearing completion
June 2020
Controlling the invisible trade: wild plant resources and their sustainability
June 2020
Compliance and Enforcement
October 2018
Environmental enforcement: overview of WCO latest and future activities
February 2021
Compliance and Enforcement
October 2019
Illicit trade in waste: it is time to raise the alarm and mobilize
June 2019
Illegal wildlife trade: overview of airport assessments
February 2019
Respect for IP – Growing from the Tip of Africa
February 2019
Compliance and Enforcement
October 2018
Environmental enforcement: overview of WCO latest and future activities
February 2021
Compliance and Enforcement
October 2019
Illegal waste trafficking: more data is key to getting a better grip on this trade
February 2019
Compliance and Enforcement
October 2017
Compliance and Enforcement
October 2019
Illicit trade in waste: it is time to raise the alarm and mobilize
June 2019
E-commerce and revenue collection
October 2015
Project TENTACLE: enhancing law enforcement capacity to tackle money laundering and terrorism financing
February 2021
Controlling the invisible trade: wild plant resources and their sustainability
June 2020
Compliance and Enforcement
October 2019
Compliance and Enforcement
October 2018
Compliance and Enforcement
October 2019
Compliance and Enforcement
October 2018
Compliance and Enforcement
October 2017
Project TENTACLE: enhancing law enforcement capacity to tackle money laundering and terrorism financing
February 2021
Controlling general aviation: WCO mapping tool nearing completion
June 2020
Controlling the invisible trade: wild plant resources and their sustainability
June 2020
Compliance and Enforcement
October 2019
Illegal waste trafficking: more data is key to getting a better grip on this trade
February 2019
Environmental enforcement: overview of WCO latest and future activities
February 2021
Illegal logging under the microscope
February 2020
Compliance and Enforcement
October 2019
Illicit trade in waste: it is time to raise the alarm and mobilize
June 2019
Respect for IP – Growing from the Tip of Africa
February 2019
Controlling the invisible trade: wild plant resources and their sustainability
June 2020
Compliance and Enforcement
October 2019
Illicit trade in waste: it is time to raise the alarm and mobilize
June 2019
Project INAMA: enhancing Sub-Saharan Customs’ capacity to fight illegal wildlife trade
October 2015
Focus on the transboundary movements of wastes
February 2020
Illegal logging under the microscope
February 2020
Compliance and Enforcement
October 2019
E-commerce security and safety concerns require forceful action
October 2019
Illegal waste trafficking: more data is key to getting a better grip on this trade
February 2019
Compliance and Enforcement
October 2017
Compliance and Enforcement
October 2019
Respect for IP – Growing from the Tip of Africa
February 2019
Compliance and Enforcement
October 2017
Analysis of trade data pays off, so why is Customs not embracing it more widely?
June 2021
Compliance and Enforcement
October 2019
Compliance and Enforcement
October 2018
Compliance and Enforcement
October 2017
Environmental enforcement: overview of WCO latest and future activities
February 2021
Compliance and Enforcement
October 2019
Illegal waste trafficking: more data is key to getting a better grip on this trade
February 2019
Compliance and Enforcement
October 2017
Environmental enforcement: overview of WCO latest and future activities
February 2021
Respect for IP – Growing from the Tip of Africa
February 2019
Compliance and Enforcement
October 2018
Compliance and Enforcement
October 2017
Illegal logging under the microscope
February 2020
Compliance and Enforcement
October 2019
Compliance and Enforcement
October 2018
Compliance and Enforcement
October 2017
Project INAMA: enhancing Sub-Saharan Customs’ capacity to fight illegal wildlife trade
October 2015
Illegal logging under the microscope
February 2020
Compliance and Enforcement
October 2019
Compliance and Enforcement
October 2018
Compliance and Enforcement
October 2019
Compliance and Enforcement
October 2018
Compliance and Enforcement
October 2017
Analysis of trade data pays off, so why is Customs not embracing it more widely?
June 2021
Illegal logging under the microscope
February 2020
E-commerce and revenue collection
October 2015
Analysis of trade data pays off, so why is Customs not embracing it more widely?
June 2021
Controlling the invisible trade: wild plant resources and their sustainability
June 2020
Respect for IP – Growing from the Tip of Africa
February 2019
Compliance and Enforcement
October 2017
Environmental enforcement: overview of WCO latest and future activities
February 2021
Compliance and Enforcement
October 2019
Compliance and Enforcement
October 2018
Compliance and Enforcement
October 2017
Project INAMA: enhancing Sub-Saharan Customs’ capacity to fight illegal wildlife trade
October 2015
Focus on the transboundary movements of wastes
February 2020
Compliance and Enforcement
October 2019
Illegal waste trafficking: more data is key to getting a better grip on this trade
February 2019
Compliance and Enforcement
October 2019
Compliance and Enforcement
October 2018
Using open data to combat transnational criminal networks
February 2016
E-commerce and revenue collection
October 2015
Compliance and Enforcement
October 2019
Compliance and Enforcement
October 2018
Compliance and Enforcement
October 2017
To read: WCO Trendspotter Study on Customs-Related Commercial Fraud
February 2023
National Customs Enforcement Network: a look at country-specific implementation
February 2019
Project TENTACLE: enhancing law enforcement capacity to tackle money laundering and terrorism financing
February 2021
Controlling general aviation: WCO mapping tool nearing completion
June 2020
Environmental enforcement: overview of WCO latest and future activities
February 2021
Controlling the invisible trade: wild plant resources and their sustainability
June 2020
Compliance and Enforcement
October 2019
Illegal logging under the microscope
February 2020
Compliance and Enforcement
October 2019
Storage and destruction of counterfeit goods: the safety and environmental challenges
June 2018
Compliance and Enforcement
October 2019
Compliance and Enforcement
October 2018
Compliance and Enforcement
October 2017
Compliance and Enforcement
October 2019
Compliance and Enforcement
October 2018
E-commerce and revenue collection
October 2015
Compliance and Enforcement
October 2019
Respect for IP – Growing from the Tip of Africa
February 2019
Compliance and Enforcement
October 2018
Compliance and Enforcement
October 2017
Compliance and Enforcement
October 2019
Compliance and Enforcement
October 2018
E-commerce and revenue collection
October 2015
Compliance and Enforcement
October 2019
Compliance and Enforcement
October 2018
Compliance and Enforcement
October 2017
Compliance and Enforcement
October 2019
Compliance and Enforcement
October 2018
Compliance and Enforcement
October 2017
Compliance and Enforcement
October 2019
Compliance and Enforcement
October 2019
Compliance and Enforcement
October 2018
Compliance and Enforcement
October 2017
Compliance and Enforcement
October 2019
Illegal wildlife trade: overview of airport assessments
February 2019
Compliance and Enforcement
October 2018
Compliance and Enforcement
October 2019
Compliance and Enforcement
October 2018
Compliance and Enforcement
October 2017
Compliance and Enforcement
October 2019
Compliance and Enforcement
October 2018
Project INAMA: enhancing Sub-Saharan Customs’ capacity to fight illegal wildlife trade
October 2015
Compliance and Enforcement
October 2019
Controlling the invisible trade: wild plant resources and their sustainability
June 2020
Compliance and Enforcement
October 2019
Illegal logging under the microscope
February 2020
Compliance and Enforcement
October 2019
Compliance and Enforcement
October 2017
Compliance and Enforcement
October 2019
Compliance and Enforcement
October 2018
Compliance and Enforcement
October 2017
Compliance and Enforcement
October 2019
Compliance and Enforcement
October 2018
Compliance and Enforcement
October 2017
Analysis of trade data pays off, so why is Customs not embracing it more widely?
June 2021
Illegal logging under the microscope
February 2020
Analysis of trade data pays off, so why is Customs not embracing it more widely?
June 2021
E-commerce and revenue collection
October 2015
Analysis of trade data pays off, so why is Customs not embracing it more widely?
June 2021
Compliance and Enforcement
October 2017
Environmental enforcement: overview of WCO latest and future activities
February 2021
Compliance and Enforcement
October 2017
Controlling the invisible trade: wild plant resources and their sustainability
June 2020
Compliance and Enforcement
October 2017
THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO
Compliance and Enforcement
October 2019
Compliance and Enforcement
October 2017