The Confederation of Associations of Customs Agents of the Mexican Republic (CAAAREM) and the Latin American Confederation of Customs Agents (CLAA) signed a collaboration agreement on ethics and self-regulation to strengthen best practices and raise professional standards to eradicate serious misconduct.
“This agreement is a historic step for Mexico and for the world of foreign trade, because it promotes a new era of self-regulation, transparency and ethical commitment that will strengthen trust in our institutions and in the global logistics chain,” declared José Ignacio Zaragoza Ambrosi, president of CAAAREM.
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“Customs Agents are part of the solution, not the problem,” said the businessman during the signing of the agreement.
The agreement, signed by John Michael Willy Kolter, president of the CLAA, marked a precedent in regional integration and international cooperation in the sector, according to information from the organizations.
The agreement establishes cooperation mechanisms that will allow the responsible exchange of information between these organizations regarding firm resolutions that determine the expulsion of some of their members for serious ethical misconduct, guaranteeing respect for human rights, due process and the protection of personal data.
The CAAAREM and CLAA will promote joint training actions on issues of ethics, integrity and compliance, as well as the development of best self-regulation practices and the holding of annual evaluation meetings to monitor the results of this union effort.
Both confederations agreed that this instrument will contribute to the institutional strengthening of the union of customs agents, reinforcing the confidence of those who operate Mexico’s foreign trade.
They said that a self-regulation model based on ethics, transparency and regulatory compliance is also consolidated.
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With the alliance, CAAAREM and CLAA commit to sharing experiences, establishing professional integrity guidelines and consolidating training mechanisms aimed at compliance and ethics, thus promoting competitiveness and professionalization of Latin American foreign trade.
