Authorized Economic Operator (AEO) programmes have become a core part in providing trade facilitation benefits to the trustworthy firms while applying different eligibility criteria and providing non-standardized benefits paralyze customs work and doesn’t help for establishing regional networks of mutual recognition agreements that are very crucial to serve for a better supply chain security.
On the other hand, AEO programmes should provide standard tiers of measurable benefits that should be extended to include waivers for origin certification and origin proving procedures that would provide certified firms with a competitive edge. Meanwhile, AEO programmes should be embedded into Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) for insuring more streamlined schemes like approved exporters programmes.
Global Trade and Customs Journal