PRESHIPMENT INSPECTION
NOTE BY THE SECRETARIAT[1]
Revision
At its meeting of 12 and 25 November
and 17 December 1999, the Committee on Customs Valuation agreed
that the Secretariat would prepare, in advance of regular meetings of the
Committee, a document indicating the situation with regard to countries that
use preshipment inspection (PSI)
regimes. This information has previously been compiled and presented by the Testing,
Inspection and Certification Council (TIC Council, previously IFIA) in response
to a request by the WTO. On 30 October 2025, TIC Council informed
the Secretariat that no TIC Council members were managing any active PSI
programmes as governed by the PSI Agreement.
[1] This
document has been prepared under the Secretariat's own responsibility and is
without prejudice to the positions of Members or to their rights and
obligations under the WTO.