Keeping timber trade legal, Malaysia’s customs officers given a helping hand

More than 100 customs officers, forestry officials, timber trade enforcement and private sector representatives from across Malaysia met on 12 May 2016 in Putrajaya to develop timber trade guidelines to assist frontline customs authorities in their work at a national workshop organized by the Ministry of Plantations Industries and Commodities (MPIC), Malaysian Timber Industry Board (MTIB), Royal Malaysian Customs and TRAFFIC, in collaboration with the World Customs Organization (WCO) and ITTO, as part of ITTO’s Biennial Work Programme for the years 2015-2016.