Study Guide

Green Customs is no longer optional; it is essential to achieving global environmental goals and protecting natural ecosystems. With their strategic position at borders, customs administrations are powerful agents of change. Through cooperation, modernization, and strong enforcement, they can help shift global trade toward sustainability.

Customs professionals, policy makers, and environmental authorities must work together to build a 21st‑century border control system that not only facilitates trade but also safeguards the planet.

Logistics providers such as DHL, along with the wider international trading community, are essential partners in advancing Green Customs. Beyond transporting goods, they support environmental compliance by verifying documentation for regulated items, sharing emissions and traceability data, adopting low‑impact transport and packaging solutions, and collaborating with Customs on risk detection and enforcement.