ODASCE 2026: Customs in Focus
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Summary: The 18th European Customs Conference, organised by ODASCE, will take place on 25–26 November 2026 at the Reims Congress Center in France. Under the theme “Resilience & Innovation,” the conference will bring together customs and international trade professionals to examine how businesses and customs administrations can respond to regulatory change, evolving global trade patterns and technological transformation. Customs Manager Ltd. is proud to participate in the event and encourages customs and trade professionals to join the conversation in Reims. |
🇪🇺 Customs Is Changing. The Conversation Is Changing Too.
Customs is no longer simply about moving goods through borders.
Businesses and customs administrations are dealing with increasingly complex regulatory requirements, changing trade flows, digital transformation and growing expectations around compliance and risk management.
At the same time, businesses need customs processes that support operational performance and international competitiveness.
This is the context behind the theme of the 18th European Customs Conference:
Resilience & Innovation
The conference asks an important question:
How can businesses reconcile regulatory requirements, operational performance and competitiveness in an increasingly uncertain trading environment?
For customs professionals, this is not an abstract discussion.
These developments are already affecting how organisations manage customs compliance, supply chains, data, technology and international trade.
📅 18th European Customs Conference
25–26 November 2026
📍 Reims Congress Center, Reims, France
The 2026 conference is designed as two days of discussions, knowledge exchange and networking around the transformation of customs.
The programme includes:
Keynote presentations
Expert round tables
Hot-topic sessions
Interactive workshops and idea laboratories
Networking opportunities
Discussions around the future of customs and international trade
The official programme describes the event as an opportunity to decipher and anticipate tomorrow's customs, bringing together high-level information and interactive formats designed to encourage exchange and collective thinking.
🔄 Resilience in a Changing Trade Environment
International trade continues to face uncertainty.
Businesses must respond to changing regulations while maintaining efficient supply chains and managing commercial risks.
Customs teams increasingly need to understand not only the rules themselves, but also how those rules interact with:
Supply chains
Tariff policy
Technology
Risk management
Compliance governance
Data
International trade strategy
The 2026 conference places these challenges at the centre of its programme.
Its focus on resilience recognises that customs functions need to be capable of adapting as the international trading environment changes.
💡 Innovation and the Future of Customs
Technology is also changing the way customs operates.
Digitalisation, data-driven risk management and new technologies are creating opportunities to make customs processes more efficient while strengthening compliance.
The conference programme includes discussions designed to explore these developments and encourage participants to consider how innovation can become a practical driver of customs transformation.
This is particularly relevant as customs administrations and businesses continue to move towards more digital and data-driven operating models.
For customs professionals, the question is increasingly becoming:
How do we use technology and better data without losing sight of compliance, accountability and effective risk management?
🤝 Why Events Like ODASCE Matter
Customs professionals operate in an environment where regulations, technology and trade policy are constantly evolving.
That makes professional exchange increasingly important.
Conferences such as ODASCE provide an opportunity to:
Exchange practical experiences
Hear directly from customs and trade experts
Understand emerging regulatory developments
Discuss common compliance challenges
Explore new approaches to customs operations
Build professional networks
Learn from businesses and customs administrations facing similar challenges
The 2026 event also includes dedicated networking opportunities, including networking lunches and a gala evening.
🇫🇷 Why Reims?
The main conference venue is the Reims Congress Center, located in the centre of Reims.
The venue is accessible by rail, with Reims Centre station approximately ten minutes on foot from the Congress Center. From Paris, the TGV journey takes around 45 minutes from Gare de l'Est.
The gala evening will take place at Caveau Castelnau in Reims.
🎥 ODASCE 2024: Inside Europe’s Customs Conference
In this conversation, Arne Mielken speaks with Catherine Amandio from ODASCE to explore the 17th European Customs Conference in Marseille, France, and what makes the event an important meeting point for customs and international trade professionals. They discuss what ODASCE is, the conference's key themes and topics, the role of administrations and businesses, bilingual participation in English and French, interactive workshops and round tables, and the networking opportunities surrounding the event. The conversation also looks at how the ODASCE conference supports practical dialogue on the customs challenges of tomorrow. As Customs Manager prepares to participate in the 18th European Customs Conference in Reims on 25–26 November 2026, this 2024 conversation provides useful context on the event's collaborative approach and its importance to the European customs community.
🤝 Customs Manager Ltd. Will Be There
Customs Manager Ltd. is proud to participate in the 18th European Customs Conference.
We believe that professional events like ODASCE provide an important opportunity for the customs community to share knowledge, exchange practical experiences and discuss the future of the profession.
The challenges facing customs cannot be addressed in isolation.
They require collaboration between businesses, customs administrations, technology providers, consultants and trade professionals.
🎟️ Get Your Customs Manager Discount Code
Customs Manager has a discount code available for the 2026 ODASCE conference.
If you would like to receive the code, simply email:
Our team will provide the relevant discount information.
👉 Explore the official conference website: ODASCE 2026 – 18th European Customs Conference
📚 Why Customs Professionals Should Attend
Whether you work in customs compliance, import/export, logistics, supply chain management, trade policy or international trade, the conference offers an opportunity to step outside day-to-day operations and consider the bigger picture.
The key questions facing customs professionals are increasingly interconnected:
How can businesses remain compliant while staying competitive?
How can customs become more resilient?
How can technology improve customs operations?
How should businesses prepare for continued regulatory change?
And what will the customs function look like in the years ahead?
These are exactly the conversations that make professional customs events valuable.
🧭 Looking Ahead
The future of customs will be shaped by more than legislation.
It will be shaped by people, technology, data, collaboration and the ability of businesses and administrations to adapt.
The 18th European Customs Conference provides an opportunity to be part of that conversation.
Customs Manager Ltd. will be there.
We hope you will be too.
🎟️ Event Details
18th European Customs Conference – ODASCE
📅 25–26 November 2026
📍 Reims Congress Center, Reims, France
🎯 Theme: Resilience & Innovation
👉 Conference website: ODASCE European Customs Conference 2026
📧 Customs Manager discount code: Email info@customsmanager.org
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Author
Ann Karen | Head of Growth
Updated: August 2026
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This article is provided for general informational purposes only and does not constitute legal, customs or tax advice. Businesses should seek professional advice based on their individual trading arrangements and compliance obligations.
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