The SAC is a tool that helps classify goods in foreign trade operations and is updated every 5 years to meet new trends in international trade.
These reforms are only related to the nomenclature (codes and descriptions) and do not affect Import Tariff Duties (DAI).
Likewise, the WCO's mission is to increase the efficiency of Customs administrations around the world, and to achieve this it must:
Establish, apply, support and promote international instruments for the harmonization and uniform implementation of simplified and efficient customs procedures and systems governing the movement of goods, persons and means of transport across customs borders.
Enhance the efforts of members to ensure compliance with their legislation, seeking to maximize the level of cooperation among themselves and with other international organizations to combat customs violations and other crimes committed at the international level.