Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs celebrates International Customs Day, 2022 on January 26.

Why in news?

• January 26 marks the celebration of International Customs Day (ICD) all across the world with the United Nations as the host.
• It is an annual event that is meant to acknowledge and appreciate the role that customs officials and agencies play in ensuring the smooth flow of goods across the world borders.

Theme

• The theme chosen by World Customs Organisation (WCO) for International Customs Day (ICD) is ‘Scaling up Customs Digital Transformation by Embracing a Data Culture and Building a Data Ecosystem’.