On March 29, the first working group meeting on BRICS’ Customs cooperation was held in Xiamen City as the first step for BRICS “Xiamen Summit” this year， with 17 representatives from 5 member states including Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa.

This 3-day meeting was both the first event of BRICS customs cooperation in 2017 and the first BRICS meeting hosted by China Customs. At the Conference, the attendees discussed the “Strategic Framework for BRICS Customs Cooperation” proposed by China, the issues of setting BRICS Customs Training Center in Xiamen, and the implementation and vision of the “BRICS Agreement on Customs Cooperation and Administrative Assistance”, so as to lay the foundation for customs cooperation among the members this year.