<h1>Customs cooperation agreed to enhance cross-border trade facilitation and strengthen measures to prevent smuggling through data exchange and technology adoption.</h1> Talks concentrated on joint measures to prevent smuggling and facilitate legitimate trade by advancing intelligence exchange, enforcement coordination, and technological solutions. Parties reviewed progress on pre-arrival data exchange, an Electronic Origin Data Exchange System, Electronic Cargo Tracking System for transit cargo, and the proposed Customs Mutual Assistance Agreement, while emphasising automation, border infrastructure upgrades, capacity building and knowledge sharing as enablers of effective cross-border customs cooperation.