Independent · Analytical · Global. The Manifest is an independent, technically rigorous publication for the global customs and trade community. Our role is to report on the technologies reshaping how borders operate, how ports function, and how supply chains evolve. We do this with editorial independence, technical depth, and a global audience perspective.
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As global challenges intensify and trust in multilateralism is tested, stronger partnerships between the private sector and multilateral institutions are urgently needed. Commissio…
Thirty years after the initiative that gave rise to the WCO Data Model, exchanging data is only part of the challenge. Border authorities also need to interpret and use what they r…
ICC coordinated a joint business statement as a contribution to the first UN Global Dialogue on AI Governance, bringing together global and cross-sector business perspectives and r…
A new working paper by Yann Duval and Chorthip Utoktham of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UN ESCAP) provides a broad assessment of the …
Joint statement on the results of the 2026 global survey on electronic Bills of Lading (eBL) by the FIT Alliance, co-founded by ICC, BIMCO, DCSA, FIATA and Swift. Conducted in part…
For three days in Geneva, the WTO Public Forum 2026 examined a trading system under pressure. Geopolitical tensions, regulatory fragmentation, digital dependence and recurring supp…
The editorial decisions of The Manifest rest with our editors alone. No investor, advertiser, sponsor, technology provider or government reviews or approves our coverage before publication. Sponsored content is always labelled and kept apart from editorial work. Contributors declare any commercial interest in the subjects they write about, and we correct errors openly.
The Manifest is led by two senior editors who have spent their careers inside the work we cover. One has led a Customs administration and applied trade policy at the border. The other has advised governments on trade facilitation reform and teaches how trade rules are made. Together they bring both sides of the border, and both policy and practice, to every edition.
Raju Boddu is Editor-in-Chief of The Manifest and an international customs, trade facilitation, and public-sector governance professional with over 40 years of experience spanning banking, public administration, customs management, financial oversight, forensic auditing, and national security. A former Assistant Comptroller and Auditor General of India, he served as Chief Forensic Auditor (Customs) and Treasury Consu…
Erika Medina Barrantes is Executive Editor of The Manifest and a Senior Consultant at Instituto Aliança Procomex, where she leads trade facilitation, customs modernization, and cross-border digital transformation projects across Latin America. She has led multi-country initiatives involving customs administrations and international organisations across the Southern Cone, MERCOSUR, and Central America. Her experience …
The Manifest publishes three editions a year — January, July and November — starting in January 2027. Each edition appears in print and online. Print is published in English for global distribution, and digital content is published in English, French and Spanish.
