Institute of Customs and International Trade Law at the University of Münster
The Institute of Customs and International Trade Law (ICTL) is an autonomous institute of the University of Münster, Germany, supported by the AWA Außenwirtschafts-Akademie GmbH.
Welcome to the Institute of Customs and International Trade Law
The University of Münster has been researching and teaching multidisciplinary issues of customs and foreign trade law since 1995. In 2016 the Institute of Customs and International Trade Law (ICTL) became an independent institution under the joint auspices of the University of Münster and the AWA Foreign Trade Academy.
Today, the ICTL is the only academic institution at a German university specialising in customs and foreign trade law at the global, European and national levels.
The co-editorship of the World Customs Journal is an important task of the Institute.
The following pages provide an overview of the activities and research projects of the Institute of Customs and International Trade Law. We hope you will find them of interest: please contact us if you would like to know more!
Watch out! Third seminar of ECCE
Watch out! On Friday, 18th October 2024, the third seminar of the ECCE (European Common Customs Evaluation) programme will take place in Münster. The seminar will deal with the Customs Sanctions System of EU Member (...)
Prof. Wolffgang holds presentation on the Reform of the Unions Customs Code at the University of Insubria
On the 4th of October 2024 Prof. Wolffgang spoke on a conference at the University of Insubria. The event dealt with the planned reform of the Unions Customs Code. Alongside other experts from all across (...)
Professor Wolffgang publishes article in the trade journal “comply”
Professor Wolffgang wrote in the current issue 3/2024 of the trade journal" comply" on pages 11-15 the article ‘The end of globalisation? Geopolitical uncertainties and reactions under foreign trade law’. In his article, he (...)
prof. Dr. Hans-Michael Wolffgang
Head of the Institute of Customs and International Trade Law at the University of Münster
“There is a widespread opinion that customs is no longer an issue because of the open EU borders, but that is a very truncated view. You have to look at the whole world, not just Germany and its neighbouring countries.“
University of Münster
The University of Münster is one of the largest universities in Germany with a rich and time-honoured tradition. It enjoys an outstanding reputation in the region and far beyond. Fifteen faculties with 120 degree programmes and some 30 research centres comprise the institutional backbone of the University.
