Institute of Customs and International Trade Law at the University of Münster

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!

About us

The Institute of Customs and International Trade Law introduces itself. On this page you will find
everything about our history and our profile.

Master Course

The Master of Customs, Taxation and International Trade Law is an English language course of studies, which is offered completely online.

Research

On these pages you will find summaries of current and completed dissertations, listings of publications by Prof. Dr. Wolffgang, useful information and interesting links.

Co-operations

The ICTL collaborates with other universities and institutions dedicated to customs-related research and education. Get to know them on this page!

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.“ 

AWA FOREIGN TRADE ACADEMY GmbH

The AWA FOREIGN TRADE ACADEMY delivers seminars, in-house training and distance-learning courses on all aspects of customs, export controls, VAT and excise. ICTL and AWA continue to maintain a close relationship.

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.