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!
Senior Researcher Robert Lodde gives lecture on AfCFTA in Bologna
On the 26th of November this year, Senior Researcher Robert Lodde held a presentation in Bologna on the AfCFTA (African Continental Free Trade Agreement). The lecture was part of a series of presentations as part (...)
Graduation Ceremony of the 2022-2024 MCA Course
On the 30th of November 2024, the graduates oft the MCA course 2022 and their families were guests at the inaugural graduation ceremony in Münster. The proud graduates received their degrees at the Faculty of (...)
Prof. Wolffgang held presentation on reform of the UCC on the 25 years anniversary of NOCA
On the occasion of its foundation in 1999 the bulgarian National Organization of Customs Brokers (NOCA) celebrated its twenty-fifth anniversary on the 8th of November 2024 in Sofia. To this end, it organized a international practice conference (...)
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.
