World Customs Organization
Pranab Kumar Das has extensive work experience in the field of customs and taxation. Pranab Kumar is currently the Director of Compliance and Facilitation at the World Customs Organization. Prior to this, they served as the Chairman of the Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs, Ministry of Finance, where they led a team of 85,000 tax officials and was responsible for policy formulation, legislation, and capacity building for customs and GST administration. Pranab Kumar also served as the Special Secretary and Member (Customs) at the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs and as the Principal Commissioner/Chief Commissioner of Customs at Chennai Customs/Trichy Customs. Earlier in their career, they held various roles in customs enforcement, anti-smuggling efforts, and investigation of financial crimes. Pranab Kumar Das brings a wealth of experience and expertise in customs and taxation to their current role.
Pranab Kumar Das has a diverse education history spanning several years and institutions. In 1970, they completed their high school education at Boy's High School in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India. Afterward, from 1974 to 1978, they pursued a Bachelor's Degree in Economics Honours at B.J.B College, affiliated with Utkal University, in Bhubaneswar, Odisha.
Following their undergraduate studies, Das continued their academic journey at Jawaharlal Nehru Vishvavidyalaya, where they obtained a Master's Degree in Economics between 1978 and 1980. Subsequently, Das pursued a Bachelor of Law degree from the University of Bangalore in Bengaluru, India, from 1990 to 1992.
Additionally, in 2010, Pranab Kumar Das engaged in a focused study on the specialization of "Goods and Services Tax (GST) and India's economic security under globalization" at the University of Madras, although no specific degree was mentioned for this program.
Overall, Das's educational experiences encompass a wide range of fields, including economics, law, and taxation.
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World Customs Organization
The World Customs Organization (WCO) is the only intergovernmental organisation exclusively focused on Customs matters. With its worldwide membership, the WCO is now recognised as the voice of the global Customs community. It is particularly noted for its work in areas covering the development of global standards, the simplification and harmonisation of Customs procedures, trade supply chain security, the facilitation of international trade, the enhancement of Customs enforcement and compliance activities, anti-counterfeiting and piracy initiatives, public-private partnerships, integrity promotion, and sustainable global Customs capacity building programmes. The WCO also maintains the international Harmonized System goods nomenclature, and administers the technical aspects of the WTO Agreements on Customs Valuation and Rules of Origin.