CUSTOMS COMPLIANCE PROCEDURES

Objectives

Major changes are taking place concerning, Export & Import Control Systems (ECS/ICS), Economic Operator Registration and Identification (EORI) and Authorised Economic Operator approval requirements covering all parts of the EU supply chain, where lack of approval is very likely to encounter delays by Customs

Target Audience

This course is a must for those management and supervisory personnel planning to expand their markets and for those planning import / export trade with new international markets.

COURSE OUTLINE

• Customs Framework
- The European Community
- Regulatory Issues
- Dealing with change

• What is INTRASTAT?
- EU Legislation
- Thresholds
- INTRASTAT Uses

• INTRASTAT Arrival/Purchase Declaration
- Box-by-Box Declaration Analysis
- Declaration Requirements
- Company Obligations
- Threshold Limits

• INTRASTAT Dispatch/Sales Declaration
- Box-by-Box Declaration Analysis
- Declaration Requirements
- Company Obligations
- Threshold Limits

• VIES
- Why is VIES required?
- Thresholds
- VIES Return Analysis
- Using INTRASTAT to complete VIES Return

• Impact of New & Future Member States

• Classification
- Importance of Proper Classification
- Guide to Classification

• Customs Classification
- Tariff book – columns explained
- The Classification process
- Binding Tariffs – BTI

• Customs Procedures
- AEP II (Automated Entry Procedure)
- Completing the S.A.D.
- Procedure codes explained
- AAD (Administrative Accompanying Document)
- Excise Entries, Post Entries

• Customs Valuation
- Valuation Procedures
- General Value Declarations and Simplified Procedures

• Customs Economic Procedures
- Customs Warehouses
- Types of Customs Warehouses
- Inward / Outward Processing
- I.P. & PCC Procedures explained
- VMI Procedure Codes

• Rules of Origin
- Preferential & Non-preferential Origin Rules
- Certificates of Origin– GSP Form A, EUR1 & ATR Forms
- Preferential Trade Agreements

• Import & Export Controls
- Economic Operator Registration and Identification (EORI)
- Export Control System (ECS)
- Import Control System (ICS)
- Dual Use Items & Licensing

• How to use Customs online references
- AEP Traders Guide - Public Notices

• Other Customs Areas
- Customs Audit & Powers
- Appeal Procedures
- Automation of Customs / Paperless Entries

• Review Questions & Answers

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