HARMONIZED SYSTEM
2 – 4 July 2018 (3 days)
Day 1 – Monday, 2 July
Session I: Program introduction and positioning | |
09:30 – 09:50 |
Program overview and introduction |
Session II: The Harmonized System: a brief introduction | |
09:50 – 11:00 |
· The WCO and its instruments · The Harmonized System: one of the WCO flagships
Facilitator: Izaak Wind |
11:00 – 11:30 |
Coffee/Tea Networking Break |
Session III: Amending the Harmonized System | |
11:30 – 12:30 |
· The procedure · Can I influence the outcome?
Facilitator: Izaak Wind |
12:30 – 14:00 |
Lunch |
Session IV: The 2017 amendments to the HS | |
14:00 – 15:30 |
· Background of the amendments · Actual results
Facilitator: Izaak Wind |
15:30 – 16:00 |
Coffee/Tea Networking Break |
Session V: The Harmonized System and trade intelligence | |
16:00 – 17:30 |
· Transactional data · The HS beyond Customs · Flows of goods
WCO Expert: Gael Grooby, Deputy Director, Tariff and Trade Affairs
Facilitator: Izaak Wind |
Day 2 – Tuesday, 3 July
Session VI: Application of General Interpretative Rule 1 | |
09:30 – 11:00 |
· Is Rule 1 always applicable? · What you should know about Rule 1
Facilitator: Izaak Wind |
11:00 – 11:30 |
Coffee/Tea Networking Break |
Session VII: Application of General Interpretative Rule 3 | |
11:30 – 12:30 |
· The terms of Rule 3 · Mixtures, composite goods, sets · Are sets always classified as a set?
Facilitator: Izaak Wind |
12:30 – 14:00 |
Lunch |
Session VII: Application of General Interpretative Rule 3 (Contd.) | |
14:00 – 15:00 |
· The terms of Rule 3 · Mixtures, composite goods, sets · Are sets always classified as a set?
Facilitator: Izaak Wind |
Session VIII: Classification of parts | |
15:00 – 15:30 |
· What are “Parts”? · And what are “Parts of general use” (titanium screws for medical use)?
Facilitator: Izaak Wind |
15:30 – 16:00 |
Coffee/Tea Networking Break |
Session VIII: Classification of parts (Contd.) | |
16:00 – 17:30 |
· What are “Parts”? · And what are “Parts of general use” (titanium screws for medical use)?
Facilitator: Izaak Wind |
Day 3 – Wednesday, 4 July
Session IX: Section XVI | |
09:30 – 11:00 |
· Its structure and Chapters · Some specific Section and Chapter Notes
Facilitator: Izaak Wind |
11:00 – 11:30 |
Coffee/Tea Networking Break |
Session X: Classification decisions taken by HSC recently | |
11:30 – 12:30 |
· Food products · Pharmaceuticals · Novel tobacco products
Facilitator: Izaak Wind |
12:30 – 14:00 |
Lunch |
Session XI: Classification of articles in the high tech area | |
14:00 – 15:30 |
· Tablet computers · Smartphones · Monitors · LED devices
WCO Expert:Sujin Yuk, Technical Officer; Tom Beris, Senior Technical Officer
Facilitator: Izaak Wind |
15:30 – 16:00 |
Coffee/Tea Networking Break |
Session XII: The HS and other international agreements | |
16:00 – 17:15 |
· Customs duties · International agreements · Relationship and consequences
Facilitator: Izaak Wind |
Session XIII: Summary and closing remarks | |
17:15 – 17:30 |
Summary and closing remarks
Facilitator: Izaak Wind |