2018 Knowledge Academy
 

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

See presentation EN, see presentation FR

12:30 – 14:00

Lunch

Session IV: The 2017 amendments to the HS

14:00 – 15:30

·         Background of the amendments

·         Actual results

 

WCO Expert: Tatiana Terziyska, Senior Technical Officer

 

Facilitator: Izaak Wind

See presentation EN,

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

See presentation EN


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

See presentation EN, see presentation FR

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

See presentation EN, see presentation FR

 


 

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

See presentation EN, see presentation FR

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

 

WCO Expert: Tatiana Terziyska, Senior Technical Officer

See presentation EN,


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;

See presentation EN,

see presentation FR

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

See presentation EN, see presentation FR

Session XIII: Summary and closing remarks

17:15 – 17:30

Summary and closing remarks

 

Facilitator: Izaak Wind