The World Customs Organisation (WCO) has extended an invitation to any interested person to register online for a five-star learning experience at the global centre of Customs expertise, which is scheduled to take place from 28 June 2011 to 08 July 2011. According to the WCO, this two-week intensive training focuses on the development of technical skills for Customs authorities, the IT sector, the broader business community, governmental and trade organisations, lending institutions, border regulatory agencies, and others involved in the international trade arena The Course Description in Brief WCO Data Model (10 hours) An introduction to the Data Model, its relationship to a wide range of WCO instruments including the SAFE Framework and the Revised Kyoto Convention, its building blocks and its maintenance procedure. Business process and information modelling: the principles and standards, modelling types and procedures for handling business process and information models. Data Sets: the data sets contained in the Data Model, their structure, their relationship to other standards and their practical implementation. Practical usage of the Data Model (data harmonization and Single Window). Harmonised System (15 hours) Basic rules for classifying goods and justification of the classification opinions. Major amendments to the HS and their consequential effects on classifying goods. Core fundamentals of the Harmonised System and the classification of goods. Sectors covered: Pharma and High-tech. Risk Management (5 hours for private sector and 10 hours for public sector) Comparison of the key concepts of Customs Risk Management and Private Sector Risk Management. Exchange of experiences in managing risks and exploring the opportunities for synergising risk management approaches. IPR (forthcoming) ATA Carnet (forthcoming) WCO Integrity Programme (5 hours) Presentation of the WCO integrity tools and strategy, and update on integrity pilot projects. Interactive discussions and practical exercises to reflect on the issue of corruption within Customs Administrations and what has given tangible results so far. AEO/SAFE (10 hours) The concept of the Authorised Economic Operator (AEO) and global trends in its implementation; objectives and benefits of AEO status. Introduction to SAFE Framework of Standards, benefits of its implementation and overview of the latest developments. Rules of Origin (10 hours) Overview of the WTO negotiations on the Harmonization of Non-Preferential Rules of Origin (ROO). The costs and advantages of the preferential ROO and the discussion of the technical concepts (“wholly obtained” product, substantial transformation, rules of no drawback, de minimis, direct transport, etc.). The procedural aspects – certification and verification. WCO work on preferential origin. Customs Valuation/Transfer Pricing/ATA Carnet (10 hours) The key concepts of the WTO Customs Valuation Agreement: methods, disputes, WCO instruments (last sale, transfer pricing and royalties). Mechanisms to develop partnership with the trading community. The key concepts of transfer pricing under the OECD Guidelines. Analysis of the stakes and problems of transfer pricing from both tax and Customs points of view. Transfer pricing methods. A comparison between transfer pricing and customs valuation. The concept and major principles of the ATA Carnet system. Transfer Pricing (5 hours) The key concepts of transfer pricing under the OECD Guidelines. Analysis of the stakes and problems of transfer pricing from both tax and Customs points of view. Transfer pricing methods. A comparison between transfer pricing and customs valuation.
