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A highly interactive training course on
Customs Classification and Tariff Codes
Training course overview
Customs Classification and Tariff Codes is crucial for accurately determining the correct tariff codes for imported and exported goods. Proper classification is essential from a customs perspective and has significant commercial implications.
This Coventry Academy training course will emphasize the importance of understanding Tariff and Commodity codes to ensure successful and efficient global business operations.
Course Highlights:
- Understanding excise goods and their additional codes
- Navigating CAP goods and associated codes
- Calculating product costs in export markets
- Identifying types of overseas checking tariffs
- Exploring reliable sources of information for customs classification
What are the goals?
By the end of this Coventry Academy training course, participants will be able to:
- Explain the importance of the Tariff
- How a Tariff/Commodity code is made up
- Determine the correct code for your products
- Identify the general rules of interpretation
- Identify binding tariff information
- Clarify the export process and customs information requirements
Who is this training course for?
This Coventry Academy Customs Classification and Tariff Codes workshop is designed for people who are joining to exporting plus experienced business people who may need to keep up with industry updates.
It is suitable to a wide range of professionals but will greatly benefit:
- It will include Shipping and Purchasing Staff.
- Accounts and Finance and Export / Import Administration
- Logistics officers, Technical Support Distribution
- Legal professionals
How will this training course be presented?
This Coventry Academy Customs Classification and Tariff Codes training course will use a variety of proven adult learning techniques to ensure maximum understanding, comprehension and retention of the materials presented. The training course will be lively and interactive and will include tests and exercises, role plays, case studies, practice sessions, group discussions and presentations and Q&A.
Participants will receive personal feedback on their performance. The learning experience will be supported by manual containing model documents and templates.
Course Outline
Day One: Customs Classification Definitions
- Pre-test
- Definition of Customs Classification
- Importance of Customs Classification
- The need for Customs Classification
- Why classify goods and what can go wrong?
- How to manage the classification of goods imported and exported
Day Two: Importance of Tariff
- Binding tariff information (BTI)
- Explanation and importance of the Tariff
- How a Tariff/Commodity code is made up
- Determining the correct code for your products
- General Rules of Interpretation
- Binding Tariff Information
- The export process and customs information requirements
Day Three: Shipment Procedures
- Shipments to the EU
- Ongoing management of tariff codes
- BREXIT Impact & published Brexit tariffs
- Requirements with additional regulations
- Parts & accessories
Day Four: Tariff Codes
- How to classify your goods?
- Getting goods analyzed
- Items packaged as a set
- Item made of more than one substance
- Classification codes issued by other countries
- Classifying goods if you’re importing goods into a country outside the UK or EU
Day Five: Additional Codes
- Excise goods additional codes
- CAP goods additional codes
- How to work out the costs of your products in export markets
- Checking overseas tariffs for import compliance and competitiveness
- Sources of information
- Post Test
The certificate
- Coventry Academy Certificate of Attendance will be provided to delegates who attend and complete the course
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