Harmonized System Topic 1 (22-24 June 2015, 2.5 days)
Our trainer, Izaak WIND, is accredited by the World Customs Organization as a trainer for Harmonized System (HS) matters as from 1 January 2008. He worked for 10 years at the WCO, being his last function Deputy Director, Tariff and Trade Affairs. He also represented the Netherlands in national and international forums with respect to the development and the maintenance of the HS Convention.
Day 1
- The Harmonized System: A brief introduction
- Amending the Harmonized System: Can I influence the outcome?
- The General Interpretative Rules
Day 2
- Application of General Interpretative Rules 1 and 6
- Parts: Are there any specific classification rules for parts?
- Structure of Section XVI
Day 3
- Classification of articles in high-tech area: touch-sensitive screens and devices, monitors, smart watches, drones
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Day 1 –Monday, 22 June 2015, Harmonized
System – Topic 1 |
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Session I: Program introduction
and positioning |
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9:30 – 9:50 |
Program overview
and introduction
Facilitator:
Izaak Wind |
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Session II: The Harmonized System:
a brief introduction |
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9:50 – 11:00 |
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The WCO and its instruments ·
The HS: one of the WCO flagships
Facilitator:
Izaak Wind |
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11:00 – 11:30 |
Coffee/Tea Break |
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Session III: Amending the Harmonized
System |
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11:30 – 12:30 |
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The procedure ·
Can I influence the outcome?
Facilitator:
Izaak Wind |
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12:30 – 14:00 |
Lunch |
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Session IV: The General Interpretative
Rules |
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14:00 – 15:30 |
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Should I know them by heart? ·
Their interrelationship
Facilitator: Izaak Wind |
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15:30 – 16:00 |
Coffee/Tea Break |
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Session IV: The General Interpretative
Rules (cont.) |
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16:00 – 17:30
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Where do we find them? ·
Case studies Facilitator:
Izaak Wind |
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Day 2 – Tuesday, 23 June 2015, Harmonized System – Topic
1 |
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Session V: Application of General
Interpretative Rules 1 and 6 |
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09:30 – 11:00 |
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What you should know about Rule 1 ·
Does Rule 6 apply to national subdivisions? Facilitator:
Izaak Wind |
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11:00 – 11:30 |
Coffee/Tea Break |
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Session V: Application of General
Interpretative Rules 1 and 6 (cont.) |
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11:30 – 12:30 |
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Section and Chapter Notes at subheading level ·
Case studies Facilitator:
Izaak Wind |
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12:30 – 14:00 |
Lunch |
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Session VI: Classification of parts |
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14:00 – 15:30 |
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What are “parts”? ·
“Parts of general use”
Facilitator:
Izaak Wind |
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15:30 – 16:00 |
Coffee/Tea Break |
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Session VII: Section XVI |
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16:00 – 17:30 |
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Its structure and Chapters (cont.) ·
Section and Chapter Notes
Facilitator:
Izaak Wind |
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Day 3 – Wednesday, 24 June 2015, Harmonized System –
Topic 1 |
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Session VIII: Classification of
articles in the high-tech area |
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09:30 – 11:00 |
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Touch-sensitive screens and devices ·
Monitors ·
Smart watches ·
Drones
WCO: Tom Beris,
Technical Officer Facilitator:
Izaak Wind |
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11:00 – 11:30 |
Coffee/Tea Break |
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Session VIII: Classification of
articles in the high-tech area (cont.) |
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11:30 – 12:15 |
WCO: Tom Beris,
Technical Officer Facilitator:
Izaak Wind |
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Session IX: Summary and Closing
Remarks |
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12:15 – 12:30 |
Summary & closing remarks Facilitator:
Izaak Wind |
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12:30 – 14:00 |
Lunch |
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