World Customs Organisation (WCO) Harmonised System

Syllabus of the Subject: World Customs Organisation (WCO). Harmonised System

Introduction to the World Customs Organisation (WCO)
The Harmonised System (HS) of the World Customs Organisation
Customs Valuation
Rules of Origin
1. Agreement on Rules of Origin of the World Trade Organisation
Customs Enforcement and Compliance
SAFE Package
Customs Procedures and Trade Facilitation
1. WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA)
2. Mercator program
Conventions:
1. Revised Kyoto Convention
2. ATA System
3. Convention Relating to Temporary Admission (Istanbul Convention)
Customs Convention on Containers (CCC, UN)
Case Study: market access map

The purposes of the subject “World Customs Organisation (WCO)” are the following:

To know the role of the World Customs Organisation
To understand the key concepts related to the customs: non-tariff barriers, customs valuation, transaction value, previous inspection, rules of origin, and import licenses
To know the Harmonised System and the existing conventions

Sample: World Customs Organisation (WCO)
World Customs Organisation (Master, Courses)

The subject “World Customs Organisation (WCO)” belongs to the following Online Higher Educational Programs taught by EENI Global Business School:

Courses: Export Assistant, Foreign Trade Management
Diploma: International Trade
Masters: International Business, Foreign Trade, International Transport, Export Back Office
Doctorates: Global Logistics, World Trade

Online Students, Master in International Business and Foreign Trade

Learning materials in or Organisation mondiale des douanes Organización Mundial de Aduanas Organização Mundial das Alfândegas (OMA)

Area of Knowledge: Foreign trade.

Online Education (Courses, Masters, Doctorates): Globalisation and International Organisations

Online Education (Courses, Masters, Doctorates): Trade Facilitation Programs. TFA Agreement

Revised Kyoto Convention. Simplification and harmonization of Customs procedures. World Customs Organization (WCO)

The members of the World Customs Organisation represent 98% of global trade.

Description (World Customs Organisation)

The World Customs Organisation (WCO) is the sole intergovernmental body fully working on customs and international trade (imports and exports).

The World Customs Organisation (WCO) keeps the International Harmonised System products nomenclature and manages the technical aspects of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) Agreements on Customs Valuation and Rules of Origin.

The World Customs Organisation works in the following fields:

International trade standards development
Simplification and harmonisation of the Customs Procedures (imports and exports)
International Trade supply chain security
International trade facilitation
Customs enhancement and accordance activities, anti-counterfeiting and piracy initiatives

The World Customs Organisation (WCO) has developed the Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding System (Harmonised System - “HS”), an international product nomenclature. 98% of the international trade in goods use the Harmonised System.

Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA) World Trade Organization (WTO)

The BIC Code (International Identification Codes of Container Owners) is accepted by the World Customs Organisation (WCO):

Containers and international transport. Customs Convention on Containers. BIC Code. Intermodal Transport

Non-tariff Measures

Convention Relating to Temporary Admission (Istanbul)

The World Customs Organisation (WCO) member countries are:

The European Union, The customs territories of Netherlands Antilles, Bermuda, Hong Kong and Macau, Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, the Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chile, People's Republic of China, Colombia, The Comoros, the Republic of the Congo, Costa Rica, Ivory Coast, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, The Czech Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Denmark, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, Republic of Macedonia, France, Gabon, The Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Guinea, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, South Korea, Kuwait, the Kyrgyz Republic, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Moldova, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, The Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russian Federation, Rwanda, Samoa, São Tomé and Príncipe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, the Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Eswatini (Swaziland), Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, East Timor, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Ukraine, the United Arab Emirates, The United Kingdom, The United States of America, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe.

No members Countries of the World Customs Organisation: Antigua and Barbuda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Grenada, Dominica, Equatorial Guinea, Somalia, North Korea, Liechtenstein, Monaco, San Marino, Vatican City, Palau, Solomon Islands, Micronesia, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Tuvalu, Nauru, Cook Islands, Niue and Palestinian Authority, Taiwan, Sahrawi Republic, Kosovo.