Customs representation in the EU and customs brokers’ management
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Customs representation in the EU and customs brokers’ management
It is set out in Article 18 of the Union Customs Code that any person may appoint a customs representative (also called ‘customs broker’, ‘customs agent’). According to the statistics of several EU member states, customs brokers take care of more than 80% of import and export customs declarations. Therefore, they play an important role as an intermediary between traders and customs.
The aim of this course, which is Module 4 of the extensive Customs clearance and trade compliance in the EU training, is to give you an understanding of general principles of representation and the role of the representatives; the importance of the role of customs representatives for both business and customs; the legal definition of and requirements for customs representation; commercial, transportation and other documents and data related to the international trade transaction – the basis of customs formalities and the actions of customs representatives; the sequence of actions of customs representatives in line of the sequence of import and export customs formalities; the main aspects of customs brokers’ management from an importer’s perspective.
Lessons
The course consists of three video lessons:
- Customs representation: definition and requirements of customs representation; types of customs representation – direct and indirect; customs representation in importation and exportation processes;
- Customs brokers’ management (importer’s perspective);
- Some further aspects to consider: post-clearance amendment of SAD box 14; also, watch a discussion on aspects of customs brokers’ management – contracts, KPI’s, communication, etc. (transcript of the discussion is available in Resources).
Outcome
At the end of the course, you should know:
- What customs representatives do and may do, and what requirements apply to their activities;
- The responsibilities and liabilities of both the representative and the represented person;
- How to choose the most suitable customs representative and establish a succesful cooperation, focused on minimising customs-related risks and maximising benefits;
- The concepts of primary and secondary documents of customs clearance.
CKI community membership grants a 10% discount from the price of this course.
Contact us to receive the discount code for the purchase: CKI@customsknowledgeinstitute.org
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