Trade Compliance in the Southern African Customs Union (SACU): An Introduction

  Virtual, In-house or at Conference Venues 

Venues to be confirmed depending on number of delegates

Course Outline

• The concept of self-determinations as introduced in the South African Customs Duty Act, 2014.

• Harmonized System Refresher/Introductory Classification Course.

• Practical Tariff Classification Session.

• Introducing the Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System amendments effective in the Southern African Customs Union (SACU) Common External Tariff (CET) from 1 January 2017¹.

• Learn about the structure of the Harmonized System and logical progression in order to determine the correct tariff subheading (commodity code).

Delivered over 1 Day from 08h30 – 16h00 by a Subject Matter expert Including beverages and Lunch.

What will you learn?

• The development of the Harmonized System

• The uses of the Harmonized System

• How to classify goods in the Harmonized System applying:

• Section and Chapter titles

• Section, Chapter and Subheading Notes (including Additional Notes)

• International Headings and Subheadings

• 8-digit subheadings

• General Rules of Interpretation (GRI)

• Updating the Harmonized System

• The HS 2017 Recommendations

• Draft Amendments to the SACU CET effective from 1 January 2017