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Text 11.1. Technical means of customs control

Customs Administrations are responsible for facilitating trade while maintaining an appropriate level of control to prevent smuggling and other illegal Customs related activities. Today Customs Services have at their disposal a range of advanced technologies1 suitable for checkpoint, vehicle and suspect item inspection at airports, railways, ports and other border crossings. These technologies vary in terms of their

Text 10.2. Etiquette. International business etiquette

To have respect for ourselves guides our morals; and to have a deference for others governs our manners. Lawrence Sterne, Irish novelist & satirist (1713–1768) Etiquette, or good manners, is an important part of our day to day lives. Whether we realize it or not we are always subconsciously adhering to rules of etiquette. These are unwritten rules that reflect a culture's values, for example giving up your

Text 10.1. Ethics and code of conduct

Public service is a public trust. Therefore, Customs employees have a responsibility to their Government and its citizens to place loyalty to the Government, laws and ethical principals above private gain. 1 Offence – an illegal action or a crime; the act of upsetting or insulting smb. Ethics deals with the fundamental issues of practical decision-making, and its major concerns include the nature of ultimate

Job profiles of a Customs officer

You are going to read the Job profiles of a Customs officer provided by The National Careers Service1 in the UK and the U.S. Customs and Border Protection2. HM Revenue & Customs Customs officers prevent banned items from entering or leaving the country, and collect a range of taxes and duties. 1 https://nationalcareersservice.direct.gov.uk 2 http://www.cbp.gov Work activities Customs officers, also known as

Text 9.1. Your background and career

I enjoyed high school – my grades were good and I got involved in a lot of extracurricular activities. At the age of eighteen I went to university (AmE college / university). I got a place at the university in my home town, although some of my friends moved away to other universities and lived on campus. At first I hated it, and I nearly dropped out after a few months. But after a while I made friends and got used

Text 8.2. The role of customs

IN TRADE FACILITATION International trade has grown rapidly in recent years, thanks to the progressive reduction of tariffs and quotas through successive rounds of multilateral trade liberalisation. More trade means more goods crossing borders and having to comply with Customs formalities. This has often put strain on national administrations trying to cope with the increased traffic without extra resources. In

Text 8.1. The challenges faced by customs administrations today

International trade significantly contributes to the economic growth of the state. Customs administrations, playing a vital role in international trade, are mandated to control the cross-border movement of goods and thereby safeguard national interests. In recent decades the rapid development of world trade has brought new challenges1 for Customs administrations. The role of Customs in the 21st century has evolved

Non-tariff trade policy instruments

Placing tariff barriers is not enough to protect domestic industries. That is why countries resort to non tariff barriers that prevent foreign goods from coming inside the country. The introduction of non-tariff barriers is the privilege of the state government, and they are not regulated by international agreements. Governments are free to apply any kind of non -tariff barriers, which is not possible with the

Tariff trade policy instruments

Customs tariff is the main instrument of foreign trade policy. It is also one of the oldest forms of government intervention in economic activity. The word «tariff» is Arabic in origin and it basically means «that fees need to be paid». The levying or lifting of trade tariffs can be viewed as a significant aspect of international foreign policy. Tariffs may differentiate among the countries from which the

Text 7.1. International trade

Trade is the buying and selling of goods and services. Trade happens because people need or want things that they don't have. We also trade for work that we cannot do ourselves. Trade between countries happens for the same reason. Countries trade with each other to obtain things that are of better quality, less expensive or simply different from goods and services produced at home. The goods and services that a

Customs appraisement and the collection of import duties

Responsibility for the assessment of import tariffs and collection of revenues can be traced back to the Constitutional Convention of 1787 when the first Congress delegated authority to the central government to levy a national import tax the first national tariff act known as the Customs Organization Act was enacted in 1789 to establish the mechanism for collecting the revenue necessary to fund the new government

Text 5.2. Keeping the harmonized system alive

The Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System generally referred to as «Harmonized System» or simply «HS» is an internationally standardized system of names and numbers for classifying traded products developed and maintained by the World Customs Organization (WCO). The Harmonized System is used by more than 200 countries and economies as a basis for their Customs tariffs and for the collection of

Text 5.1. A brief history of the harmonized system

Commodities and services are key elements which international trade can't easily dispense with. There has always been a need to classify goods. The right classification of goods plays an essential role for trade statistics to develop a Customs policy of any country. The first «goods classification systems» were very simple in nature, introducing an alphabetical list of goods on which a particular tax or toll (rate

C. In industrial free zones, the following operations are

performed: 1. sale 5. processing 2. manufacturing 6. assembly 3. assessment 7. packaging 4. loading V. Find the noun constructions in the text corresponding to the following definitions. 1. effects that raise costs 4. activities that are connected with   export and dependent on import 2. facilities that have some 5. procedures that are used during Customs privileges admission 3. activities that

Text 4.3. Customs warehouses

The Customs warehousing procedure is a procedure under which imported goods are stored under Customs control in a designated place (a Customs warehouse) without payment of Customs duties and taxes1. It is a facility granted to those involved in external trade. Participants of foreign economic activity can place their goods temporarily in Customs 1 Kyoto Convention. Specific Annex E.3 concerning Customs warehouses.

Text 3.1. At the customs house

Every country has its own Customs regulations, which stipulate what articles are liable to duty and what are duty-free. Sometimes an article which falls under Customs restrictions and is liable to duty is allowed in duty-free if the traveller does not exceed a certain fixed quota. These are listed in a duty-free quota list. Customs restrictions also include a prohibited articles list. This is a list of items which

Examples of grounds for detention

1. Mr. Brown was found to be wearing a body belt containing a resinous substance, suspected to be cannabis resin. Brown claims he thought it was glue. The officers doubt this. Detention is necessary to secure or preserve evidence and to obtain evidence by questioning. 2. A search of the detainee's baggage in the Green Channel revealed a quantity of a white powder, suspected to be cocaine, hidden in a shampoo bottle.

Text 2.2. Effective passenger

AND BAGGAGE CONTROL In dealing with any passenger, the single most important point to establish is «Why has this passenger travelled?» You should: ü Establish reasons for travel. ü Examine passport to ascertain previous and current journeys from drug production or suspect areas. If the passenger is a frequent traveller establish reasons for frequency of travel. FOR PASSENGERS!!!!!! Please, keep your

Text 2.1. Dual-channel system

All of goods, transporting through the Customs are subject to Customs control. The Revised Kyoto Convention (WCO 1999) defines Customs control as «the measures applied by Customs to ensure compliance with Customs law»1. 1 The Revised Kyoto Convention. The dual-channel or red/green system is a simplified Customs control which enables Customs authorities to improve the flow of passenger traffic through the