2024-2025 / DROI8051-1

Import/export - Customs declarations

Duration

35h Th

Number of credits

 Advanced Master in Tax Law4 crédits 

Lecturer

Raphaël Van De Sande

Language(s) of instruction

French language

Organisation and examination

Teaching in the second semester

Schedule

Schedule online

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents

DAY 1: introduction, review of theoretical concepts and regulations

  • Context of international trade
  • Introduction and exit of goods from EU territory
  • Normal vs. simplified declarations (+ types of simplifications)
  • Declaration follow-up (cancellation, regularization, reimbursement, archiving)
DAY 2: Requirements for declaration, notification and proof of UNION status of goods

  • Annex B of the Delegated Regulation
  • Annex B of the Implementing Regulation
  • Details of applicable data sets and administrative data sources
  • Help with filling in declarations
  • Data formats
  • Description of the main European and national declaration systems (STI, IDMS, AES, NCTS, CCI, etc.)
DAY 3: Customs and fiscal representation

  • Legal requirements for working as a customs representative
  • Representative and declarant: risks and responsibilities
  • Tax representative for VAT: risks and responsibilities
  • Debtor of the debt in the event of a dispute
  • Corporate governance to certify flows
  • Analysis of case law.
DAY 4: E-commerce, specific features

  • Description of flows (B2B, B2C, B2B2C, FBA, B2W, etc.).
  • Difference between commercial, logistical and declarative flows.
  • IOSS and H7: VAT package in B2C for low-value shipments.
  • Simplified procedures for express mail, post and customs representatives.
  • Fiscal and non-fiscal risks.
  • Customs procedures for goods inspection, destruction and returned goods.
  • Declaratory risk reduction (tools, screening, anomaly detection, etc.).
  • Customs and VAT tax compliance.
  • Modernization of the CDU (changes announced for 2028).
DAY 5: Case studies and training summary

  • Examples of ENS, AN, PN, TS declarations
  • Examples of declarations for placing goods under a customs procedure
  • Examples of declarations for removal of goods from a customs procedure
  • Examples of cancellation/adjustment/correction of declarations
  • Practical exercises
  • Summary of the 5-day course

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

Understand the regulations governing the introduction and removal of goods from the EU, safety and security risk analysis, and surveillance measures applicable to NON-UNION goods...

Understand the customs environment, declarative systems and simplifications granted to companies for declaring goods, as well as verification and release procedures...

Master the tools and data sources needed to complete a customs declaration in all its forms.

European Customs Competency Framework: levels 2 and 3

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

Basics of customs and excise duties (DROI8045-1), or relevant experience upon written request

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

  • Legal provisions
  • Practical exercises in encoding declarations
  • Methodology for collecting and looking for information from different data sources

Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)

Blended learning

Course materials and recommended or required readings

Syllabus distributed at the start of the course, reference articles to read (current issues).

Exam(s) in session

May-June exam session

- In-person

written exam ( multiple-choice questionnaire, open-ended questions )

August-September exam session

- In-person

oral exam

Written work / report

Work placement(s)

Organisational remarks and main changes to the course

Contacts

rvdsande@uliege.be

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