World Customs Organization KNOWLEDGE ACADEMY For Customs & Trade WCO Headquarters • Brussels • Belgium 19 – 24 June 2017 A one week intensive Academy focusing on the development of technical skills for Customs and Trade practitioners ⌨ Table of contents Welcome Address by the World Customs Organization 3 Overview of the Knowledge Academy Schedule 4 Compliance & Facilitation Track 5 Tariff & Trade Affairs Track 13 Facilitators 23 Field Visit 37 2 Welcome Address by the World Customs Organization Dear participants, I am pleased to welcome you to the 7th Knowledge Academy for Customs and Trade. The WCO launched its first edition in 2011 and, over the past six years, the interest in the Academy from the public and the private sector companies has grown steadily to reach more than 150 participants each year. The overall comments and obser - vations from the attendees have always been very positive, making the Academy an ideal platform for Customs and trade professionals to exchange views and interact with one another. This year’s programme includes two learning tracks, covering key WCO areas of work: the Compliance and Facilitation track that will focus on all aspects of Customs’ work relating to Trade Facilitation, Data Analytics, Stake - holder engagement, E-Commerce, Centralized Compliance, Digital Customs, Data Model and Harmonization, Time Release Study, SAFE & AEO, Counterfeit Medicines, Illicit Trade, Partnership in Wildlife pro - tection and Small Arms and light Weapon (SALW); and the Tariff and Trade Affairs track that will focus on various matters relating to the Harmonized System (HS) for the classification of goods, rules of origin and Customs valuation. In addition to classroom training, participants will have the golden opportunity to visit the impressive facilities of the port of Antwerp and its Customs Museum. This tour is organized with the support of Belgium Customs, and will allow participants to experience, from the inside, the functioning of one of Europe’s largest ports, while taking time out to appreciate Customs’ long and rich history which is preserved at the Museum. The Academy will feature more than 20 prominent speakers, trainers and facilitators with different profiles and backgrounds. In addition to leading experts from the WCO, attendees will be able to engage with specialists from WCO Member administrations, international organizations, the IT sector, the broader Customs community, trade organizations and others involved in the global trade arena, who will share their experiences and best practices gained in their own field of competence. In this brochure, you will find more details on the Academy, including the agenda and practical information on the sessions as well as the special field trip, which will be the high - light of your participation in the 2017 edition of this WCO event. I hope that you will find the Knowledge Academy fruitful, that your stay in Brussels will be pleasant, and that your visit to the port of Antwerp will leave you with some interesting memories. Thank you for joining us. Warmest regards, Kunio Mikuriya Secretary General World Customs Organization 3 4 O W t p O f O o r a n n a r e r d u l Date Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday v t T c M e i m o c e h - Issue 19 June 20 June 21 June 22 June 23 June 24 June i r m o , u p r e n g a r l e v i a d s t v R d t e a i i e e a n e y i d n c y g w e i 1 t s p 2 9 d Trends in h s 2 t e WCO Data e u i o J l Revenue Fraud o J u e e M u Model Illicit Trade n g s f n TFA and Data n i a w h e d E-commerce e t t o , analytics Small arms s e i , h u t s Data Harmo - COPES s a a h t and light m t e t t e nization D h d 1 1 m weapons e 8 i 8 K b r e : : e y o 0 0 n r c p Compliance S 0 0 t N p e o o , , & o i r r a a g g w s r l l h i t Facilitation l a l o u t n a l a n M C t d Assessment e t i t h Field Trip t t u Time Release IPR , Health e W d e y a Centralized j n n i t Study and Safety g C c t d d e o a Compliance O e Port of v e e , Stakeholder Programme e d e W e S Preparation s i n Antwerp s A e engagement Authorized s C t a n c Post Clearance for a . O c u r Economic Environment i T r o e s Audit the field trip a D e h r s Operator Programme a i e d M s w exercise t l p s h i e a u a o s e n r t m a c y m f a n o u g S y l r l o y e e l d p c m r i S r e i a a n e e n c l n t l v n y a g n Tariff Rules h i t r t e e Customs . i y e e n t & of Harmonized System o d w G v Valuation d f Trade Affairs Origin i e o t g t u n o r e l k o e d l t i b r n h e a t a g o e l l . COMPLIANCE & FACILITATION TRACK COMPLIANCE & FACILITATION TRACK Data Analysis for Effective Border Management and efficient implementation of the Trade Facilitation Agreement Data is generated by every economic activity, including the movement of goods and people, and circulates extensively along the global value chain. Collecting and analysing data to enhance the effectiveness and efficiency of border management is of paramount importance to Customs administrations. This year, in the context of the International Customs Day, the WCO introduced the theme “Data Analysis for Effective Border Management” to encourage the global Customs community to pursue their efforts and activities in this area. While developments in INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY (ICT) and its wider use have made the collection of data and access to open data easier, the real challenge is about making sense of a vast amount of information through proper processing and analysis. This will help Customs officers to drive priority-setting, decision-making, performance measurement, integrity, facilita - tion and the compliance strategy. To optimize its use, Customs need to obtain quality data in a timely manner. Further, there is a need for border agencies to harmonize data being circulated and to develop skills pursuant to the IT challenges. Border agencies also need to ensure that privacy and confidentiality laws are respected so as to uphold the confidence of society. The WCO Knowledge Academy will explore the instruments and tools that sup - port the implementation of trade facilitation and compliance measures from the IT and data analysis angle, such as the WCO Customs Enforcement Network (CEN), the WCO Time Release Study (TRS) and the WCO Data Model, which supports data analysis by improving data collection and enabling the sharing of data between government agencies. 6 Day 1 – Monday, 19 June Session I Programme introduction 09:30 – 10:00 Programme introduction and overview Keynote: Luc De Blieck, Deputy Director, Procedures and Facilitation Sub-Directorate, WCO Facilitator: Theo Hesselink , WCO Technical Officer Session II The TFA and Data Analytics 10:00 – 11:00 The data analytics behind the WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement Presenter: Sheri Rosenow , WTO Facilitator: Theo Hesselink , WCO Technical Officer 11:00 – 11:30 Coffee/Tea Networking Break Session II The TFA and Data Analytics 11:30 – 12:30 Calculating the potential impact of the TFA on trade costs Presenter: Evdokia Moise , OECD Facilitator: Theo Hesselink , WCO Technical Officer 12:30 – 14:00 Lunch Bringing border management stakeholders to the table Session III Stakeholder Engagement 14:00 – 14:30 Stakeholder engagement in the Customs environment Keynote: Ernani Checcucci , Director, Capacity Building, WCO Facilitator: Andrea Hampton , WCO-Norad Project Manager 14:30 – 15:30 What is stakeholder engagement and what are the benefits of stakeholder engagement? How to collect the right data to make informed decisions and measure success? Presenter: Severino Dinis , WCO Technical Attaché Facilitator: Andrea Hampton, WCO-Norad Project Manager 15:30 – 16:00 Coffee/Tea Networking Break Session III Stakeholder Engagement 16:00 – 17:30 Stakeholder engagement in the context of NCTFs What are some of the challenges, strategies and solutions to bring all relevant stakeholders on board? What are some of the pitfalls? Maintaining an NCTF: A case study from Zimbabwe Presenter: Hermie George, WCO Technical Attaché Facilitator: Andrea Hampton , WCO-Norad Project Manager 7 Day 2 – Tuesday, 20 June Where will the future take Customs? Session IV Analyzing E-Commerce 09:30 – 11:00 E-commerce – • How compelling is the data? • The impact on trade in numbers. Presenter: Samuel Laurinkari , eBay Facilitator: Pashupati Pandey , WCO Technical Officer 11:00 – 11:30 Coffee/Tea – Networking Break Session V E-Commerce – Opportunities and Challenges 11:30 – 12:30 E-commerce – • Opportunities? • Challenges for Customs • The ‘Dark Side’ Presenter: Yonghwan Choi , KCS Facilitator: Pashupati Pandey , WCO Technical Officer 12:30 – 14:00 Lunch Session VI Centralized Compliance 14:00 – 15:30 The private sector centralizes its compliance efforts How does this work and how effective is it? What is the effect on trade facilitation? Presenter: Carol West , IFCBA Facilitator: Asha Menon , WCO Senior Technical Officer 15:30 – 16:00 Coffee/Tea Networking Break Session VII Post Clearance Audit 16:00 – 17:30 An enforcement tool to facilitate trade How to collect the data before performing a PCA? How to select the controls to be performed from all the available data? Presenter/Facilitator: Thabo Pase , WCO PCA Content Specialist 8 Day 3 – Wednesday, 21 June The WCO Data Model – the basis for Digital Customs Session VIII WCO Data Model 09:30 – 11:00 What is the WCO Data Model? How is it used? How does the Data Model facilitate trade? I am not an IT person, why do I care? Presenter: Agnes Nagy , DG TAXUD, EU Facilitator: Tejo Kusuma , WCO Technical Officer 11:00 – 11:30 Coffee/Tea Networking Break Session IX Data Harmonization 11:30 – 12:30 A prerequisite for establishing Single Windows.