With 154 countries having ratified the Trade Facilitation Agreement adopted by the WTO, there are serious changes in the entire process of customs including faceless & paperless assessment, electronic documentation and online application of Drawback & RoDTEP, e-Sanchit among others. 

Aims to help trade professionals gain clarity on concepts and become knowledgeable about the recent regulations with an overview of customs-related matters. 

Customs Act 1962 and new initiatives 

• Basic provisions and AEO, T1, T2 and T3 
• Exemption notifications and MOOWR Scheme with deferment of duty 

Three critical areas in import and export operations 

• Classification of Goods 
• Valuation and assessment including self-assessment 
• Examination of Goods  

Customs Tariff Act 1975 

• Basic provisions and tariff related issues 
• Tariff Barriers such as Anti-Dumping Duty, Safe-Guard Duty, Anti-Subsidy Duty 
• Non- tariff Barriers such as Licensing, Quantitative restrictions, Technical standards  

Compulsory Compliance Requirements 

• Intellectual Property Rights 
• FSSAI and other food import procedures 
• Agri Permit and Sanitary Import Permit 
• Guidelines for compliances under CCR 

Customs Audit 

• Regulations 2018 
• Preparation for Audit & replying to audit queries 
• Importance of SOPs 
• Professionals in Import, Export and Taxation Managers in Audit & Compliance Departments