Customs Knowledge Institute
Customs Knowledge Institute is a not-for-profit organisation established in Ireland. Our mission is to bring passionate customs practitioners together for the purpose of enhancing customs knowledge, which is still in development in many countries.
Customs is complex and non-compliance might become a huge issue. We believe people involved in customs and trade matters in their day-to-day job need to be supported, through practical training, delivered in an accessible manner. Therefore, our first step is cooperation on international training projects.
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Customs clearance and trade compliance in the EU course
In the EU, companies - various stakeholders of the international supply chain - report shortage of customs clearance and trade compliance specialists. The overall aim of the course is to fill the gap. This extensive course provides newcomers and cross-functional employees with the knowledge needed to successfully manage compliance and...
Business understanding of customs
Customs function in business is the focus of this course, which is Module 1 of the extensive Customs clearance and trade compliance in the EU training. The lessons of this course will give you a better understanding of what customs mean for business. You will then learn how the customs...
UK’s Border Target Operating Model: Impact on trade
A practical, on-the-ground review of the UK's Border Target Operating Model (BTOM) roughly two months after the first phase of SPS documentary checks began, relevant to anyone importing or exporting between the EU/Ireland and the UK. Topics covered: The BTOM timeline: launch in August 2023, documentary checks from 31 January...
BTOM Checklist for movements to GB
This webinar from the Customs Knowledge Institute (CKI) gives a practical checklist for businesses moving goods to Great Britain (GB) under the UK's Border Target Operating Model (BTOM), relevant to customs and trade compliance professionals managing EU-GB and Ireland-GB supply chains. Topics covered: The BTOM timeline and its three key...
Sustainability and 'deep' origin of goods
In this Episode 6 of the CKI Podcast series, sustainability is being discussed from the perspective of the ‘deep’ origin requirements. Specific issues raised for discussion: The use of “obligation of result” in regulations, where supply chain operators are assumed to be aware of any failure to comply, effectively transfers...
Education in the context of the new and expanded role of Customs
Customs is facing unprecedented challenges in dealing with growing complexity: international sanctions, Brexit, to name but a few. It currently enforces 348 regulations and counting. This new reality raises many education-related questions. In this episode 4 of the CKI podcast, we look at one of them: how can knowledge be...
Using the Windsor Framework from Great Britain or Ireland
"The greatest number of questions currently are around the detail of trade with Northern Ireland and the operation of UKIMS (the new UK Internal Market Scheme)." - says Anthony Buckley from his experience of advising businesses in Ireland and delivering training. During the webinar, which took place on 10.11.2023, CKI...
International sanctions: the scope and impact in Europe in relation to trade in goods
A CKI podcast panel discussion on how international sanctions are reshaping trade compliance across Europe, with practical national-level detail from Lithuania, Germany and the UK - essential viewing for customs and trade compliance professionals managing sanctions exposure. Topics covered: Whether the application of sanctions controls is consistent across EU member...
The future of customs brokers: Is it under a real threat?
A Customs Knowledge Institute (CKI) podcast roundtable in which four customs-practitioner association leaders debate whether the customs broker profession is under a real threat from the proposed EU customs reform - essential viewing for customs brokers, representatives and their SME clients. Topics covered: The proposed new EU Customs Code and...
What the UK Border Target Operating Model means for EU and UK trade
Now that the UK's Border Target Operating Model (BTOM) has been officially issued, this webinar is essential viewing for EU exporters, UK importers and their logistics and customs intermediaries preparing for the new border regime, with a dedicated section on the specific implications for trade with Northern Ireland and the...
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Business understanding of customs
Customs function in business is the focus of this course, which is Module 1 of the extensive Customs clearance and trade compliance in the EU training. The lessons of this course will give you a better understanding of what customs mean for business. You will then learn how the customs...
Tariff code, value and origin of goods in EU and UK
Tariff classification, valuation and origin of goods are the three pillars of correct calculation of import duties and taxes, and the application of non-tariff measures. In this course, you will learn the basic principles and how they work in practice in the EU-UK trade. This training is a part of...
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UK’s Border Target Operating Model: Impact on trade
A practical, on-the-ground review of the UK's Border Target Operating Model (BTOM) roughly two months after the first phase of SPS documentary checks began, relevant to anyone importing or exporting between the EU/Ireland and the UK. Topics covered: The BTOM timeline: launch in August 2023, documentary checks from 31 January...