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Module 21

Customs IT systems are an integral part of operational customs handling, enabling customs processes to be automated and made more efficient, while at the same time increasing compliance levels. In this module, you will get an insight into the typical setup of the customs IT structure of enterprises. Furthermore, approaches for an efficient process integration will be explained.

Lessons

The module consists of 7 lessons:

1. Introduction to customs IT systems
2. General overview of customs IT landscape
3. Handling customs procedures: an ideally integrated setup, declaration systems, transit
4. Central customs IT processes: classification, preferential origin
5. Export control processes
6. Feeder systems, data integration, IT security 
7. Project management

In addition, we invite you to watch the video 'Supervison dream of Dutch Customs', which reveals how customs envisage use of disruptive technologies. The video is from the WCO webinar held on the occasion of launch of the second edition of the WCO/WTO Study Report on Disruptive Technologies, full record and the study are available here.

Please do readings (links provided in Resources) and then complete the course by doing final quiz consisting of 20 questions covering the entire course.

Outcome

At the end of the module, you shoud have the knowledge about:

• The development of EU customs IT systems;
• The possibilities of the use of declaration systems by a company;
• How company's IT systems work/ should work for successful customs and export control compliance management;
• Main IT security aspects;
• How to manage the implementation of customs IT systems in a company;
• The integration of customs IT to make it usable in the interaction with a company’s ERP system landscape.

Time

Please plan around 3 hours to complete this module.

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Congratulations on completing the course!

We hope that you will successfully use the knowledge to the greatest benefit for your company and your career.