No formal qualifications are required for entry into this course.
Designed to fit around a full-time career, it allows students to study online with access to innovative internet tools, hyperlinks to reference sites, videos, examples and step-by-step guides for putting the theory into practice.
| MODULE | CONTENT | |
| 1 | Customs Environment & Business Communication
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An overview of the customs environment
Books of reference The changing face of communication Spoken messages Written messages Meeting matters: agendas and minutes Visual messages |
| 2 | Classification of Goods | The principles of tariff classification
An overview of legal notes What are explanatory notes? General rules of interpretation Pros and cons of using internet tools such as google & others to classify goods Classification opinions by both local customs administration and the WCO |
| 3 | Customs Valuation | Historical background to various valuation agreements used in international trade.
WTO Valuation methods Incoterms Botswana legislation on customs valuation Drafting valuation appeals |
| 4 | Origin & Preferences | What are rules of origin and their uses?
Rules of Origin for SADC, COMESA, TFTA and AfCFTA and a comparison of the same. Rules of origin for bilateral agreements with Botswana, Namibia, Malawi and Mozambique Botswana legislation on rules of origin Registration process Customs enforcement, penalties and customs audits Drafting origin & preference appeals |
| 5 | Import Procedures & Calculation of Duty | An overview of international trade
Incoterms Imports by rail Imports by road Imports by air Imports by multimodal transport Import controls Trade agreements: IEPA, SADC, COMESA, and AfCFTA |
| 6 | Export Procedures | An overview of Botswana`s trade performance
Legislation regulating exports Documentation Exchange controls Export controls in general Exporting to the EU, SADC, COMESA, AfCFTA |
| 7 | SAD Framing | Documents required for customs clearance.
Document processing procedure Completion of SAD Class exercises |
| 8 | Trade & Gender | Trade and Gender Linkages
The Economy as a Gendered Structure The Trade and Gender Relationship Mainstreaming Gender in Trade Policy The Effects of Trade on Women’s Well-being and Economic Empowerment Women as Producers Women as Consumers Women as Taxpayers Gender-Based Inequalities and Trade Performance The Unsustainability of an Export Strategy Based on Gender Inequality |
| 9 | Customs Reliefs | Types of customs reliefs available
Legislation providing for customs reliefs (Rebates, suspension of duty, bonded warehousing, etc.) Bonded warehousing Inward processing rebates Temporary Imports Drawback of duty |
| 10 | Customs Law, Offences & Penal Provisions | The Customs & Excise Act and Its Structure
Common Definitions interpretations |
| 11 | Trade Facilitation & Non-tariff Barriers to Trade | An overview of trade facilitation
WTO Agreement on trade facilitation WCO Revised Kyoto Convention Non-tariff barriers and reporting system Trade facilitation in RECs (SADC, COMESA and AfCFTA) Customs modernisation case studies (e.g. Mauritius, Uganda, Rwanda) Botswana`s experiences |
| 12 | ICT in Customs Operations | Â Definition and Development of e-commerce
E-Commerce marketing E-Commerce legal & security issues E- Commerce implementation costs Steps to start-up on-line business Steps to set-up e-commerce website for advertising purposes Digitalisation and international trade ICT in customs environment |
| 13 | Excise Management Techniques | Overview of Excise duty in Botswana
Manufacturers of Excisable goods in Botswana Requirements of an applicant to manufacture excisable goods. Obligations of an Excise officer Production account point Excise Accounts Excise returns Excise duty on airtime and change of ownership |
| 14 | Business Ethics and Cooperate Governance | Introduction to corporate governance
Models and mechanisms of corporate governance Shareholders and stakeholders Board of directors Audit committee Corporate governance in clearing agency business Corporate scandals Integrity & Anti-corruption Corporate responsibility |
| 15 | Project |