Customs Processes Jeopardy Template

ACRONYMs	General Information	Trade Agreement & Rules of Orgin	HS & valuations	Customs Act
100 What is World Customs Organization Represented by the acronym WCO	100 What are trade facilitation. border protection and revenue collections Mandates of the Jamaica Customs Agency	100 What are: Increased ability to complete in International Market 2. Increase sales & revenue from foreign market 3. market access & preferential terms 4.Predicatable rules of trade Importance of trade Agreements to Ja. economy	100 what is: Rule 4 Least used GRI	100 What is whenever an importer acts contrary to the Customs Laws/Regulations. Definition of a Breach of the Customs Act
200 What is Authorized Economic Operator /AEO A flagship Customs Business Partnership Programme complying with WCO or equivalent Supply Chain Security Standards	200 What are Corruption, Under-invoicing, Contraband Perils of the international trade faced by customs	200 What are: CARICOM, CARIBCAN, CARIFORUM-EPA-EU, CARIFORUM-EPA-UK Trade Agreements which Jamaica is part to	200 What are: Chapters 98 & 99 Chapters of the HS reserved for National use	200 What is Section 3 of the Customs Act Officer to have powers of constable
300 What is HS -Harmonized Commodity Description & Coding System Representing a universal language for international trade	300 What is uncustomed good Includes goods liable to duty on which the full duties due have not been paid, and any goods, whether liable to duty or not, which are imported or exported or in any way dealt with contrary to the customs laws;	300 What is Rules of Origin Economic Nationality of goods	300 What are: GRIs, Section & chapter notes, terms of heading HS legal binding principles	300 What are breach of Sections: 32- Goods used contrary to purpose for which imported, section 55 Interfering with seal, 209-False Declaration, 210-Evasion of Customs Laws, 211-Concealment Common contravention of the Customs Act
400 What is JSWiFT-Jamaica Single Window for Trade Serves as an electronic platform which allows traders to submit transactional information through a single access point. It supports regulatory requirement for cross border trade in Ja.	400 What are: Facilitate Harmonization & Simplification Ensure Security & Enforcement Allow for Modernization & Capacity Building facilitate Partnership & Cooperation Roles/activities of the WCO	400 What is : Wholly obtained and Substantially Transformed Criteria for determining RoO (Rules of Origin)	400 What is: sections, Chapters, Headings & sub-headings Structure of the HS	400 What are Section 17 & 18 of the Customs ACT. Make deposit, write to the commissioner for review within 3 months of making deposit: appeal to the Revenue Appeals Division within thirty days of the date of receiving the Commissioner's decision if dissatisfied; appeal to the Revenue Court within thirty days of the date of receiving that decision if dissatisfied Process for dispute & appeal in the case of duty demanded
500 What is ASYCUDA- Automated System for Customs Data A computerized Customs Management System that covers trade procedures	500 What are: 1. description , quantity & cost of goods 2. Supplier information: name, address, contact info 3. Buyer information 4. Invoice number & date Features of an invoice that are important to Customs	500 What are:1. to implement measures and instruments of commercial policy such as antidumping duties and safeguard measures; 2..to determine whether imported products shall receive most-favoured-nation (MFN) treatment (e.g. Duty payable) or preferential treatment (e.g. import duty free); •for the purpose of trade statistics; 3.for the application of labelling and marking requirements; and 4.for government procurement Importance of Rules of Origin	500 What is six (6).Hierarchical/ sequential order starting with method 1 Number of valuation methods & the order of application	500 What are: 1.non-exportation within two yrs of the date that duty was paid,2. amount claimed less than minimum amount,3. taxpayer cannot show that duty was paid on the goods 4. goods for which drawback claimed are prohibited from export Bars to drawback

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