National Chamber ‘Import Procedures’ workshop on July 30

The National Chamber of Commerce will conduct a one-day workshop on ‘Import Procedures and Documentation’, with a special emphasis on Sri Lanka Customs, on Thursday, July 30, 2020, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., at the National Chamber Auditorium, No: 450, D.R Wijewardena Mawatha, Colombo 10.

In the face of COVID19, the worship will include a brief discussion on the amended rules and regulations.

The resource person will be former Sri Lanka Customs Director T. Raviendrarajah, who has over 37 years of experience at Sri Lanka Customs, in various departments.

The participant pack includes course handouts and a certificate. Lunch and refreshments will be provided. For reservations, contact the chamber Dilrukshi/nirmani on 011 4741788/076 2555707 or email nishanthi@nationalchamber.lk/nirmani@nationalchamber.lk.

Contents: Introduction to imports, imports planning, determining import requirements, introduction to international business, sales contracts, import restrictions, terms of sale, Incoterms purpose and scope, payment terms with regard to imports: agreement of payment terms: a review of the impact of each type (including letter of credit and document collections) on import payments, Sri Lanka Customs in the face of COVID-19, a brief discussion on the role played by the Sri Lanka Customs Department and the amended/new rules and regulations, Customs import procedures and documentation: classification of import documents, clearance of commercial cargo through Customs - sea cargo and air cargo, free trade agreements, WTO Goods Valuation Agreement, WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement.