Customs and Movement of Goods (TOL200)

The course aims to explain customs procedures and customs processing regarding the movement of goods, as well as customs dispatch and declaration control. The lectures will be both physical at the UiS, but some will also be digital and will be stremaed by students.


Course description for study year 2024-2025. Please note that changes may occur.

Facts

Course code

TOL200

Version

1

Credits (ECTS)

10

Semester tution start

Spring

Number of semesters

1

Exam semester

Spring

Language of instruction

Norwegian

Offered by
Time table

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Content

  1. Introduction to customs and the movement of goods (4 hours)
  2. The movement of goods and customs procedures and VAT. (6 hours)
  3. The Norwegian Customs Tariff, classification of goods (12 hours)
  4. Restrictions (6 hours)
  5. Customs clearance, declaration and follow-up checks (22 hours)

Learning outcome

After successfully completing the course, students will have the following learning outcomes defined in general competence, knowledge and skills.

After successfully completing the course, students will have knowledge about:

  • In-depth understanding of customs procedures and customs processing regarding the movement of goods
  • Knowledge about how customs processing is carried out when importing and exporting goods
  • Knowledge about how declaration control is carried out in order to assess the correctness of classification, origin, quantity and determination of customs value

After successfully completing the course, students are expected to be able to:

  • Explain the movement of goods chain from a customs perspective and the relationship between different customs procedures
  • Collect and analyse relevant information to carry out customs dispatch and declaration control
  • Find and apply relevant regulations

After successfully completing the course, students will have general competence in:

  • identifying their own knowledge requirements, showing self-awareness in relation to their own learning needs, and collecting and acquiring new knowledge and skills
  • interacting with fellow students
  • identifying and creating connections between theory and practice under supervision

Required prerequisite knowledge

None

Recommended prerequisites

TOL100 Introduction to Trade, Logistics and Movement of Goods

Exam

Form of assessment Weight Duration Marks Aid
Written exam 1/1 5 Hours Letter grades All

Digital written exam.

Coursework requirements

En obligatorisk oppgave
The project assignment must be completed and approved in order to take the written exam. The submission date is set at the start of the course. The compulsory assignment is assessed using the grading scale of approved/not approved and receives written feedback. Further information about the assignment will be announced on Canvas.

Course teacher(s)

Course coordinator:

Arvind Upadhyay

Course coordinator:

Thomas Laudal

Head of Department:

Tore Markeset

Method of work

There will be 50 hours of lectures. In addition, there will be seminars, assignments, presentations, self-study. Guest lecturers will be used.

Distribution of the various topics throughout the semester will be stated in a teaching plan available at the start of the semester. It is assumed that students prepare for each lecture.

The lectures will be both physical at the UiS, but some will also be digital and will be stremaed by students.

Open for

Customs and Border Management - Bachelor's Degree Programme

Course assessment

There must be an early dialogue between the course supervisor, the student union representative and the students. The purpose is feedback from the students for changes and adjustments in the course for the current semester.In addition, a digital subject evaluation must be carried out at least every three years. Its purpose is to gather the students experiences with the course.

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