DOHA: A training program for customs agents started Wednesday at Qatar Chamber headquarters with a joint organization between the chamber and the General Authority of Customs.
The program, which runs until November 15, involves a set of topics, including customs law, customs idioms, customs clearance, protection of intellectual property rights and outstanding issues related to fees and international organizations and conventions, Qatar Chamber said in a press release.
Trainees will be introduced to customs procedures; rules of origin; the harmonized system; facilitation, commitment, customs exemptions in addition to other topics of relevance. The program is divided throughout 96 hours and lasts for 16 days. A group of customs experts lecture in the program in which trainees are to receive a certificate after concluding it.
