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Total questions: 75
Worksheet time: 1hrs 15mins
How many members comprise the Finance Committee of the
World Customs Organization?
17 members
19 members
22 members
24 members
The Policy Commission of the World Customs Organization is
composed of how many members?
17 members
19 members
22 members
24 members
Which among the following is the correct reason why Customs
Cooperation Council remains the official name of World Customs
Organization?
Because it is the worldwide known name for the organization
Because the convention for its establishment has not been amended
Because it is the official name known by the World Trade Organization
Because the Director General said so
Technical Committee on rules of origin is charged with the
following tasks except?
Furnish information and advice on the matter concerning the origin determination of goods as may be
requested by any Member
Examination of specific technical problems arising in day-to-day administration of the rules of origin of
members and give advisory opinions on appropriate solutions based upon the facts presented
The implementation of the work program on the harmonization of rules of origin
Preparation of opinions, commentaries, explanatory notes, case studies and surveys
Which among the following is one of the committee under the
Capacity Building of the World Customs Organization?
Enforcement Committee
UPU/WCO Contact Committee
Permanent Technical Committee
Integrity Sub-Committee
The WCO is the only international organization dealing
exclusively with tariff matters. It provides for a forum for its
members to tackle customs issues on equal footing where each
member has one representative and is entitled to one vote. This
statement is/are?
Only the first statement is correct
Only the second statement is correct
Both statements are correct
Both Statements are not correct
It pertains to the highest decision making body of the World
Customs Organization.
Finance Committee
Secretariat
Council
Policy Commission
What is the official name of the World Customs Organization?
Customs Cooperation Council
Customs Coordinating Council
Customs Cooperation Chamber
Customs Coordinating Chamber
The promotion of security and facilitation of international trade
as well as the simplification and harmonization of customs
procedures by the World Customs Organization (WCO) are
included in their ___________________________.
Compliance and Enforcement Package
Economic Competitiveness Package
Revenue Package
Organizational Development Package
Which among the following does not belong to the Enforcement
and Compliance of the World Customs Organization?
Working Group on Commercial Fraud
WCO Counterfeiting and Piracy group
Global Information and Intelligence Strategy Project Group
Contracting Parties to the ATA Convention, Air Cargo Security Technical Experts Group
Procedures and Facilitation of World Customs Organization is
composed of the following except one?
Ad Hoc Group on Globally Networked Customs
Revised Kyoto Convention Management Committee
Global Information and Intelligence Strategy Project Group
Information Management Sub-Committee
Where is the headquarters of the World Customs Organization
located?
Vancouver, Canada
California, US
Brussels, Belgium
Macao, China
All of the following belongs to the same region under WCO
except one?
Southeast Asia
Pacific Islands
Australia
Caribbean
Legal texts and Explanatory Notes involving scientific issues,
and with regard to questions involving the classification of
chemical products and those involves scientific issues must be
addressed by this committee.
HS Committee
Harmonized System Working Party
HS Review Sub-Committee
Scientific Sub-Committee
World Customs Organization works in areas covering the
development of international conventions, instruments, and
tools on topics such as commodity classification, valuation and
rules of origin; It also serve as an international dispute
settlement body focusing on trade facilitation and procedures.
This statement is/are?
The whole statement is correct
The whole statement is not correct
Only the first statement is correct
Only the second statement is correct
Which among the following committee is the one task to prepare
opinions, commentaries, explanatory notes, case studies and
surveys matters pertaining customs valuation?
Scientific Sub-Committee
Harmonized System Working Party
Technical Committee on Rules of Origin
Technical Committee on Customs Valuation
Which among the following pertains to the correct mission of the
World Customs Organization?
The WCO provides leadership, guidance and support to Tariff administrations to secure and facilitate
legitimate trade, realize revenues, protect society and build capacity.
The WCO provides leadership, guidance and support to Customs administrations to secure and facilitate
legitimate trade, realize revenues, protect society and build capacity.
The WCO provides leadership, guidance and support to Customs administrations to secure and facilitate
legitimate trade, realize revenues, protect society and build connectivity.
The WCO provides leadership, guidance and support to Tariff administrations to secure and facilitate
legitimate trade, realize revenues, protect society and build connectivity.
All of the following except one are the goals of World Customs
Organization?
Promote information exchange between all stakeholders
Promote society, public health and safety
Promote fair, efficient, and effective Revenue collection
Promote the security and facilitation of international trade, including simplification and harmonization of
Customs procedures
Which of the following statement related to WCO is correct?
Australia and Pacific Islands are in the same region
North Africa and Middle East are in the same region
Central and Southern Africa are in the same region
West and East Africa are in the same region
One of the function of the World Customs Organization (WCO) is
to make recommendations for the settlement of disputes
concerning the interpretation or application of the conventions.
WCO acts as a court and can side with one party or the other.
This statement is/are?
Only the second statement is correct
Only the first statement is correct
Both statements are correct
Both Statements are not correct
The protection of public health and safety is one of the
objectives of the World Customs Organization, it is included in
their ____________________________.
Compliance and Enforcement Package
Organizational Development Package
Economic Competitiveness Package
Revenue Package
This body of WCO acts under the overall direction of the Council
with administrative support provided by WCO Secretariat.
Tariff and Trade Affairs
Policy Commission
WCO Secretariat
Finance Committee
This committee drafts the texts of possible amendments to the
HS Nomenclature, Explanatory Notes and Compendium of
Classification Opinions before their final adoption by the HS
Committee.
HS Review Sub-Committee
HS Committee
Harmonized System Working Party
Scientific Sub-Committee
World Customs Organization (WCO) maintains the international
Harmonized System (HS) goods nomenclature; it also
administers the technical aspects of the World Trade
Organization (WTO) Agreements on Trade Related and
Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS).
Only the first statement is correct
Only the second statement is correct
Both statements are correct
Both statements are not correct
All of the following are the functions of the World Customs
Organization (WCO) except one?
To prepare draft conventions on customs matters
To furnish interested governments,
To recommend measures that would ensure the uniform interpretation and application of conventions
To cooperate with other governmental organizations on matters within its competence.
The maximum non-legal tariff-rate lines a member country of
WCO can allocate in their Harmonized System is __________.
6 digits
8 digits
10 digits
12 digits
It is a multipurpose product nomenclature designed to serve as
an integrated internationally standard and accepted coding
system of classifying traded products in order to facilitate
international trade.
ASEAN Harmonized Tariff Nomenclature
Harmonized System
Standard International Trade Classification
Customs Cooperation Council Nomenclature
This provide definitions of terms used in the nomenclature,
criteria for classification within each chapter, heading or
subheadings, and enumeration of products that are classifiable
or excluded within the chapters, headings or subheadings.
International Convention on the HS
General Rules of Interpretation
Section and Chapter Notes, including subheading notes
Alphabetical list of all articles
Which among the following is not correct as to the General Rules
of Interpretation (GRI's) of the Harmonized System?
They establish classification principles throughout the HS
They ensure uniform classification of goods in one and the same heading
There are six (6) rules
They are applied in according to the needs of the user
What international organization developed and maintain the
Harmonized System?
World Customs Organization
World Trade Organization
Association of Southeast Asian Nation
ASIA Pacific Economic Cooperation
Which among the following statement is not correct regarding
the structure of the Harmonized System?
It is organized into 21 Sections
The products listed are arranged according to the degree of processing categories, with increasing
complexity
Chapter 77 is reserved for future international use
It is composed of 99 Chapters
It refers to the intergovernmental commitment of the
contracting parties of the WCO to adopt the use of HS up to the
6-digit level as the basis for their national customs tariff and
statistics nomenclature.
Section and Chapter Notes, including subheading notes
HS Convention
General Rules of Interpretation
Alphabetical list of all articles
All of the following are the uses of the Harmonized System
except one?
Tariff nomenclature
Multipurpose nomenclature for national unions of shipping and transport organizations
Statistical nomenclature
International language and code for customs purposes
All of the following are included in the 2017 Harmonized System
Amendments, except one?
Reflection of current trade practices and patterns
International security issues
Advances in technology
Simplification including the deletion of subheadings with a low volume of trade
Harmonized System is reflected in the Customs Modernization
and Tariff Act (CMTA) under _________________.
Section 1601
Section 1602
Section 1610
Section 1611
It refers to the assembly of representatives from each
contracting parties of WCO to update the Harmonized System
(HS) regularly.
HS Committee
HS Convention
WCO Secretary General
HS Review Sub-Committee
The creation of additional tariff lines were created for the
following articles, except one?
Printed circuits used in computers and laptops
Light emitting diode (LED) lamps
Plug-in hybrid and all-electric vehicles
Multi-component integrated circuits (MCOs)
How many sets of amendments in the 2017 Harmonized System?
Question 13 options:
232 sets
233 sets
The legal texts that comprise the Harmonized System are the
following, except one?
List of headings arranged in systematic order according to the degree of processing
Alphabetical list of all articles
General Rules of Interpretation (GRI's)
Section and Chapter Notes, including subheading notes
The HS Committee is convened by the WCO Secretary General to
meet _______________________.
Twice a year
Once a year
At least once a year
At least twice a year
What is the maximum tariff-rate lines can a member country of
WCO assign in a legal level for their Harmonized System?
6 digits
8 digits
10 digits
12 digits
Which among the following is one of the uses of the Harmonized
System?
Trade nomenclature
Basis for trade negotiations
International language and code for trade purposes
Base for the determination of the ROO for preferential trade purposes
The first four (4) digits of the Harmonized System is referred to
______________.
Heading
Numerical position of the Chapter in the HeadingNumerical position of the Chapter in the Heading
Subheading number
Chapter number
The last two (2) digits of the Harmonized System indicates the
____________.
Subheading number
Numerical position of the Chapter in the Heading
Heading
Chapter number
How many amendments to the Harmonized System where
adopted by the Philippines as of the latest?
3 amendments
4 amendments
5 amendments
6 amendments
What does the third and fourth digits of the Harmonized System
referred to?
Numerical position of the Chapter in the Heading
Chapter number
Heading
Subheading number
The first 2 digits of the Harmonized System indicates the
_________________.
Heading
Chapter number
Subheading number
Numerical position of the Chapter in the Heading
It is mandatory for WCO member countries to adopt the HS up to
the 6-digit subheadings; any modifications to the HS should be
done beyond the 6-digit levels. This statement is/are?
Only the first statement is correct
Only the second statement is correct
Both statements are correct
Both statements are not correct
What is the complete name of the Harmonized System?
Harmonized Commodity Description and Classification System
Harmonized Commodity Classification and Coded System
Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System
Harmonized Commodity Classification and Coding System
The following are the functions of HS Committee, except one?
To prepare explanatory notes, classification opinions or other advice or guides to the interpretation of the
HS
To exercise such other powers and functions in relation to the HS as the council or the contracting parties
may deem necessary
To prepare recommendations in order to ensure uniformity in the interpretation and application of the HS
To prepare amendments to the convention without having to consider the needs of users and to changes in
technology or in patterns of international trade
How do the ASEAN Member States provide for national
subheading?
Through WTO procedures
Through ASEAN Protocol procedures
Through their domestic procedures
Through WCO procedures
It provides the necessary support for supervising, coordinating
and reviewing the implementation of the AHTN Protocol.
ASEAN Member States
ASEAN Secretariat
ASEAN Director-Generals of Customs
ASEAN Finance Ministers Meeting
The 9th and 10th digits of the ASEAN Harmonized tariff
Nomenclature is for ______________.
HS Subheading
Heading
ASEAN Subheading
National Subheading
The decisions of the ASEAN Director-General of Customs to the
AHTN Amendments shall be made by ___________.
Majority
Consensus
At least 1/3 vote of AMS
At least 1⁄2 vote of AMS
It refers to a compilation of the official interpretation of the
ASEAN Subheadings.
Correlation Table
Supplementary Explanatory Notes
Explanatory Notes
Compendium of Classification Opinions
Article 5 of the AHTN Protocol pertains to ______________.
Obligation of the Member States
Amendment Procedures
Amendments of the AHTN
Institutional Arrangements
It is an essential guide for the transposition of the AHTN 2012
tariff lines to the latest version of AHTN.
Explanatory Notes
Compendium of Classification Opinions
Correlation Table
Supplementary Explanatory Notes
Which among the following is correct as to the first 6 digits of
the AHTN is?
Exclusive for the use of ASEAN Member States
Can be modified by the ASEAN Member States
Adopted from the Harmonized System
Used as preferential tariff lines
Which of the following pertains to the ASEAN Subheading?
3rd and 4th digits
5th and 6th digits
7th and 8th digits
9th and 10th digits
One of the following is not an instance where AHTN may be
amended.
If there are amendments to the HS Code
If there is amendment arising from the requirements of AMSs changes in technology
If there is amendment to the ASEAN Subheadings
If there is an amendment to the AHTN Protocol
They are responsible for monitoring, reviewing and supervising
all aspects relating to the implementation of the AHTN Protocol.
ASEAN Member States
ASEAN Secretariat
ASEAN Finance Ministers Meeting
ASEAN Director-Generals of Customs
What is the legal basis for the Philippines implementation of the
AHTN?
Executive Order no. 718
Executive Order no. 700
Executive Order no. 688
Executive Order no. 680
All of the following except one are the structure of the AHTN?
General Rules of Interpretation
Section and Chapter Notes, including Subheading Notes
Correlation of all products indicated in schedule LXXV under the WTO
List of headings arranged in systematic order
The following are the uses of AHTN, except one?
Base for the collection of trade statistics
Base for non-preferential rates of duties
Base for preferential tariff purposes in AFTA and other free trade areas
Uniform tariff nomenclature within the ASEAN region
The Philippines are using __________________ as their national
subheading in the AHTN.
Alpha-numeric codes
Numeric codes
Roman-numeric codes
Alphabetic codes
All of the following are the advantages of AHTN, except one?
Simplifies the tariff nomenclature system of AMSs to facilitate trade in the ASEAN region
Establishes uniformity of application in the classification of goods in ASEAN
Generalize the basis for trade negotiations within ASEAN region
Enhances transparency in the classification process for goods in the region
All of the following except one are the other publications related
to the implementation of AHTN?
Compendium of Classification Opinions
Alphabetical Index
Supplementary Explanatory Notes
Correlation Table
It defines as the legal framework governing the implementation
of AHTN and its implementing rules and explanatory notes.
Question 18 options:
AHTN Convention
AHTN Protocol
Convention
Protocol
AHTN was conceptualized by ASEAN Member States in order to
have a common tariff nomenclature to facilitate trade within the
region; the first AHTN Code that incorporates products which
are significantly traded by AMS using the HS 2012. This
statement is/are?
Only the first statement is correct
Only the second statement is correct
Both statements are correct
Both statements are not correct
Each AMS shall abide by the HS Code and shall apply the AHTN
up to the 10-digit level for all trade transactions for tariff, the
collection of statistical data and other purposes. Amendments to
the AHTN shall only be made in accordance with Article 7 and
Article 8 of the Protocol. These statements is best describe as?
Only the first statement is correct
Only the second statement is correct
Both statements are correct
Both statements are not correct
Amendments to the AHTN is patterned with the Harmonized
System which is every _________.
4 years
6 years
5 years
4 to 6 years
It is the forum for all decisions relating to the implementation of
the AHTN Protocol.
ASEAN Member States
ASEAN Director-Generals of Customs
ASEAN Secretariat
ASEAN Finance Ministers Meeting
In-quota and out-quota rates shall reflect only on
_______________.
HS Subheading
ASEAN Subheading
HS Heading
National Subheading
What does Article 6 of the AHTN Protocol provides for?
Obligation of the Member States
Amendment Procedures
Amendments of the AHTN
Institutional Arrangements
What is the major feature of the 2017 Harmonized System
amendments?
Reflection of current trade practices and patterns
Simplification including the deletion of subheadings with a low volume of trade
Advances in technology
Environmental and social issues
