Member price – £295.00 + VAT
Non-member price – £350.00  + VAT

Duration: 1 Day – split as 2 1/2 day sessions

Trading with overseas customers and suppliers involves compliance issues, regulations and documentation not encountered in the domestic sale.

This one day course, delivered by an international trade professional with 30 years’ experience, provides an overview of specialized procedures involved in export and import.  Ideal for sales, purchasing and shipping staff, the workshop will cover areas pertinent to shipping goods around the world successfully.

Training Agenda

Export

• Overview of regulatory & compliance issues
• Incoterms 2020
• Customs Commodity Codes
• The role of goods’ origin
• When an Export Licence becomes necessary

The Export Process

• Export documentation required – analysis of commercial, origin and regulatory documents involved in the export sale
• Distribution methods
• The proof of export documents – including Bills of lading, AWBS and CMR notes.
• Payment mechanisms
• Audit Trail and HMRC

Import

• Due Diligence issues:
  • Import Licences
  • Sanctions and embargos
  • Quotas
  • Origin

• What does successful importing look like:
• The role of HMRC
• Process to be followed
• Documentation involved
• Costs to take into account
• The Import Customs Entry
• Deferring duty & VAT
• Duty & VAT Relief Schemes

All information shared during the course of the workshop will be treated in confidence.