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Export Practice and Procedures

6-hour course  |  6 CPD hours

£329 +VAT per person

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Export Practice and Procedures

6-hour course

Course overview

We now offer a combined import/export course - Import & Export Practice and Procedures. This contains all the content featured below.

It is essential to understand the risks and practicalities of exporting goods, as mistakes can result in delay of the goods, customer service failures and financial loss.

The course provides a complete overview of the export process from the first enquiry to final arrival of the goods, and suggests some “best practice”.  

It will explain export terminology, consider the exporter’s compliance obligations and detail the necessary documentation. The course will also explore the implications of Brexit.

Course content

  • Export enquiry and quotations
  • Elements of export control and licensing
  • Freight and logistics costs and issues
  • Freight forwarder role and selection
  • Incoterms 2010® (soon to be replaced by Incoterms 2020®)
  • Limits of liability and cargo marine insurance
  • Potential destination implications
  • Sources of support and information
  • Export finance and payments
  • Role of HMRC
  • The Authorised Economic Operator concept
  • Commodity codes
  • Origin rules
  • Customs Procedure Codes (CPCs)
  • Export documentation
  • Future Customs procedural changes as a result of Brexit
  • Changes introduced under the Union Customs Code

Who should attend?

The course will start with the basics and will benefit anyone involved in selling, marketing, despatching or shipping goods overseas. If you are considering whether or where to export your goods then this course is an essential starting point for you.

What will you learn?

  • International Trade background – the current global situation
  • What is a direct export? What is an indirect export?
  • Intra EU and third country trading differences
  • Routes to market
  • What are the Export Controls?
  • How to process export enquiries and quotations
  • Source of information
  • The importance of Incoterms 2010® (soon to be replaced by Incoterms 2020®)
  • The importance of cargo insurance
  • Export payment options
  • The effect of international security regimes
  • The Role of HMRC
  • The benefits of customs compliance
  • The Harmonised Systems and commodity codes
  • The essential details for export documentation
  • Proof of export for VAT compliance
  • Consignment documentation
  • Preferential trading agreements and the impact of Brexit
  • The rules of origin
  • What is the importance of a Certificate of Origin?
  • What are the different types of export declaration and when should they be made?

Extra benefits

  • A course pack containing the information presented on the day
  • A certificate of attendance
  • Complimentary refreshments and lunch provided