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Import Practice and Procedures

6-hour course  |  6 CPD hours

£329 +VAT per person

£329 +VAT
per person

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Import Practice and Procedures

6-hour course

Course prices:

Classroom: £329 +VAT per person

Course overview

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

This course offers those involved in importing a comprehensive understanding of this complex subject. It examines the essentials of importing and considers more advanced issues – helping you understand the customs processes, documentation, costs and risks involved and the impact they have upon your business.

This course will provide useful tips for supplier management and will provide an insight into tariff codes, rules of origin, import documentation, supply chain costs and risks, customs duties, taxes and reliefs and facilitate compliance with UK legislation and HMRC requirements.

It will explore the implications of Brexit and highlight recent changes.

Course content

This course is a complete guide and explains everything you need to know about:

  • Supplier management
  • Purchase orders
  • Freight forwarder selection 
  • The Tariff
  • Commodity codes
  • Origin rules
  • Incoterms 2010® (Soon to be replaced by Incoterms 2020®)
  • Limits of liability and cargo marine insurance
  • Customs documentation
  • Duty relief schemes
  • Customs Procedure Codes (CPCs)
  • Changes introduced under the Union Customs Code
  • Possible future Customs procedural changes as a result of Brexit
  • The Authorised Economic Operator concept

Who should attend?

Whether you are involved in procurement, import administration, finance, shipping administration, sourcing or customer services, you will benefit greatly from attending this course.

What will you learn?

  • Background to international trade and the current global situation
  • The “fundamentals” of importing
  • What is the difference between intra-EU trade and trade with non-EU countries?
  • How might Brexit affect your business should the UK leave the European Single Market and EU Customs Union?
  • Import Supply Chain and logistics
  • The role of freight forwarders and clearing agents
  • Procurement issues and supplier management
  • What are Incoterms and why are they important?
  • The importance of documentation and the audit trail
  • The HMRC Integrated Tariff
  • Customs Compliance regimes – Authorised Economic Operator
  • The critical importance of the tariff code
  • The origin of goods and its implications
  • Valuation of goods for import
  • Duty and tax calculation
  • Import procedures and declarations
  • The financial impact of choosing the correct Customs Procedure Code (CPC)
  • Deferment accounts and customs planning
  • The Union Customs Code (UCC)
  • Customs “simplifications” and guarantees
  • Temporary admission / IPR / OPR / OSR / End Use / Customs warehousing

Extra benefits

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