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An Introduction to International Transport

  1. Modes of transport Air, Sea, Road, Courier, Post etc, differences between same, advantages/disadvantages for shippers and forwarders alike. Combining different modes to meet special needs.

  2. The Customs Tariff and the role of Customs as related to Forwarders and Importers/Exporters.

  3. The consignment chain import & export and all those associated with it, Shipping Conferences, IATA, Banks, Insurance Companies etc.

  4. Units used in forwarding - ULD's, Containers, Pallets, Trailers.

  5. INCOTERMS and their meanings.

  6. Self Assessment


Documentation & Physical Movement of Goods

  1. The ways in which goods can be moved via the different modes, likely costs and time scales.

  2. Geography and it's impact on the shipper/forwarder, using and understanding different routes and timetables associated with transport modes, and locations of major ports/airports etc.

  3. An introduction to the use of Waybills, Bills of Lading, Air waybills, CMR notes, Certificates of Origin, Insurance Certificates and the like. Invoicing, Packing Lists, Certifying Origin and SITPRO aligned documents.

  4. Consolidations and the role of charters in freight movement.

  5. Self Assessment

Customs and Customs Regimes - Import & Export

  1. Customs and their role in cargo movement. The New Export System (NES) & the Customs Freight Simplified Procedures (CFSP) as an aid to trade simplification.

  2. Customs Procedure Codes and ways to delay/avoid duty and tax.

  3. Physical Examination of Cargo, CFSP, Period Entry, Customs Warehousing etc.

  4. Duty & VAT liability, excise, anti-dumping, quota's and calculations.

  5. Self Assessment

Charging and Costing - Freight Calculation by Mode

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  1. Freight and charges calculation by mode, and weight to measurement ratio's. Using these to devise ways to save money, or be more competitive.

  2. Consolidations and the differences in charging and costing methods associated with same.

  3. Commodity Based tariff's as compared with FAK etc

  4. Tariff construction & quotations either to supply or purchase services

  5. Self Assessment

Customs Documents the SAD - Entry Procedures

  1. The SAD (C88) and Intrastat, make up and completion

  2. Plain Paper entries and Community Service Provider operations use of the Internet for the New Export System and "newer" Customs data collection.

  3. Special Entries/Regimes - TSR, Carnet, Transhipment etc

  4. Outwards Processing Relief, Inwards Processing Relief and Exhibition

    procedures. The ATA Carnet.

  5. Self Assessment


"Added Value" Services

  1. Insurance and it's role, premium calculations and different types of cover, liabilities of carriers, forwarders, ports airports etc. Dealing with insurance claims.

  2. Duty Deferment and Guarantee's, Customs Warehousing and Pick/Pack operations.

  3. The EU & the forwarder, VAT, ESLs, Intrastat, Community Transit & CAP.

  4. Self Assessment



Aviation Security

  1. Training approved by the UK Department for Transport Local Governement and the Regions is offered at all four levels. The courses vary in length from half a day awareness training up to 3 days with refresher training at a later date. One of the first suppliers approved, we have now trained many thousands of delegates.


Customer Contact & Communications Day.

  1. The day is designed to cover the skills which a forwarder and shipper must develop if they are to improve their communication/negotiation skills and present a professional image to each other.

  2. The day includes telephone skills and techniques, written skills and face to face business negotiation, all specially aligned to the forwarder and shipper roles.

  3. Self Assessment

Aids to the Movement of Goods - "Getting the Documents Right"

  1. Shipping instructions and packing and marking of goods, safe stowage in all modes including consolidations.

  2. Introduction to dangerous goods and the rules for moving same.

  3. Licensing both import and export, role of the DTI, IBAP etc.

  4. An introduction to V.A.T. and it's effects on the forwarder and shipper.

  5. Financial matters introducing - Letters of Credit, Bills of Exchange, COD's and the like.

  6. Self Assessment

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Information Technology Day

  1. An introduction to the role of computers in forwarding and applications to which they can be put, skills in using same to help control business and profitability will be demonstrated through hands on experience. Personal Computing items include the role of Word Processing, Spreadsheets, Databases, Presentational Computing etc. Customs entries and data collection via email, the Internet Web Forms and direct data download. This course requires that PC's be available for "hands on" experience.

  2. DTI - EMAIL the Internet Cargo Tracking and Tracing and Communications aspects of international freighting today.

  3. Self Assessment.


Special Days

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  1. Courses Designed To Your Requirements

  2. Clearly many of our customers require training built to their specification. Any of the items mentioned in the specific days above may be tailored to suit your needs.

  3. Simply select the items of interest to you, and agree with us what can properly be accomplished in a course to suit your needs.

  4. Many customers ask us to build new material to cope with a special demand. We are more than happy to design new material if required to allow your people to grow with strength !



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