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Our upcoming August training courses cover all aspects of Customs compliance and international trade.
Our program is designed to cater to your needs, whether you're looking to enhance your skills, stay updated, or advance in your career. From the fundamentals of export and import, to the intricacies of advanced Customs procedures, our courses offer a comprehensive understanding of international trade and Customs compliance.
This is your opportunity to gain valuable knowledge and skills that will set you apart to excel in your role.
Last minute availability for July courses:
Advanced CDS Technical Workshop: Exports Tuesday 16th July, 2024 10am - 3pm
This advanced workshop will show how you make an export declaration using different software packages. Each data element group will be explained in detail, together with illustrative examples. The technical advisors share their wealth of experience using multiple software solutions for CDS entries and supporting many clients using a variety of software platforms. It is recommended delegates have attended our ‘How to Complete Export Customs Entries’ course or have a good awareness of Customs declaration requirements.
Payment Methods: Handling Letters of Credit Thursday 18th July, 2024 10am - 3pm
Essential training for all exporters who work with Letters of Credit (LC). With exercises to help you handle this method of payment, it will also review alternative payment terms. Documentary credits, LCs, require procedures to manage the bank's requirements carefully and provide accurate paperwork on time to avoid delays and additional costs. Attending this session will help you to do that by providing working examples.
Navigating HMRC Audits: Cracking the Code, what if my commodity code is incorrect? Wednesday 24th July, 2024- 10am - 11:30am
Take advantage of our upcoming HMRC Audit online clinic, designed to provide comprehensive insights into the intricacies of HMRC audits, whether conducted face-to-face or online. More than a presentation, this session offers invaluable guidance on understanding and navigating the audit process effectively.
Clinics
Mastering Incoterms®: DDP What are my Compliance Requirements in the EU?
Thursday 1st August 2024
Incoterms® are significant in International Trade. DDP (Delivered Duty Paid) stands out as it assigns the maximum responsibility to the Seller, often earning it the name "the buyer's friend" due to the recipient's minimal obligations upon goods arrival at the delivery point. Join us for a comprehensive one-hour presentation led by ICC Registered Incoterms® Trainers, followed by a 30-minute Q&A session, as we delve into compliance requirements for selling goods under the Delivered Duty Paid Incoterm®.
Understanding the EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM): What does it mean for UK Exporters?
Thursday 1st August 2024
Since the 30th of September 2023, the EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism has been implemented on imports of certain carbon-intensive products into the EU. Understanding your responsibilities when sending CBAM goods to the EU can seem complicated.
Is your CDS Export Entry Compliant
Monday 5th August 2024
Our upcoming online clinic is not just a presentation but a valuable interactive session dedicated to ensuring your CDS Export Entry is compliant! Join us for a one-hour presentation, followed by a 30-minute Q&A session where your specific questions will be answered. This comprehensive guidance will help you navigate the complexities of export requirements for CDS, making you feel confident and well-prepared.
Is your CDS Import Declaration Compliant?
Monday 12th August 2024
Our upcoming online clinic is not just a presentation but a valuable interactive session dedicated to ensuring your CDS Import Entry is compliant! Join us for a one-hour presentation, followed by a 30-minute Q&A session where your specific questions will be answered.
Unlocking Efficiency: Non-Manipulation Certificates Explained
Monday 19th August 2024
Our upcoming online clinic focuses on the significance of Non-manipulation certificates in customs warehouse operations. This session goes beyond a mere presentation, offering invaluable insights into how Non-manipulation certificates can optimize the utilization of customs warehouses, leading to cost savings.
Mastering Incoterms®: ExWorks: am I compliant in the eyes of HMRC?
Tuesday 20th August 2024
Join us for an enlightening session on the significant role of Incoterms® in International Trade. Our one-hour presentation, led by an ICC Registered Incoterms® Trainer, will be followed by a 30-minute Q&A session to address your queries, focusing on compliance with one of the most widely used Incoterms® ExWorks.
Navigating HMRC Audits: Origins & Preferences Unveiled
Tuesday 20th August 2024
Prepare yourself and your company for a customs audit with our upcoming online clinic, focusing on due diligence and crucial processes related to origin and preference. Whether you're an exporter declaring preference to suppliers, an importer leveraging preference to reduce import duty payments, or verifying goods' origin status, understanding the necessary evidence for HMRC audits is paramount.
Navigating HMRC Audits: Inward Processing
Thursday 29th August 2024
The Inward Processing Audit online clinic is not just a presentation but a valuable interactive session dedicated to ensuring you understand the essential rules when HMRC audits this customs special procedure.
Training Courses
Focus on Food: Import Procedures
Thursday 1st August 2024
Importing food, drink, plant health products, POAO and composite goods into the UK requires an awareness of the phytosanitary and pre-registration requirements. This full-day session will focus on what a trader needs to know to bring goods through customs, port health and meet other government department regulations, e.g., DEFRA. It will also demonstrate the pre-notification process on IPAFFS.
Export Essentials: An Introduction to Exporting
Monday 5th August 2024
Following on from the Beginners Guide to Exporting and Importing, this interactive session covers the critical areas of exporting goods. It covers essential details about the Incoterms® rules, export documentation, and working with freight forwarders to ensure goods are correctly declared. It is ideal for anyone whose job has an export connection, whether in sales, contracts, finance, shipping, or for a managerial overview.
Focus on Food: Tariff Classification
Monday 5th August 2024
Designed for anyone involved in classifying food products whether for Imports or Exports. This one-day workshop has been introduced to meet growing demand for specialist training in the Tariff Classification of food products in chapters 1-24 of the Integrated tariff of the UK that apply to importing Food and drink products.
The UK Export Licensing System
Monday 5th August 2024
This course brings together in a practical session the key elements of the UK Export Licensing System. Reviewing the UK strategic export control lists along with the implementation and legislation around financial sanctions it will provide delegates a detailed bedrock of knowledge on which it base future learning and understand internal requirements.
Applying for and Using UK Export Licences
Tuesday 6th August 2024
A practical session to explain the information needed to apply for individual licences and how to understand when an open licence is appropriate for a particular movement or transfer of controlled items. This workshop is designed to teach delegates how to use the export licensing system in the UK.
Focus On: Temporary Imports & Exports
Wednesday 7th August 2024
Whether your sales teams, engineers and technicians hand-carry goods when going overseas or you send them unaccompanied for demonstrations, exhibition, hire or loan, for testing or to have work done on them each temporary movement will require customs declarations at export and import. This course explains the customs and commercial processes involved to control temporary movements and avoid unnecessary customs costs.
Import Essentials: Focus on Importing
Thursday 8th August 2024
This core S&H training course is an excellent way to learn about importing. It is designed to provide participants with a practical understanding of essential topics, such as Customs procedures and the UK Trade Tariff, as well as implications for choosing the correct shipping term, paying duties and managing the logistics. The aim is to provide participants with the knowledge and skills to streamline import operations and work effectively with internal departments and freight forwarders.
Focus On: CDS - A Practical Guide For Businesses
Tuesday 13th August 2024
CDS is a new system that requires further data to be declared both for your import and export entries. This increased amount of information is required by all businesses.
Tariff Classification Explained - Technical Workshop
Tuesday 13th August 2024
In this workshop learner will find out why the tariff is so important, not only because it contains the commodity codes classifications but because of it's link to other trade measures. It looks at the structure of the Harmonised System (HS) and uses interactive session to help you understand how to classify your goods, the importance of section and chapter notes and how and when to use the General Interpretative Rules (GIRs).
Focus On: IPAFFS
Wednesday 14th August 2024
IPAFFS (Import of Products, Animals, Food and Feed Systems) is a web-based service for applying for Common Health Entry Documents (CHEDs) for imports into the UK. Applicable to live animals, POAO, HRFNAO and composite goods, understanding how to use this system is vital for many business sectors. Join us in reviewing how to access IPAFFS, complete an IPAFFS notification and process the import.
Advanced CDS Technical Workshop: Exports
Thursday 15th August 2024
This advanced workshop will show how you make an export declaration using different software packages. Each data element group will be explained in detail, together with illustrative examples. The technical advisors share their wealth of experience using multiple software solutions for CDS entries and supporting many clients using a variety of software platforms It is recommended delegates have attended How to Complete Export Customs Entries or have a good awareness of customs declaration requirements.
Focus On: Understanding Free Trade Agreements
Thursday 15th August 2024
With the UK developing new independent trade arrangements both to encourage the export and import of goods and services from affiliated markets, this session is a must. Some knowledge of customs regulations is recommended or attendance on courses introducing this topic. This course looks at the structure of new and old UK international trade agreements, the key rules of origin and how to understand the whole agreement coverings goods, services and other trade issues.
Focus On: Embargoes, Sanctions and End-Use Controls
Friday 16th August 2024
This half-day session examines why companies and employees should be aware of embargoes and sanctions. Using the UK regulations as the primary guide, it will review the growth in sanctions on Russia, as well as current financial sanctions in place managed by OFSI. It concentrates mainly on the export of goods and includes a look at end-use, end-user and transit controls. Violating these controls can result in fines, reputation loss, and criminal charges.
Focus On: An Essential Guide to Direct Shipping
Wednesday 28th August 2024
Also called drop shipping, cross-border deliveries or 3rd country supplies, instructing suppliers to ship directly to your customers without the goods being delivered to you first is becoming more common and requires careful planning.
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