Training

The Chamber runs a rolling programme of training courses that culminate in the nationally-recognised Foundation Award in International Trade. Our regular training courses provide the knowledge to assist with your international trade activities. Currently, all courses will take place online via Zoom.

This course covers all the basic key areas around importing and will explain the requirements for documentation, plus an overview of country of origin and incoterms.

It is vitally important that importers and exporters understand the information required to be submitted, fines and inspections are things that no company wants to endure. This sessions looks at the procedures required to deal with customs.

It is essential that businesses understand Incoterms ® as their use is vital for the successful movement of goods between customers and suppliers around the world. This session will explain Incoterms ® and their importance in international trade contracts.

The training course will highlight what you need to know to complete customs declarations accurately and efficiently for both the import and export of goods, including taking you through step-bystep guidance on completing the SAD C88 form.

This workshop covers the five main types of payment for exports, from advance payment to open account, including Sight Documentary Collection, Term Documentary Collection and Documentary Letters of Credit. It includes the use of Bills of Exchange with and without documents. You will gain a better understanding of how important it is to getting it right first time avoiding delayed payment of goods exported.

The course will cover special procedures and the benefits of using IP and OP in your compliance. We will look at the impact of the EU Union Customs Code (UCC) on the application, the requirement for duty guarantees and administrative processes involved in managing IP. As well as reviewing the IP application form and the C99/ C&E812 suspension returns, we will also look at what internal processes are required.

This course will explain all aspects of the Rules of Origin and Trade agreements and how to understand and comply with them to help companies be more competitive in export markets. Rules of Origin are the major factor in FTA agreements and we will learn how this is calculated and the benefits of having UK Origin.

This course covers all the basic key areas around exporting and will explain the requirements for documentation, plus an overview of country of origin and incoterms.

All our training courses run from

Cost per course: £280.00 (plus VAT) Chamber members, £375.00 (plus VAT) non-Chamber members.