For more information, contact course facilitator at phelpsg@smccd.edu

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BUS. 249 Online

Introduction To International Logistics For Customs Brokers And Freight Forwarders
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BUS. 249 Online

Introduction To International Logistics For Customs Brokers And Freight Forwarders

BUS. 680SC Online
Introduction To International Logistics For Customs Brokers And Freight Forwarders

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BUS. 258 Online

Customs Broker Services and Regulations

BUS. 261 Online
Customs Admissibility, Classification, Value and Entry

BUS. 262 Online
Introduction to International Forwarding and Cargo Transportation

BUS. 263 Online
U.S. Export and Destination Country Import Requirements; Foreign Collections

BUS. 267 Online
Ocean Forwarder & NVOCC Regulation, Operations and
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BUS. 268 Online
Air Forwarder
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BUS. 249 Introduction to International Logistics for Customs Brokers and Freight Forwarders

Course Content:

Anatomy of a Commercial Import-Export Transaction
  Buyers, Sellers and Physical Exchange of Goods
  Why Export/Import?
  Anatomy of Commercial Export/Import Transactions
   
Trade Facilitation through Standards
  A Contract = "A Meeting of the Minds"
  The Need for Standards
  "Trade Terms"
   
  Transaction Time Schedule vs. Risk
  Time vs. Risk Elements
  Payment/Financial Risk
  Physical Risks to Cargo during Shipping
   
International Transaction Concerns and Requirements
  Identity of Actual Supplier
  Transportation
  Origin Country Requirements
  Destination Country Requirements
  Risk Reduction though Cargo Insurance
   
Incoterms:
  History
  Overview of Seller and Buyer Responsibilities Common to All Incoterms
  Passage of Risk
  Arranging Export Transportation and Contracts of Carriage
  Required Notices
  Additional Requirements and Concerns with Particular Terms
  Initial Seller-Buyer Negotiation; Sales Quotations
   
Payment Terms for International Transactions
  Basic Concepts
  A Spectrum of Payment Alternatives
  Common Import-Export Payment Terms
  Documentary Letters of Credit: Concept, Types and Benefits and Risks to the Parties
   
 Overview of International Supply Chains
   
Cargo Transportation
  Basic Concepts and Issues
  Transportation Modes and Types of Carriers
  Carrier-to-Shipper Relationship
  Transportation Carrier Regulation; Tariffs
  Transportation Rate Basis and Structure for Each Transportation Mode
   
 Cargo and Supply Chain Security
  Introduction—Threats
  Government Responses & Programs
  Commercial Security Measures
   
Commercial Shipping Risks
  Shipping Risk Management—Physical and Commercial Risks
  Carrier Liability
  Introduction to Cargo Insurance, Obligations of the Insured
  Cargo Loss and Damage Claims
   

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Please direct questions about this program to:

Graciela Phelps
CITD - Logistics Program Director

Bay Area Center for International Trade Development

Skyline College
3300 College Drive, Bldg. 5
San Bruno, CA 94066

Phone:  (650) 738-7098
Fax:     (650) 738-7090

phelps@bayareacitd.com

www.bayarealogistics.org
www.skylinecollege.edu


Call (650) 735 7098
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