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Export Administration
Try Before You Buy
12 Modules
14 Weeks
1 Assignments
Up to 70 verified hours contribute towards CPD Points
- The export sequence
- The different types of cargo presented for export
- Ocean transport and its advantages, limitations, procedures, regulations and the various types of cargo vessels used in international trade
- Major South African ports and describe their facilities
- The major locations of container terminals in South Africa
- The difference between container terminals, container depots, container yards and Transnet Freight Rail goods yards
- The difference between FCL, LCL and groupage service and cargo, and the procedures involved in exporting each cargo type
- The procedures involved in exporting bulk or breakbulk cargo, transported by rail or road, for onward transportation by sea
- Airfreight and its advantages, limitations, procedures, regulations and the various types of aircrafts used in international trade
- Road transport and its advantages, limitations, procedures, regulations and the various types of services offered by road transporters in southern Africa
- Rail transport and its advantages, limitations, procedures, regulations and infrastructure and the various types of services offered by rail transporters in southern Africa
- The advantages and disadvantages of cargo being transported by inland waterway
- How to make informed decisions when choosing a mode of transport based on influencing factors
- How ocean freight, airfreight, road transport and rail freight rates are calculated
- The advantages of using a freight forwarder
- International standards in respect to health and safety, environment and quality control
- How to distinguish between ‘packing’ and ‘packaging’ and outline regulations for both in terms of environmental standards
- The specific functions of Customs & Excise in South Africa and its various systems, procedures and document requirements
- The procedures for customs clearing goods into a foreign country
- The purpose, categories and features of various documents with regards to invoicing, instructions, customs, permits, certificates and payments in export trade
- The sets of rules developed for the interpretation of trade terms by the International Chamber of Commerce
- How Incoterms® are used in a contract of sale
- The factors influencing the choice of particular Incoterms®
- The purpose of marine insurance, understand its terminology and describe the different insurance policies available and the cover each provides
