Basics Class 100-Level Course

Topics to be discussed:

• The import process
• Planning ahead for success
• Incoterms
• Industry changes
• Choosing a carrier
• CTPAT, ACE and FDA prior notice
• Information management
• Expeditors' Booking Tool & exp.o demo
• The role of the customs broker
• Basic import compliance
• HTS Classification System
• Other Government Agencies
• Basic export compliance
  • Licensing
  • Denied parties
  • Completing an SLI

Basic elements of transportation to be covered:

• Common air and ocean freight terminology
• Cargo conversions
• Routing determinations and “The Life of a Shipment”
• Packaging, documentation, and rates
• Limits of liability/Insurance
• Dangerous Goods/Special Consideration