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

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