18th July 2012, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM Liverpool Chamber of Commerce and Industry Number One Old Hall Street Liverpool Merseyside

Wirral Chamber of Commerce in partnership with Liverpool Chamber of Commerce

Understanding Export Paperwork
and the Process

Who should attend?

This seminar provides an introduction to the world of export procedures and documentation and is designed for any person in the organisation who has to deal with export procedures and the paperwork associated with it. It is ideal for those in administration, sales, despatch, logistics, purchasing, finance and managers of companies exporting for the first time.

Experienced export clerks often attend this course as a refresher, to learn if regulations have changed.

For in-house courses the content is customised to meet the needs of the company and is used as an ideal opportunity for employees and directors to understand the exporting and importing process and the activities of different departments.
Each delegate will get a set of detailed course notes to take home to use in their place of work.

Seminar content

The seminar covers all the headings below and includes a practical to produce a commercial invoice and a certificate of origin.

The Export Office
Handling Enquiries
Incoterms
Export Pricing
Receipt of an export order
Export Invoice
Export Invoice practical
Methods of Payment
Certificates of Origin
Arab British Certificates of Origin
Preference Documents EUR 1, ATR
E Commerce, e-cert
Assessing Risk and Insurance
Shipping and Shipping Documents
Tariff Numbers
HM Customs, VAT, Import Licences

Presenter: Robin Mackay LTI, FInstSMM, MIEx.
Robin is an experienced Director and Senior Manager with over 15 years experience working for a world class textile company with particular responsibility for exports. Business experience has included the successful technology transfer of innovative engineering patents and software from the academic sector to commercial implementation. Robin spent five years as Director of International Trade for the North East Chamber of Commerce and developed a range of products and services to meet the needs of large and small companies.
He has considerable experience in assisting organisations of all sizes develop markets and overcome the issues associated with export procedures and documentation; he brings to his course a wealth of practical solutions