Main topics of study:

The Export & Shipping Office:

• The Export Office Role
• The Export Office Organisation & Structure
• Export Policy & Records

Export Customs Practice:

• Customs & Excise Department
• Bonds, Deposits & Guarantees
• Customs Tariff
• Export Controls
• Export Documentation & Procedures
• Outward Clearance of a Vessel
• Customs Reliefs
• Duty Preference & Origin
• Community Transit
• Single Administrative Document
• TIR Carnets
• CHIEF

Cargo Insurance:

• Cargo Insurance Market
• Lloyd’s Agents
• Fundamental Principles of Insurance
• Cargo Insurance Policy Form & Clauses
• Cargo Insurance Rating
• Cargo Insurance Claims
• Cargo Claims Prevention
• International Transport Conventions
• International Rail Transport COTIF/CIM
• International Air Transport – Warsaw Convention

Credit Insurance:

• Export Credit Insurance
• Short-Term Export Credit Insurance
• Berne Union

Export Documentation:

• Air Waybill
• Bill of Exchange
• Bill of Lading
• Cargo Insurance Policy & Certificate
• Certificate of Origin
• Certificate of Shipping
• Charter Party
• Convention on the Contract for the International Carriage of Goods by Road (CMR)
• Dock Receipt
• Exchange Permit
• Export Cargo Shipping Instruction (ECSI)
• Export Invoicing
• Export Licensing
• Health Certificate
• International Convention Concerning the Carriage of Goods by Rail (CIM)
• Letters of Hypothecation
• Letters of Indemnity
• Mate’s Receipt
• Packing List
• Parcel Post Receipt
• Phytosanitary (Plant health) Certificate
• Pre-Shipment Inspection Certificate
• Quality Certificate
• Shipper’s Letter of Instruction
• Ship’s Delivery Order
• Veterinary Certificate/Health Certificate
• Weight Certificate

Processing the Export Order:

• Contract of Affreightment – Terms of Delivery, Incoterms 1990
• Factors Determining Choice of Incoterms 1990
• Description of Incoterms 1990
• The Export Sales Contract
• Receipt of Export Order
• Processing the Export Consignment
• Presentation of Documents to the Bank – Check List
• Computerised Export Department

Reading List

Main Text:
Export Practice & Management – Alan E Branch (Chapman & Hall)

Alternative Text and Further Reading:
The Export Trade - Schmitthoff (Sweet & Maxwell)
Export – H Deschampsneufs (Heinemann)