This course provides an introduction to international trade with a focus on Europe and global trade. Topics covered include foreign trade, maritime, air, and multimodal freight transport, Incoterms® 2020, risk mitigation, customs procedures (including ATLAS with Dakosy ZODIAK), international trade rules, and freight forwarding documents.
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Certificates: Certificate "Foreign trade and customs clearance"
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Examination: Praxisbezogene Projektarbeit mit Abschlusspräsentation
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Teaching Times: Full-timeMonday to Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 3:35 p.m. (in weeks with public holidays from 8:30 a.m. to 5:10 p.m.)
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Language of Instruction: German
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Duration: 4 Weeks
Foreign trade (approx. 1 day)
Trade in Europe and world trade
Maritime, Air, and Multimodal Freight Transport (approx. 2 days)
Significance, Advantages, and Disadvantages of Various Modes of Transport
Types of ships, freight routes, and container transport
Air freight, consolidated shipments, and secure supply chains
Known Shipper and Regulated Agent
Selecting suitable transportation routes based on cost, time, and risk
AI-powered analysis of multimodal transport modes
Incoterms® 2020 (approx. 1 day)
Structure and System of Incoterms® 2020
Transfer of Costs, Risks, and Obligations
Selection and contractual agreement of appropriate clauses
Risk Hedging (approx. 1 day)
Payment and Delivery Risks in International Trade
Documentary Collection
Documentary Letter of Credit
Customs clearance (approx. 5 days)
Import procedures
Customs clearance and release
Import duties
Customs duties and customs value
Electronic Customs Tariff (EZT)
Export Procedures
The Automated Tariff and Local Customs Clearance System (ATLAS)
Export Licenses
EU Customs Law
The Union Customs Code
Preferential Treatment and Certificates of Origin
Security Regulations for International Trade
EU Customs Security Initiative
Bonded Warehouses
AI as a Research Tool for Tariff Classification, Customs Value, and Origin
Processing ATLAS customs procedures using Dakosy ZODIAK GE (approx. 5 days)
Create and edit customer data
Create and edit product data
Create an import customs declaration
Processing input prompts and error messages
Create an export declaration
Create transit procedures in the NCTS system
Creating an Import and Export Customs Declaration
Create a transit declaration
Possible prompts and errors
International Trade (approx. 1 day)
The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)
EU Legal Framework
Supply Chain Due Diligence Act (LkSG)
Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM)
EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR)
Freight Forwarder Documents for Foreign Trade (approx. 1 day)
FIATA-FCR and FIATA-FCT
FIATA Multimodal Transport
Bill of Lading
Project work (approx. 3 days)
To consolidate the content learned
Presentation of the project results
Changes are possible, the course content is updated regularly.
You are familiar with the legal, commercial, and logistical fundamentals of international trade. You can evaluate terms of delivery and payment, conduct foreign trade compliance reviews, and process import, export, and transit procedures using DAKOSY ZODIAK GE.
The course is aimed at people with training or professional experience in the commercial or administrative field, specialists from the areas of sales, purchasing, materials management and people with a degree in economics or business administration.
Your meaningful certificate provides a detailed insight into the qualifications you have acquired and improves your career prospects.
Didactic concept
Your lecturers are highly qualified both professionally and didactically and will teach you from the first to the last day (no self-study system).
You will learn in effective small groups. The courses usually consist of 6 to 25 participants. The general lessons are supplemented by numerous practical exercises in all course modules. The practice phase is an important part of the course, as it is during this time that you process what you have just learned and gain confidence and routine in its application. The final section of the course involves a project, a case study or a final exam.
Virtual classroom alfaview®
Lessons take place using modern alfaview® video technology - either from the comfort of your own home or at our premises at Bildungszentrum. The entire course can see each other face-to-face via alfaview®, communicate with each other in lip-sync voice quality and work on joint projects. Of course, you can also see and talk to your connected trainers live at any time and you will be taught by your lecturers in real time for the entire duration of the course. The lessons are not e-learning, but real live face-to-face lessons via video technology.
The courses at alfatraining are funded by Agentur für Arbeit and are certified in accordance with the AZAV approval regulation. When submitting a Bildungsgutscheinor Aktivierungs- und Vermittlungsgutschein, the entire course costs are usually covered by your funding body.
Funding is also possible via Europäischen Sozialfonds (ESF), Deutsche Rentenversicherung (DRV) or regional funding programs. As a regular soldier, you have the option of attending further training courses via Berufsförderungsdienst (BFD). Companies can also have their employees qualified via funding from Agentur für Arbeit (Qualifizierungschancengesetz).