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International Trade

Edinburgh International Trade offers a one-stop shop for international trade support



Skills Enhancement

We deliver one of the widest range of specialist international trade training services in Scotland.

Skill levels are frequently overlooked where international trade is concerned.

Companies who are doing well often don't consider the need for international trade skills enhancement, missing out on significant potential gains that could realised through further training.

We acknowledge the adage that you can never know everything in respect of international trade, but this should not be a reason for not trying to achieve the impossible!

Our courses can be delivered in-house, which helps us tailor training to each company's requirements.

This is a chargeable service.

Our courses include:

Export Procedures

  • Incoterms/Quotations
  • Legalisation
  • Insurance Marine/Credit
  • HM Customs Requirements
  • Customs Clearance Abroad
  • How to Get Paid
  • Transportation
  • Documentation
  • Dangerous Goods

Export Documentation

  • The Importance of Export Documentation
  • Transport Documents
  • Commercial Documents
  • Cost Factors
  • Official Documents

Documentary Letters of Credit

  • The Methods of Payment in International Trade
  • UCP 600 Explained
  • What is a Letter of Credit?
  • Documents for Presentation

Physical Distribution

  • Incoterms 2000
  • Factors Which Influence Your Choice
  • Liner & Tramp Services Explained
  • Container and Trailer Types
  • The Freight Forwarder
  • Methods of Transportation
  • Vessel Types
  • Transport Documentation

Introduction to Contract Law

  • The Purpose of 'Contract'
  • Discharging a Contract
  • The Formation of a Contract
  • Arbitration
  • Elements of a Contract
  • Parties to the Contract
  • The Applicable Law
  • Performance Versus Breach

International Marketing and Market Research

  • The Concept of Marketing
  • External Influences
  • Research Methodology
  • Elements of the Marketing Plan
  • Domestic Versus International
  • Research
  • The Marketing Plan
  • The Support Agencies

Incoterms and Quotations

  • What are Incoterms?
  • Overseas Legislation
  • Transportation Costs
  • Marine/Credit Insurance Costs
  • Why do they Affect Quotations?
  • Methods of Payment
  • Documentation Costs

Importing & HM Customs Procedures

  • Inward Processing Relief
  • End User Relief
  • Drawback
  • Customs Warehousing
  • Outward Processing Relief
  • Duty Suspension
  • Processing for Free Circulation

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