International Trade - Operations

Outline the operations during shipment, including weight verification, phytosanitary and customs inspections, and sealing, and explain port cut-off times and vessel loading for export success.

Learn documentary sale in trade by preparing a commercial invoice and distinguishing it from a proforma invoice, including shipper, consignee, cargo details, weights, units, HS code, currency, and payment terms.

Learn how packing lists detail cargo description, packing types, inner and outer packing, and weights, while ensuring the packing list date matches the commercial invoice and bill of lading.

Learn how transport documents in international trade act as transferable cargo titles, covering truck consignment, railway consignment note, bills of lading, charter party bill of lading, and air waybill.

Identify how the chamber of commerce issues a certificate of origin to confirm product origin and facilitate customs clearance and preferential duties under a free trade agreement.

This lecture explains third party inspection certificates at load port, where agencies verify cargo and issue a final certificate, with contracts specifying the agency and who bears costs.

Prepare post shipment documents by identifying five sets of documents: commercial invoice, packing list, transport document, certificate of origin, third party inspection, aligning with buyer instructions for timely, proactive documents.

Learn how to collect payments in international trade by applying contract payment terms, including open book, advance payments, payment on documents, bank collection, letter of credit, and consignments.

Coordinate shipment readiness by confirming vessel ETA and securing original documents. Complete payments and arrange customs, port, and transporter steps to release cargo at the destination.

Navigate importer challenges from timely document arrival and demurrage to customs clearance, damages, and insurance claims through proactive planning, clear communication, and reliable transport.

Learn how to switch shipping documents in cross-trade operations, including bill of lading changes, certificate of origin updates, and safeguarding shipper and consignee details.

Navigate complex international trade by mastering planning, communication among stakeholders, and cost-conscious operations while managing documentation, logistics, incoterms, and payment pressures.