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INTERNATIONAL EVENTS A selection of international events taking place in the South West


Classification of Goods – Using Commodity and Tariff Codes


Date: Time:


Cost: 27 March 09:15 – 13:00


Venue: Leigh Court, Abbots Leigh, Bristol BS8 3RA £210


The correct classification of goods using commodity and tariff codes is fundamental for customs compliance, establishing correct duty rates, origin of goods, intrastat, export control and many other customs procedures. This half-day seminar will consider the


Husband and wife team Simon and Helena Hills, founders of TrueStart Coffee


TrueStart Coffee win the race for global success


Bristol business Truestart Coffee, which launched just two years ago, exports to 11 different countries and has its sights set on a number of new overseas markets. The inspiration for TrueStart came from


the co-founders, husband and wife team Simon and Helena Hills, and their own experiences of using coffee to boost their training sessions in the lead up to an IronMan triathlon. They set out to create a product that brought together the benefits of regulated, natural caffeine and coffee. The business grew quickly and the


launch of the new TrueStart Hero caffeine bar in 2017 caused an upsurge in the already growing number of enquiries coming from customers overseas, so the couple realised that they needed some help with their export strategy. Helena said: “We’ve always been very strategic in our approach to the business, but the speed with which we were receiving orders and enquiries from overseas threw us a little and we began to feel like we needed some guidance. “It was around this time that our sales director, Steve Thomas, went along to an event for exporters led by the Department for International Trade (DIT) and suggested that would be a good place to start.” Helena added: “Working with DIT has


helped to steer us in the right direction, providing us with information on dealing with certain markets and pointing out common pitfalls. They’ve guided us as we’ve developed an export strategy that helps us find the right international partners.” As well as continuing to sell directly to customers across the world via its website, TrueStart now exports products to Malaysia, Singapore, South Africa, Sweden, Denmark, Latvia, Portugal, Spain, Germany, Malta and even Greenland. DIT helps thousands of small businesses every year start out on the route to export.


Email: ditsw@mobile.trade.gov.uk Call: 01275 774 854 Website:


www.businesswest.co.uk/export


terminology used and the structure of the Harmonised System, Commodity and Tariff codes. It will examine the General Interpretative Rules that are used for classification and the use of tools available to assist in the establishment of the correct code. We will then look briefly at the international


trade procedures related to commodity and tariff codings and highlight the necessity and benefits of using the correct codes.


Who should attend? All staff involved with international trade - sales, purchasing, shipping, management at all levels, logistics, freight forwarders.


How will you benefit? • Understand the fundamentals for customer compliance


• Establish correct duty rates, origin of goods, intrastat, export control and many other customer procedures


Incoterms® Rules 2010 Date: Time:


27 March 13:00 – 16:15


Venue: Leigh Court, Abbots Leigh, Bristol BS8 3RA £210


Cost:


The Incoterms® Rules are an essential business tool for export/import because they define the responsibilities of each party to arrange loading/unloading of the goods, delivery, import export clearance and freight contracts. They may be used in contract negotiations, as a checklist for buyers and sellers and as a framework for international and domestic sales contracts. This half-day seminar will consider the


general features of the rules and will examine each of them in detail. Principal differences between old and new rules and changing obligations of the parties will be highlighted.


Who should attend? The seminar will be relevant to export sales, purchasing, shipping, finance, customer service staff and senior managers from both exporters and importers as well as those from freight forwarders, shipping and financial institutions.


How will you benefit? • Maximise legal certainty in transactions • Understand the general features of the rules • Examine each rule in detail • Understand the principal differences between the old and new rules


• Understand the changing obligations of the parties involved


Introduction to Export Procedures


Date: Time:


Cost: 28 March 09:15 to 17:15


Venue: Leigh Court, Abbots Leigh, Bristol BS8 3RA £420


This course is designed to provide an overview of the terminology, procedures and documentation used in the export process and to promote awareness of the responsibilities and obligations of all parties. Attendees will gain an overview of the export


process from first enquiry to arrival of the goods at destination, while highlighting potential pitfalls. It will include a summary of The New Incoterms®2010 Rules. This export training course is graded as entry


level and would qualify for 10 Continuous Professional Development points.


Who should attend? This course is suitable for those new to the problems of export and for experienced exporters who need to update their knowledge. No prior knowledge of exporting is assumed. The content will be relevant to field and office- based sales staff, purchasing staff, shipping and despatch personnel, accounts and finance staff, customer services, freight forwarders.


How will you benefit? Following the export training course, delegates should be able to : • Establish a successful exporting relationship with a freight forwarder


• Evaluate an export order • Select the most appropriate Incoterm® Rule • Arrange appropriate marine insurance • Understand the basis of export payments • Identify and collate the documents required • Understand the role of customs


SAVE MONEY ON COURSES If you are a Business West Chamber of Commerce member you can save 10% on the aboves courses, simply contact us for your discount code. Tel: 01275 774 958 Email: international@businesswest.co.uk


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