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CERTIFICATE OF ORIGIN TRAINING & International Compliance 2019
14th May 2019 @ 8:00 am – 4:30 pm
Chambers of Commerce issue millions of Certificates of Origin per year, each of these certificates must be in accordance to global ICC rules and the rules of Customs and Excise, amongst other agreements such as the Revised Kyoto Convention and DIRCO in South Africa who monitor the issuance of certificates of origin.
In order to ensure compliancy with the above your Chamber needs to be fully compliant to avoid making costly mistakes which could result in your Chamber being blacklisted.
Practical exercises are included in this workshop which will provide delegates with the necessary information and practical skills which can be easily implemented into your Chamber.
ICC Accreditation:
The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) is the largest, most representative business organization in the world. Its’ hundreds of thousands of member companies in over 120 countries have interests spanning every sector of private enterprise.
Linda Holtes is the Master Trainer for the International Chamber of Commerce on the Incoterms ® 2010 rules. On conclusion of the one -day workshop, certificates will be issued to attending delegates.
Workshop Content
08h00 Understanding the International Trade Cycle – who’s who in the zoo?
Exporting and importing is a complex process and Chamber staff need to have an understanding the of global value chain, the role of Customs and Excise, the dti, DIRCO, the ICC, the World Customs Organisation, the World Trade Organisation and the support organisations such as transporters, freight forwarders, clearing agents and banks. The role of documentation in international trade.
Setting up an international trade desk
09h30 International Trade Agreements, which agreements South Africa is signatory to and the importance of certificates of origin and trade agreements.
- What is a trade agreement?
- Why do countries benefit from trade agreements?
- Which trade agreement require certificates of orign
10h45 Coffee break
11h00 Chamber Certificates of Origin
The role of Chamber Certificates of Origin
- Who can issue certificates of origin?
- What are the ICC rules?
- What are the DIRCO rules?
- What are the benefits of electronic certificates of origin?
13h00 Lunch
13h30 International trade documentation
How to interpret international trade documentation, what is needed by the Chamber when processing Certificates of Origin?
14h15 How to complete a Certificate of Origin
- How to check to ensure compliancy
- What to do if the certificate of origin is not compliant
- What measures must be in place when accepting a new client on the electronic certificate of origin platform
- How to use the electronic certificate of origin platform
15h15 Certificate of Origin and international trade desk checklist – developing a checklist for your Chamber to ensure compliancy
16h30 Workshop close
Workshop Presenter
Linda Bird-Duxbury is the Master Trainer for the International Chamber of Commerce for Africa on the Incoterms ® 2010 rules.
She has worked extensively in Africa, Asia and Europe and has been consulting to companies, government agencies and the United Nations on all aspects of international trade for over 38 years.
Linda is an accredited facilitator and assessor with the Institute of Marketing Management South Africa and with the United Nations as an international trade specialist. She has developed training courses for both Government and the private sector both locally and internationally and has numerous publications to her name.
Linda is also a board member of SACCI – the South African Chamber of Commerce, this organisation is directly affiliated to the ICC – who make up all the rules for international trade.
Over the years Linda Bird-Duxbury has come to be regarded as the South African expert on all aspects of international trade, education and training.
Workshop Cost
The cost per delegate to attend the workshop is R3590.00+ vat. This excludes programme materials R55.00 per person excluding VAT.
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Past Delegates:
Just need to thank Linda for her excellent delivery, clearly a very knowledgeable and professional individual. Exports (as it turns out) is very complex and not for the faint hearted!
Desrae Cheary, Bidvest Food Africa
Very interesting and highly informative. Would recommend this course to anyone wanting an in-depth overview or even just a refresher. Well done Linda! Thank you.
Althea Berggren, Mogale Alloys
Completing the questions after each section is great. This helps with your own understanding! Linda’s knowledge on subject was fantastic!!
Renier du Preez, Digistics
It was very interesting and informative. Linda was very knowledgeable & class was very interactive. Thank you Linda.
Lina Chen, Grandmark International
I will leave this workshop with an extended knowledge of Exports and better understand how to manage the export side of our company.
Donna Allin, Mungo
Excellent 2 days with you Linda learnt a lot and those useful tips will most definitely implemented. My new found statement: “Documents drive trade” Love it!
Amanda Martin, Kamoto Copper Company
Linda is GREAT. Approachable and very informative! Oh and Funny! Loved the practical stories that helps us to make all the document rules interesting. Questions are very NB & good to have.
Anja Boonzaier, Lancewood Holdings