Export-Import Documentation and Procedure

Importance and use of commercial invoices, bill of exchange, bill of lading, letter of credit, certificate of origin, mate’s receipt, bill of entry, certificate of origin, certificate of inspection, GR form, shipping bills, consular invoice.-

Preliminaries, confirmation of order, production and clearance of products for exports, shipment, negotiation of documents and realization of export proceeds, obtaining export incentives

Clearing and forwarding agents and their role in export import
Cargo insurance: needs, kinds of perils, types of losses, types of policies, insurance claims.
Shipment of export cargo: introduction
Central excise formalities, customs clearance- objectives, legal framework, stages, procedure-

Export Promotion, role of Government- cash assistance- duty drawback- import entitlement.
RBI- Duty draw back, credit schemes- Preshipment, export bills
EXIM bank-long term finance gurantees-refinancing of export credits.
ECGC- brief introduction-concessions granted to exporters, combined transport document(CTD)

Determining market demand and purchase motivation, locating and negotiating with the sources of supply, securing physical distribution, arrangement for payments, delivery of goods.-