<span style="font-weight: 400;">This unit specifies the competencies required to facilitate carriage of cargo. </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">This involves:</span> <ul> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">Determining the scope of international carriage of goods;</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">Identifying the global traffic systems;</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">Selecting the mode of transport for goods; </span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">Transporting goods using different modes of transport;</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">Determining freight rates; </span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">Handling of special cargo; </span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">Ensuring cargo safety and security.</span></li> </ul>

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This module unit specifies the competencies required to classify goods. This involves:</span></p> <ul> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">Understanding the scope of the Harmonized System Convention (HSC); </span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">Determining the structure for classification of goods; </span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">Classifying goods based on section notes, chapter notes headings and subheadings; determining appropriate tariff for selected sections goods; </span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">Applying the East African Community (EAC) Common External Tariff (CET); and managing tariff classification disputes.</span></li> </ul>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">This course unit is intended to enable the participants to </span> <ul> <li style="list-style-type: none;"> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="2"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The scope of cargo clearance; </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="2"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Determine prohibited and restricted goods; </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="2"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Determine general customs declaration conditions; </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="2"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Apply import and export procedures; </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="2"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Process goods through customs bonded warehouse; </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="2"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Identify customs security bonds; </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="2"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Determine Customs offences and penalties.</span></li> </ul> </li> </ul>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">This unit describes the competencies required for effective customs declaration and clearance through the Customs Management System (CMS). It addresses:</span> <ul> <li style="list-style-type: none;"> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="2"><span style="font-weight: 400;">procedures for customs declaration; </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="2"><span style="font-weight: 400;">processing a manifest; </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="2"><span style="font-weight: 400;">processing different entries; </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="2"><span style="font-weight: 400;">exiting from the Customs area of the system. </span></li> </ul> </li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">This course is intended to enable the participants to explain the Customs reform path; create import declaration form, manifest, import entry for home use of commercial goods, temporary importation entry, warehousing entry, and gate pass. </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">This training manual focuses on the Customs Management Systems used in Kenya</span></li> </ul>  

<span style="font-weight: 400;">This unit specifies the competencies required to determine Customs value of imported goods. </span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">It involves: </span> <ul> <li style="list-style-type: none;"> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="2"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Application of the principles of customs valuation; </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="2"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Applying the WTO-ACV Legal texts; </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="2"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Determining customs value based on the transaction value method, transaction value of identical goods method, transaction value of similar goods method, deductive value method, computed value method and fall back value method; </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="2"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Confirming the authenticity of the goods value figure using customs documents; and, managing valuation disputes.</span></li> </ul> </li> </ul>  

<span style="font-weight: 400;">This unit specifies the competencies required to carry out Freight Forwarding. </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">It involves: </span> <ul> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">Performing duties of a Freight forwarder</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">Performing under different work environments, </span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">Complying to Standard trading terms and conditions</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">Using relevant documents in clearing and forwarding process</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">Handling goods using relevant modes of transport</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">Advising client on appropriate containers and relevant charges and selecting appropriate incoterms.</span></li> </ul>

<strong>Unit Description</strong> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">This unit specifies the competencies required to process cargo through different types of ports. </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">It involves:</span> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="2"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Classifying ports</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="2"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Determining appropriate port infrastructure and superstructures to handle different types of cargo</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="2"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Clearing cargo through different types of ports</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="2"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Determining relevant port charges and identifying roles of different parties in the port clearance process.</span></li> </ul> </li> </ul>  

<ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">This unit specifies the competencies required to determine origin of goods. </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">It involves:</span> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="2"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Identifying the criteria/methods of determining origin of goods;</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="2"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Identifying the preferential and non-preferential rules; </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="2"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Applying the EAC, COMESA, SADC and EU Rules of Origin;</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="2"><span style="font-weight: 400;">And identifying disputes in origin of goods.</span></li> </ul> </li> </ul>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">This unit specifies the competencies required to provide warehousing services. </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">This involves: </span> <ul> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">Determining type of warehouse; </span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">Receiving and Put-Away of goods; </span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">Storing of goods; </span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">Packaging and repackaging goods; </span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">Dispatching goods; </span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">Processing goods returned in a warehouse; </span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">Select material handling equipment.</span></li> </ul>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">This unit specifies the competencies required to provide warehousing services. </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">This involves:</span> <ul> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">Selecting warehouse design and layout; </span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">Allocating warehouse space; </span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">Processing customs warehoused goods; </span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">Carrying out inventory management; </span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">Managing special goods in the warehouse; </span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">Observing environmental, health, safety and security guidelines;</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">Delivering exceptional customer service.</span></li> </ul>