• Determining the scope of international carriage of goods;
• Identifying the global traffic systems;
• Selecting the mode of transport for goods; 
• Transporting goods using different modes of transport;
• Determining freight rates; 
• Handling of special cargo; 
• Ensuring cargo safety and security.

This module unit specifies the competencies required to classify goods. This involves:

• Understanding the scope of the Harmonized System Convention (HSC); 
• Determining the structure for classification of goods; 
• Classifying goods based on section notes, chapter notes headings and subheadings; determining appropriate tariff for selected sections goods; 
• Applying the East African Community (EAC) Common External Tariff (CET); and managing tariff classification disputes.

• • The scope of cargo clearance; 
  • Determine prohibited and restricted goods; 
  • Determine general customs declaration conditions; 
  • Apply import and export procedures; 
  • Process goods through customs bonded warehouse; 
  • Identify customs security bonds; 
  • Determine Customs offences and penalties.

• • procedures for customs declaration; 
  • processing a manifest; 
  • processing different entries; 
  • exiting from the Customs area of the system. 
• 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. 
• This training manual focuses on the Customs Management Systems used in Kenya

• • Application of the principles of customs valuation; 
  • Applying the WTO-ACV Legal texts; 
  • 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; 
  • Confirming the authenticity of the goods value figure using customs documents; and, managing valuation disputes.

• Performing duties of a Freight forwarder
• Performing under different work environments, 
• Complying to Standard trading terms and conditions
• Using relevant documents in clearing and forwarding process
• Handling goods using relevant modes of transport
• Advising client on appropriate containers and relevant charges and selecting appropriate incoterms.

• This unit specifies the competencies required to process cargo through different types of ports. 
• It involves:
  • Classifying ports
  • Determining appropriate port infrastructure and superstructures to handle different types of cargo
  • Clearing cargo through different types of ports
  • Determining relevant port charges and identifying roles of different parties in the port clearance process.

• Determining type of warehouse; 
• Receiving and Put-Away of goods; 
• Storing of goods; 
• Packaging and repackaging goods; 
• Dispatching goods; 
• Processing goods returned in a warehouse; 
• Select material handling equipment.

• Selecting warehouse design and layout; 
• Allocating warehouse space; 
• Processing customs warehoused goods; 
• Carrying out inventory management; 
• Managing special goods in the warehouse; 
• Observing environmental, health, safety and security guidelines;
• Delivering exceptional customer service.