We’re launching a series of international trade workshops for Sandwell-based businesses, covering a range of valuable topics. Join us!
Has your Sandwell business started its international trade (importing and/or exporting) journey yet? Would you like some guidance for future success?
We’re holding a series of international trade workshops just for you. Over the coming year, we’ll cover:
- Importing and exporting – a beginner’s guide
- Ways to improve your import, export and customs procedures
- Cutting costs and improving productivity through customs
- Ambition to export: mapping and accessing new markets
- Reviewing Brexit: customs compliance and audit for UK importers.
Free face-to-face international trade workshops
We’re aiming our free face-to-face workshops at Sandwell-based businesses to support and improve your global trade activities. We’ll cover topics that are suitable for businesses new to international trade – right up to experienced importers and exporters seeking to expand their market activities.
Our first workshop takes place on Friday 22 September at Jack Judge House in Oldbury (soon to be our Sandwell Start-Up Hub!). It’s called ‘The beginner’s guide to importing and exporting worldwide’.
We (the Sandwell Business Growth team) are hosting it and Sam Ballard-Robinson of Falsum Consulting Ltd will deliver the session. It’s a whole-day event, from 9.30am to 4.30pm.
The workshop will introduce you to the world of exporting and importing, focusing on the terms and practices used. Sam will provide an overview of some of the most common international trading areas, such as tariff classification, customs valuation, Incoterms®, and export and import customs requirements.
The session will be ideal for trainees, new starters or individuals returning to the industry.
Further information and registration
At the later events, we’ll cover topics for more experienced import/export companies. All the workshops are for Sandwell businesses.
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