Import Transaction Administration Procedures Training

Learning Outcomes

• Apply the correct procedures for processing import documentation, including bills of lading, invoices, and customs declarations.
• Implement compliance measures in accordance with South African customs and trade regulations.
• Analyze import transaction data to ensure accurate costing, duty calculations, and exchange rate applications.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of import procedures and recommend improvements for efficiency and risk mitigation.
• Demonstrate the ability to coordinate with relevant stakeholders, such as freight forwarders, customs brokers, and internal departments.
• Design a systematic approach to record-keeping and reporting for import transactions.

Target Audience

This course is designed for procurement officers, logistics coordinators, supply chain administrators, and trade compliance specialists who are responsible for managing import transactions. It is also suitable for anyone seeking to enhance their understanding of import administration procedures in a corporate setting.

Prerequisites

None — open enrollment. However, a basic understanding of supply chain concepts is beneficial.

Course Outline

Practicals

Overview

Practicals form a critical component of this course, enabling learners to apply theoretical knowledge to realistic import scenarios. Through hands-on exercises, learners complete customs documentation, calculate duties and landed costs, and simulate the clearance process using sample data.

Practical Activities

• Practical 1: Document Preparation and Verification — Learners receive a set of import documents (commercial invoice, packing list, bill of lading) and must verify completeness, check for discrepancies, and prepare a customs clearance checklist. (3h)
• Practical 2: Duty and Landed Cost Calculation — Using a given product scenario, learners calculate customs duties, VAT, and total landed cost, applying correct valuation methods and exchange rates. (3h)
• Practical 3: Customs Clearance Simulation — Learners simulate the electronic submission of a customs declaration (SAD500) using sample software or templates, followed by a mock customs release and payment process. (3h)
• Practical 4: Case Study – End-to-End Import Transaction — Teams work on a comprehensive case study involving a complex import (e.g., regulated goods, special regime). They must plan, document, and present the entire import process from order to delivery. (3h)

Summatives

Each delegate is assessed continuously throughout the course via daily exercises, scored practical assignments, and a final summative test at the end.

Practical Assignments — 30%

Practical assignments are observed and scored against a rubric during the practical sessions. Each delegate's practical mark is averaged into a single 100% score and contributes 30% to the final total.

Daily Exercises — 20%

Every training day ends with a multiple-choice exercise scored out of 100%. The scores from each daily exercise are averaged across the duration of the course to produce a Daily Average mark, which contributes 20% to the final total.

Final Test — 50%

On the last day a final summative test is written. It is a multiple-choice paper with multiple-answer questions: each question may have more than one correct option, and a single wrong selection on a question marks the entire question wrong — no partial credit. The final test is scored out of 100% and contributes 50% to the overall mark.

Final Total

Component	Out of	Weight
Practical Assignments (rubric-scored)	100%	30%
Daily Average (multiple choice)	100%	20%
Final Test (multi-answer multiple choice)	100%	50%
Final Total	—	100%

All marks are recorded on the AATICD LMS and visible to each learner under their account.

Certificate

How it works

• Certificates are auto-generated on the AATICD LMS as soon as the marks pass the 50% threshold.
• Each certificate is a branded PDF with the delegate's name, the course title, the unit standard ID, NQF level, credits, and the date of issue.
• You can download or print your certificate from your LMS dashboard at any time after issue — there's no reissue fee and no expiry date.
• If you scored under 50% you can sit the final test again at the next scheduled session at no extra cost.

Where to find it

Sign in to the LMS, open your dashboard, and your certificates appear under My Certificates. Each entry has a View / Download button and a print option.

Training Discounts

Group discounts apply automatically — the more delegates you enrol, the greater the saving. Discounts are calculated at 3% per 5 delegates, scaling up to 40% off for 100+ delegates.

Delegates	Discount
5	3% off
10	6% off
15	9% off
20	12% off
25	15% off
30	18% off
50	30% off
75	35% off
100	40% off

3% discount per 5 delegates, up to 40% off for 100+ delegates. Contact us for a custom group quote.