Import Merchandise for Wholesale and Retail Outlets Training

Learning Outcomes

• Identify and evaluate potential international suppliers for wholesale and retail merchandise.
• Apply relevant South African import regulations, customs procedures, and tariff classifications.
• Analyze the total landed cost of imported goods, including duties, taxes, and logistics.
• Complete import documentation and arrange transportation and insurance for shipments.
• Demonstrate procedures for clearing goods through customs and managing delivery to the warehouse.

Target Audience

This course is designed for procurement officers, retail buyers, wholesale managers, and entrepreneurs involved in importing goods for resale in South Africa.

Prerequisites

None — open enrollment

Course Outline

Practicals

Overview

Hands-on practicals allow learners to apply theoretical knowledge to real-world scenarios, including classifying products, calculating landed costs, negotiating with suppliers, and managing inventory. These exercises build competence in executing import transactions end-to-end.

Practical Activities

• Customs Documentation and Duty Calculation — Learners classify sample products using the Harmonized System, complete a SAD500 customs declaration, and calculate duties and VAT. (4h)
• Supplier Negotiation Role-Play — In pairs, learners negotiate a purchase agreement with a simulated foreign supplier, covering price, payment terms, and delivery. (4h)
• Landed Cost Calculation and Pricing — Using a provided dataset, learners calculate total landed cost for multiple products and determine selling prices for wholesale and retail. (4h)
• Inventory Management Simulation — Learners manage a simulated inventory of imported goods, setting reorder points, safety stock, and handling stockouts. (4h)

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.