Forwarding and Transport LegislationLaajuus (10 ECTS)

Objective

The student knows the freight forwarding industry concepts and norms, value added tax and customs clearance practices, are able to create value-added tax and customs valuation calculations and design the International Carriage of transportation. Student understands Finnish legislation, EU ordinances and directives content concerning among other thing transportation of person and goods, arsenal of transport, business transport including responsibility and duty of transport/shipment. The student will understand how to import and export goods are made in the EU internal trade and international trade.

Content

Foreign trade regulations, conditions, actions, and the transport documents.
Community Commercial (internal trade), customs clearance processes for imports and exports.
International import and export trade in tasks.
Transport and freight forwarding legislation.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Students have achieved the course objectives fairly. Students will be able to identify, define and use the course subject area’s concepts and models. The student understands the criteria and principles of the expertise development.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Students have achieved the course objectives well, even though the knowledge and skills need improvement on some areas. Students are able to define the course concepts and models and are able to justify the analysis. The student is able to apply their knowledge in leisure, study and work situations. The student understands the importance of expertise in the field of business and is able to analyze his/her own expertise.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Students have achieved the objectives of the course with excellent marks. Students master commendably the course subject area’s concepts and models. Students are able to make justified and fluent analysis and to present concrete development measures. The students are well prepared to apply their knowledge in leisure, study and work situations. Students are able to analyze the business sector expertise and the evolvement of their own expertise.

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Students have achieved the course objectives fairly. Students will be able to identify, define and use the course subject area’s concepts and models. The student understands the criteria and principles of the expertise development.