Week Eleven: Dangerous Goods and Refrigerated Goods

Weeks 11, 12, 13, 14

Hazardous Materials vs. Dangerous Goods: What’s the Difference?

Depending on whether you ship domestically within the U.S. or you ship internationally, the regulations for shipping hazardous materials and dangerous goods can be different. You need to understand when a good is considered dangerous and when it is considered hazardous.

Robert Smith

Questions

1. Classification is the first step in the process of transporting hazardous goods. Describe how goods are classified, the classification criteria, and how their classification informs subsequent packaging and handling. Give examples of 2 classes and how items in that class are to be classified, marked, packed and shipped.

2. How does packaging of refrigerated products differ from the packaging of dry goods presented in Chapter 15 (Export Packaging)?

Week Twelve: International Logistics Security and Customs

https://itsupplychain.com/cybersecurity-at-the-forefront-of-the-agenda-for-2022-2/

https://www.dhs.gov/topics/transportation-security

http://www.wcoomd.org/

Questions:

1. What are the different main international logistics security programs implemented either by international agencies or national governments?

2. Explain the concept of valuation from the perspective of customs. Why is it important to have a detailed commercial invoice for classification?

3. Explain the concept of country of origin. How is it currently determined? Why is it such a difficult concept? Why is it important?

Week Thirteen: Cross Border Trade and Trade Agreements

Free Trade Agreements

In its free trade agreements, the United States typically devotes separate chapters for Cross-Border Trade in Services (CBTS), Financial Services, and Investment. Similarly, it typically separates the Annexes for CBTS and Investment (Annexes I and II) from those for Financial Services (Annex III). The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, which entered into force

United States Trade Representative

Cross Border Shopping – Statistics and Trends

Cross-border shopping is growing and cross-border e-Commerce is estimated to reach $1 Trillion in 2020. Around 54% of US digital shoppers reported making online purchases from foreign site in the past. 67% of global consumers who shop abroad are buying because prices are lower outside of their…

Khalid Saleh

Invesp

Questions

1. Why is cross-border trade more likely between suppliers in one country and consumers in a neighboring country?

2. Have you – or someone you know- purchased goods on the internet from a supplier not located in your home country? Under what circumstances? In what ways was the transaction significantly different from a domestic purchase?

Week Fourteen: Developing a Competitive Advantage