AGATE TRADE ACADEMY -
AFRICA PROGRAM
The Agate Trade Academy – Africa Program empowers African entrepreneurs and businesses by providing essential training on leveraging key trade agreements like the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) and the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). The program focuses on developing effective export strategies, enabling participants to navigate international trade regulations, and successfully exporting goods to the U.S. By understanding AGOA’s benefits and compliance, maximizing AfCFTA’s market opportunities, and mastering U.S. export logistics and standards. This program will help African businesses expand their global reach and contribute to the continent’s economic growth.
Free mini course
Global Trade - Exporting Strategies
Discover the essentials of exporting to the U.S. with our free mini course! Learn how to leverage the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) to maximize your export potential and gain preferential access to the U.S. market. Get equipped with practical knowledge and strategies to navigate U.S. import requirements and expand your global reach. Join us and take the first step towards successful international trade!
Global Trade - Intensive
Hybrid Intensive
$2,899
In 2020, the global supply chain management market was valued at 15.85 billion U.S. dollars and is expected to reach almost 31 billion U.S. dollars by 2026. source
This course will provide you with the in-depth knowledge necessary to compete and win in a Global Market. You will learn the operations of the entire Supply Chain, from industry terms, product sourcing, customs clearance and everything in between. See topics covered below.
This course is ideal for domestic logistics providers that are interested adding global services, career professionals seeking a career advancement, importers, exporters, purchasing, procurement, logistics, traffic, customer service, customs brokers, freight forwarders, anyone supporting international documentation, compliance regulations. This course is excellent for beginners and serves as a refresher for experienced professionals.
- 120-Days Access to the course materials
- Certificate upon course completion
- International Trade & Logistics Training: Agate eBook
- Agate Solutions Digital Resources eBook
- 4 Masterminds with a Subject Matter Expert
- Qualifies for Executive Leadership Program
- Case Studies
Topics Covered
- Imports: Process, Operations, Documentation
- How to become a Freight forwarder
- Global Logistics: Air and Ocean Freight
- International Trade Compliance
- Cross-Border Moves: Canada & Mexico
- Exports: Terminology, Incoterms, Letters of Credit
- Supply Chain Functionality and Careers
- HTS Classification and Duty Determination
- Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (CTPAT)
- Global Product Sourcing
Global Trade - Extension
Hybrid Extension
$1,899
Drayage and Intermodal is the short-distance movement of goods via ground freight. You will learn about terminology, lanes, carrier commitments, documents, equipment types, associations, and memberships.
Bonded Warehouses and Foreign Trade Zones are an important part of the supply chain. You will learn the fundamentals of warehousing, terminology, the steps involved in bonding a warehouse, government requirements, and process flows. Foreign trade zones are also covered, including their benefits, documents, automation tools, US Customs requirements, advantages, and disadvantages.
Hazardous Materials provides an in-depth overview of its transportation, the basics of IATA, IMDG, and DOT regulations, and the fundamental knowledge needed to prepare documents and comply with placarding, packaging, and labeling requirements for hazardous materials transportation.
- 120-Days Access to the course materials
- Certificate upon course completion
- International Trade & Logistics Training: Agate eBook
- Agate Solutions Digital Resources eBook
- 4 Masterminds with a Subject Matter Expert
Topics Covered
Drayage and Intermodal
- Terminology: How to Talk the Talk
- How to get started
- Requirements and Compliance
Bonded Warehouses & FTZ
- Fundamentals to getting started
- How to implement and oustsource
- Customs Requirements
Hazardous Materials
- Identifying Hazardous Classes
- Requirements for Placards, Package and Documentation
- Regulations for all modes of transportation
LIVE Extension Courses also available A La Carte
- Virtual (Zoom)
- TBA Spring 2024
- 6:30PM - 8:30PM EDT
- Virtual (Zoom)
- May 23, 2025
- 6:30PM - 8:30PM EDT
- Virtual (Zoom)
- June 26, 2025
- 6:30PM - 8:30PM EDT
Advanced
LIVE International Trade Compliance
Global Trade - Advanced Knowledge
$949
- Prerequisites: HTS Classification
Advanced Knowledge is designed to provide advanced topics for students seeking to become subject matter experts in International Trade Compliance.
The course offers 3 classes: Free Trade Agreements, Duty Optimization and U.S. Customs Audits with the fundamentals to Importer Self-Assessment (ISA).
You will learn the requirements to trade goods between the U.S. and other countries free of duty, how to save and recover duty (duty drawback and first sale), and how to prepare for a U.S. Customs audit.
These skills are crucial to importers to avoid fines, penalties, and Customs audits. This course is ideal for importers, exporters, shippers, international freight forwarders, NVOCC’s, individuals seeking knowledge to obtain gainful employment, logistics providers seeking to add new services, and forever learners.
- Dates and Times
- April 08, 2025 | 6:30 - 8:30PM EST
- April 09, 2025 | 6:30 - 8:30PM EST
- April 10, 2025 | 6:30 - 8:30PM EST
Topics Covered
- Free Trade Agreements
- Duty Optimization
- U. S. Customs Audits
- Importer Self-Assessment
- Duty Drawback
- First Sale
