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Foreign Trade

From zero to customs clearance: run real import and export operations.

DistanceOnline 10 modules · applied project

Most courses teach theory; here you operate. Across 10 modules you use the same official, free systems the customs broker uses (Siscomex, Portal Único, Comex Stat), classify products by NCM, build the landed-cost spreadsheet, pick the right Incoterm and close FX, always with 2026's live rules (DUIMP, Mercosur-EU, Remessa Conforme, the Offshore Law). And you do it all on a progressive project: from your product to the memo that decides, with real criteria, whether going international is worth it. The languages of the business come woven into the journey, not as a separate subject.

What you'll develop

  • From theory to real operations, with official, free simulators (Siscomex, Portal Único, Comex Stat)
  • 2026's live rules: DUIMP, Mercosur-EU, Remessa Conforme and the Offshore Law
  • Price with real margin: landed-cost, marketplace and export spreadsheets
  • The languages of the business woven into the course, not a separate subject
  • A progressive applied project: from your product to the internationalization-decision memo
  • A record market: Brazil's trade flow reached US$629 billion in 2025

Syllabus

  1. Module 1: The international trade landscape

    • Actors, flows and trade organizations
    • Economic blocs and the Mercosur-EU agreement
    • Hands-on: map your niche on Comex Stat

  2. Module 2: Customs legal framework and licensing

    • Tariff and non-tariff barriers; trade defense
    • Radar/Siscomex licensing (Portal Habilita)
    • Consenting authorities by product type

  3. Module 3: Tax classification (NCM/TEC)

    • The Harmonized System and the General Rules of Interpretation
    • NCM structure and the Common External Tariff
    • Hands-on: classify 5 products with a decision tree

  4. Module 4: Taxation and landed cost

    • Import taxes (II, IPI, PIS, COFINS, ICMS, AFRMM)
    • Tax bases and the ICMS gross-up formula
    • Hands-on: landed-cost spreadsheet and break-even

  5. Module 5: International logistics and Incoterms 2020

    • The 11 Incoterms: responsibility, risk and cost
    • Modals and transport documents (B/L, AWB)
    • Hands-on: the Incoterms game and critical reading of a B/L

  6. Module 6: FX, means of payment and financing

    • FX risk and hedging
    • Payment modalities and the Letter of Credit (UCP 600)
    • Hands-on: simulate an FX closing (spot vs. forward)

  7. Module 7: Documents, clearance, special regimes and compliance

    • DUIMP and the inspection channels
    • Special regimes: Drawback, Temporary Admission, Bonded Warehouse
    • Hands-on: fix a clearance dossier with 3 errors

  8. Module 8: Smart importing for marketplaces

    • Supplier selection and negotiation; quality control
    • Remessa Conforme vs. formal import
    • Hands-on: marketplace pricing spreadsheet (real net margin)

  9. Module 9: Brazilian exporting: DU-E, pricing and agreements

    • DU-E and tax relief on exports
    • Export price formation (FOB/CFR/CIF)
    • Rules of origin, Certificate of Origin and the Mercosur-EU agreement

  10. Module 10: Internationalization and applied project

    • When (and when not) to internationalize
    • Jurisdictions, Law 14.754/2023 and FATCA/CRS transparency
    • Capstone: an advisory decision memo