IHK Import Processing 2025 | Industrie- und Handelskammer IHK St.Gallen-Appenzell | 21 April 2025 | Stiftung der Industrie und Handelskammer St. Gallen Appenzell, Gallusstrasse 16, 9000 St. Gallen, Switzerland

Many buyers and managers in companies buy raw materials from abroad without knowing the pitfalls of importing. Failure to comply with applicable import regulations and missed opportunities to pass on preferential origin of goods within the framework of free trade agreements can lead to unnecessary costs and hassle for your company. Employees who have been tasked with checking import documents therefore benefit from being very familiar with imports and avoiding risks or recognizing potential for optimization.

This compact, half-day seminar gives you an overview of legally compliant import processing and explains the document control in the purchase of goods. The connections between the assessment order and the preferential origin of goods are shown.

Seminar Content
• Legal basis for import processing
• Parties involved
• Behind the scenes between freight forwarder and customs authorities
• Obligations as an importer
• Customs tariff number and classification of goods in the customs tariff
• Audit trail for import documents
• Required documents in purchasing
• Control of import documents information on foreign supplier invoices
• Structure, purchase options, archiving electronic assessment order (e vv)
• Purchasing strategies with regard to preferential origin of goods
• Practical examples

Seminar Goals
In this seminar, participants will learn the basics of legally compliant import processing and find out more about import duties. They will be familiar with the structure of an assessment order and will know the aspects under which the document check should be carried out in order to ensure the correct transfer of the preferential origin of goods.

2025 Speaker

Fabian Mäder
Customs Advisor – International Freight Forwarder, FineSolutions AG