What is the foreign trade department. Foreign trade management at the enterprise. The daily work of a specialist

Department of Foreign Economic Activity (OVED)- this is a part of the management apparatus of the enterprise, its task is to plan, organize and coordinate the foreign economic activity of the enterprise.

The main tasks of the Foreign Economic Activity Department:

Management of the export potential of the enterprise and the creation of competitive products;

Ensuring the fulfillment of obligations to foreign partners;

Mastering new forms of industrial, scientific, technical and investment cooperation;

preparation of the contract goods for the procedure customs clearance.

In this case, the volume of export-import transactions is constant, homogeneous, and its geography is limited.

The main function of the foreign economic activity department is to ensure a stable and adequate potential of the enterprise of foreign economic activity, the deepening of trade relations with foreign partners.

The main types of work performed by the department are as follows:

Organization of export-import operations;

Monetary and financial transactions;

Declaration and customs clearance of goods;

Establishing partnerships with firms from other countries;

Scientific information work;

Search for ways to enter the enterprise into the foreign market;

Study of directions and trends in the development of the world market for a specific product.

Declaration and customs clearance are one of the main activities of the foreign economic activity department, since not only consumers of the company's products are located abroad, but also the main suppliers of raw materials - foreign partners. This leads to constant flows of raw materials and goods. Declaration of goods involves the execution of the following documents:

Cargo customs declarations (CCD);

Electronic copies GTE;

Declarations of customs value;

Descriptions of documents attached to the customs declaration.

The end result of the declarant's activity is the receipt of the customs mark "Release allowed".

According to these common tasks and the areas of activity of the foreign economic activity department, its employees have their own specific responsibilities.

Consider structure of the foreign economic activity department , the composition of whose employees is determined by the structure and characteristics of the production of export products, the forms and scale of foreign economic activity at the enterprise: the head of the department, the deputy head, who is directly subordinate to the head of the department, and in turn subordinates to him: an expert on customs regulation, an economist, a protocol bureau.

Boss of the Foreign Economic Activity Department carries out the general coordination of the activities of the employees of the department and coordinates the activities of the department with other departments and services of the enterprise, deals with the movement of foreign exchange funds, solves current operational issues. In some departments there is a position of a specialist in foreign exchange operations (planning, control over foreign exchange transactions, etc.).

Deputy Chief The Foreign Economic Activity Department monitors the timely implementation of instructions, maintains correspondence with enterprises and firms of Ukraine and other countries on scientific, consulting, economic and other issues, participates in the development of contract terms.

Economist The Foreign Economic Activity Department is responsible for calculating the prices of export products, taking into account the delivery basis and other conditions, drawing up commercial offers for the sale of the company's products, developing contract articles, drawing up a transaction passport for sales contracts, preparing an action plan for fulfilling the terms of the contract and its control. In some departments, instead of an economist, there is the position of a leading specialist in market conditions and prices.

Expert on customs regulation maintains all customs documentation: provides customs clearance of products exported and imported by the enterprise, prepares cargo customs declarations, leads statistical reporting department.

In competence protocol bureau includes the preparation of programs for the stay of delegations, translation of all documents received at the enterprise from foreign languages, assistance in organizing negotiations, preparation of the necessary documentation for foreign business trips of specialists.

As you can see, the department is small, but it can successfully cope with its functions thanks to interaction with other departments of the enterprise .

Wherein marketing department studies markets and consumer demand, establishes requirements for quantity, frequency of supply and quality of products.

Planning and Economic Department carries out the planning of the enterprise, makes the necessary calculations in this regard, transfers to the foreign economic activity department basic data on prices for products, raw materials and materials.

Department new technology conducts technical development and control over the production of export products. The technical department is responsible for the quality of export products.

Financial department is responsible for the financial support of export-import operations, therefore, the foreign economic activity department provides him with all service notes and invoices for payment running costs(duties, customs payments, payments to certification bodies, etc.).

Accounting department the foreign economic activity department transfer acts for the performance of work on economic, scientific and technical cooperation with foreign organizations, cost estimates for foreign economic activities, data on the allocated financial resources and documents for maintaining a currency account.

Transport workshop carries out documenting cargo, transportation of goods and draws up a schedule for their dispatch.

Thus, the FEA department in its activities interacts with the services and departments of the enterprise. The coordination of this interaction lies with the employees of the Foreign Economic Activity Department.

The tasks of the Foreign Economic Activity Department include planning, organizing and coordinating foreign economic activity in the company, as well as ensuring the fulfillment of obligations to foreign partners, preparing imported equipment for the customs clearance procedure.

The Foreign Economic Activity Department in its activities interacts with all services and departments of the company. The coordination of this interaction lies with the employees of the Foreign Economic Activity Department.

Who are we looking for

Communication skills, ability to negotiate, active life position, organization, attention to detail and responsibility are the main qualities of a foreign economic activity specialist, necessary in his work. We value honesty, work ethic and commitment to excellence in our foreign business professionals.

A foreign economic activity specialist must have higher education- economic, financial, logistics, transport, linguistic. Refresher courses for the programs "Logistics", " Customs regulation foreign economic activity "," foreign economic activity "are preferable.

He should also be well versed in the specifics of import-export operations, the rules of international freight transport, technologies of customs clearance of goods, rules of insurance of goods, in tax and foreign exchange legislation.

Portrait of a modern specialist in foreign economic activity

90% of foreign trade managers have higher education, 80% are fluent English language and 75% have completed specialized courses. There are slightly more women in this profession (57%) than men. The age range of the most demanded by the labor market foreign trade managers is 25-40 years.

(center site vocational guidance ProfGid, link)

How we are organized

The structure of the foreign economic activity department has developed over almost seven years of foreign economic activity of the company and includes several areas of activity:

declaration and customs clearance of goods

One of the main activities of the Foreign Economic Activity Department. Our specialists maintain all customs documentation: provide customs clearance of imported equipment, draw up cargo customs declarations, maintain statistical reporting of the department, etc. The end result of this activity is the receipt of the customs mark "Release authorized".

translation activity

In view of the large turnover of documentation on foreign language, our translators are always busy. We welcome specialists with knowledge of English, German and Chinese languages. Technical translations are one of the most complex species translations, our employees successfully cope with this difficult task!

establishing and maintaining partnerships with companies from other countries

The most interesting and delicate area of activity of the foreign economic activity department is cooperation with foreign companies. In addition to the already existing European partners, we are constantly expanding the geography of work to the east, and we are negotiating with representatives of China, South Korea, Taiwan and other countries. Competence in knowledge of linguistic peculiarities and traditions, the ability to negotiate are indispensable qualities of specialists engaged in this activity.

transport logistics

The Foreign Economic Activity Department in its activities largely interacts with the transport department, which carries out documentary registration of goods, transportation of goods and draws up a schedule for their dispatch. Foreign trade specialists are engaged in the selection of foreign carriers, preparation of documents: for cargo insurance, certificates, instructions, invoices, TTN, packing lists. This responsible work requires attentiveness, organization and responsibility of the employees performing it.

work with contracts

Drawing up an international contract requires an understanding of many conditions and nuances: who is responsible for the risk of accidental loss of goods in transit, is the goods insured during international transportation, what is included in the delivery cost, is there warranty obligations etc. The preparation of international contracts has been carried out by our specialists in foreign economic activity independently, since 2009. Compiled in two languages, taking into account the norms of international and Russian law... Employees of the Foreign Economic Activity Department also exercise full control over the execution of contracts: validity periods, timely payment, etc.

Organization of foreign economic activity (FEA) at the enterprise

Tasks, structure and functions of the foreign economic activity service.
Risks in foreign economic activity, their classification and methods of minimization.
The procedure for automated risk categorization of foreign economic activity participants. The criteria for assigning foreign trade participants to the risk level category are low, medium or high.
Sources of information for market and competitor analysis. Marketing research overseas markets. Search and assessment of the prospects of foreign markets (on practical examples).
Development of the company's strategy when entering foreign markets.
Pricing mechanisms and pricing strategies in international marketing.
Options for promoting goods to foreign markets.
Classification foreign companies... Features of building relationships with various categories of foreign partners.
Agents, distributors, dealers - their role and place in the sales policy of the company.
The structure and content of the foreign trade contract of purchase and sale.
Features of the preparation of basic documents for the implementation of a foreign trade transaction and customs clearance of goods.
The market for customs services: customs representatives, temporary storage warehouses, customs carriers and their role in the company's foreign economic activity.
Workshop: Analysis of typical mistakes in the preparation of a contract for the international sale of goods.

Legal regulation of exports: minimizing risks

Start of export activities in the company. Foreign economic activity regulation department of the company. Process and work under a foreign economic contract. Interaction with third-party partners (law firms, carriers, logistics companies, etc.).
Geographic and legal features of import and export. Regulation of exports from Russia to the EU and the EAEU. Legislative and other normative legal support of export activities. How to choose countries for export, features of foreign law.
Establishment of an enterprise in The European Union as a form of foreign economic activity. Freedom of movement of companies in the EU. Establishment and relocation. Taxation. Reports and checks. Choice of European jurisdiction. EU directives in the field of corporate law, features of the action. Russian legal entities the weight. Capital joint stock companies and Financial statements companies. EU corporate standards. Invalidity of the company in the EU. One person companies in the EU. Supranational companies. The legal nature of a supranational company in the EU. European cooperative. European Economic Interest Grouping (EEIG) or European Economic Interest Grouping (EEIG).
Foreign economic activity and responsibility. Civil, administrative or criminal liability. Typical mistakes... Minimization strategies. Penalties in relation to taxation. Penalties in foreign exchange legislation. Penalties in customs legislation.

International road and container transportation

Transportation Management in Supply Chain Management.
Supply chain management concept. General concepts.
Place and role of the "Transportation" element in SCM system... Streams of information, finance and materials.
Transportation: definition, mission, tasks. Sides of transportation. The main tasks of transportation management.
Types of transportation: direct, mixed, multimodal and others. Transportation market participants.
Types of transport. Characteristics and comparison. The choice of the type of transport.
Motor transport.
International transportation of goods by road. The legislative framework international transportation. The characteristics of the rolling stock.
Shipping documents for international carriage of goods, specifics of their filling. The procedure of customs transit. International road transport costs.
Transport forwarding contract, features of its execution.
Shipping.
Legislative base of sea transportation. The main terminology used in water transport.
The container transporting. Different kinds containers. Ocean and feeder lines, organization and features of work. Types of linear bills of lading: registered, order, bearer, feeder bill of lading.
Linear conditions of carriage: LI, LO, Fi, FO, CY, charges to the base freight rate. Expenses for the carriage of goods in a container. Responsibility of the container line for the loss and damage of cargo.

Customs clearance of goods in the Eurasian Economic Union

Basic principles and goals of the EAEU functioning.
Basic agreements of the Common Economic Space.
Features of customs and tariff regulation on the territory of the EAEU.
Unified customs tariff of the EAEU. Export Customs Duty Agreement.
Tariff preferences and tariff incentives for goods imported into the territory of the EAEU.
Innovations in the EAEU Customs Code (EAEU Customs Code).
Novels of the Customs Code of the EAEU in terms of declaration, release of goods and customs control.
Simplification of the procedure for performing customs operations when declaring and releasing goods, provided for by the Customs Code of the EAEU.
New conditions for obtaining the status of an Authorized Economic Operator for the Customs Code of the EAEU.
Requirements for persons carrying out activities in the field of customs.
Customs procedures provided for by the Customs Code of the EAEU, conditions and procedure for their application.
Specifics of calculating, paying and returning customs payments in accordance with the Customs Code of the EAEU.
Workshop: Calculation of customs duties based on current risk profiles.
Methods of securing the payment of customs payments, determining the amount of security provided for by the Customs Code of the EAEU.
The procedure and conditions for enforced collection of customs payments.
Arrival of goods and Vehicle on customs territory EAEU. Application procedure customs procedure customs transit provided for by the Customs Code of the EAEU.
Using the “single window” mechanism for customs operations.

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Features of the program

Internship in organizations - partners of MGIMO of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia

Wide employment opportunities, including based on the results of internships / internships

Block of international disciplines in accordance with the own educational standard of MGIMO of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia

Fundamental theoretical training in economic, legal and general management disciplines

Training of highly qualified professionals in the field of foreign economic activity management, capable of solving problems in Russian and international organizations, capable of building business relationship with foreign partners

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Specialist in the foreign economic activity department, supervising all operations related to the foreign economic activity of the organization

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